Though the FCX has been around awhile, the latest version has a few interesting modifications. First, the new FCX features fuel cells are laid in a new configuration which allows gravity to drain the water produced by the fuel cell. This helps achieve a higher output.
As a result, the new fuel cell is 20 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than the current version. The power output, however, is 14kW greater. Overall the powerplant is about 180kg lighter and has a volume that is 40 percent smaller than prior models.
Another improvement is a better low temperature start-up. The FCX can start at temperatures 10 degrees C lower than the current model -- as low as minus 30 degrees C. This new feature is definitely going to be put to the test in Sweden!
Honda says that it plans to release the FCX in limited numbers starting in 2008 in Japan and the U.S.
