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Honda's FCX Clarity is the world's first production hydrogen-powered 'fuel cell' car - with its own onboard power station which creates electricity to drive its motor.
It has a range of 280 miles and a top speed of 100mph, yet emits no harmful pollution.The FCX is the result of nearly 20 years of research and many prototypes by the Japanese firm.
It is being launched first in California where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has spearheaded the creation of a chain of hydrogen filling stations - as part of his environmental drive for cleaner cars,Honda plans initially to produce about 70 of the eco-cars a year. They are initially available only to lease for around £300 a month including insurance - equivalent to a purchase price of £24,000.
But Honda admits that the billions it has spent on research means that the true cost would be more like £1million per car.
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