Honda Leases 2005 Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles To NY State

Press Release

2004

• 2005 FCX, Honda's second generation FCV, is certified by CARB as a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and by the EPA as a Tier-2 Bin 1 (ZEV).
• The City of Chula Vista takes delivery of one FCX vehicle.
• South Coast Air Quality Management District takes delivery of two FCX vehicles.
• The City of San Francisco takes delivery of two FCX vehicles.
• Honda FC Stack is publicly demonstrated in Japan in below freezing conditions.

• Honda develops breakthrough fuel cell stack (Honda FC Stack) that starts and operates at temperatures below freezing while improving fuel economy, range and performance with reduced complexity and potential for reduced cost.
• The city of Los Angeles takes delivery of three more FCX vehicles.
• Honda showcases fuel cell technology at 2003 Challenge Bibendum.
• Honda begins experiments with hydrogen Home Energy Station (HES) and improves solar cell technology for production of hydrogen.

• The 2003 model year Honda FCX becomes the first and only hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle to receive both EPA and CARB certification for commercial use.
• The City of Los Angeles begins a lease program with two Honda FCX vehicles, the world's first commercial application of a fuel cell vehicle.

• The first solar powered hydrogen production and fueling station built and operated by an auto company opens in Southern California at Honda R&D Americas headquarters in Torrance, California, as part of Honda's fuel cell technology and infrastructure development efforts.
• Fuel cell prototype vehicle FCX-V4 is introduced.

• Honda introduces and demonstrates fuel cell prototype vehicle FCX-V3 at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento, California.

• Honda Introduces fuel cell prototype vehicles FCX-V1 and FCX-V2.