Honda Motor Co., Ltd. right this moment held the world premiere of the manufacturing mannequin of the CR-V e:FCEV, an all-new hydrogen gasoline cell electrical automobile (FCEV) which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan this summer time.
The CR-V e:FCEV shall be exhibited at H2 & FC EXPO – The twenty first Int’l Hydrogen & Gas Cell Expo – which shall be held from Wednesday, February 28, by means of Friday, March 1, 2024 at Tokyo Massive Sight, Japan.
CR-V e:FCEV Particular Web site：https://cars.honda.com/future-cars/cr-v-fcev
CR-V e:FCEV
With the introduction of the CR-V e:FCEV, Honda would be the first Japanese automaker＊ to launch an FCEV mannequin that includes a plug-in charging perform that allows charging of an onboard battery from an exterior energy supply. With out compromising the benefits of an FCEV, resembling an extended driving vary and quick hydrogen refueling time, the addition of a plug-in function to cost the battery at dwelling and/or on the go additional enhances the comfort of FCEVs.
* Honda inside analysis as of February 2024.
The CR-V e:FCEV is anticipated to supply vary of greater than 600km (372 miles) on a full tank of hydrogen and extra battery-powered EV vary of greater than 60km (37 miles) measured by the Worldwide Harmonized Gentle Automobile Check Process (WLTP). Furthermore, based mostly on the sixth technology CR-V, which is already offered in key markets resembling North America and China, the CR-V e:FCEV will accommodate the various wants of particular person prospects with glorious utility and packaging distinctive solely to an SUV.
The CR-V e:FCEV shall be outfitted with the gasoline cell system co-developed by Honda and Basic Motors (GM) and produced by their three way partnership firm, Gas Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (in Michigan, U.S.A.). The automobile shall be produced at Honda’s Efficiency Manufacturing Heart (in Ohio, U.S.A.) and exported to Japan. Following the introduction in Japan, gross sales in North America is scheduled to start earlier than the top of 2024.
Honda has set a objective to appreciate carbon neutrality for all the merchandise and company actions Honda is concerned in by 2050 and “zero environmental impression” all through your entire product lifecycle together with the product and all company actions. Towards this finish, Honda is specializing in the next “three-pillars”: “carbon neutrality,” “clear vitality” and “useful resource circulation.” Inside these initiatives, Honda positions hydrogen as one of many high-potential vitality carriers, together with electrical energy, and has been persevering with analysis and growth of hydrogen applied sciences together with FCEVs for greater than 30 years.
In 2002, the Honda FCX grew to become the primary FCEV on the earth to obtain certification from each the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA) and the California Air Assets Board (CARB) and went on lease gross sales in Japan and the U.S. Since then, Honda has continued the event of FCEVs and commenced lease gross sales of the FCX Readability in 2008 and the Readability Gas Cell in 2016.
CR-V e:FCEV Particular Web site :
https://www.honda.co.jp/CR-V-efcev/new/ (Japanese)
https://cars.honda.com/future-cars/cr-v-fcev (English)
【Key options of the CR-V e:FCEV】
Grand idea: “E-Life Generator”
The CR-V e:FCEV was developed as a sensible FCEV for extra prospects, combining the rugged driving efficiency and performance of an SUV with a brief hydrogen refueling time of roughly 3 minutes for stress-free long-distance driving and the plug-in charging function for the comfort of an EV for on a regular basis driving.
Furthermore, along with high-output energy provide by means of an exterior energy output gadget, the consumer can even use electrical energy from the CR-V e:FCEV extra simply by means of a devoted energy output connector that plugs into the automobile’s regular charging port. Such exterior energy output options will provide prospects comfort and peace of thoughts in a variety of conditions the place electrical energy provide is required for on a regular basis and leisure actions in addition to throughout energy outages.
Packaging
The CR-V e:FCEV incorporates a cabin as spacious because the CR-V base mannequin. As for the cargo area, the packaging workforce adopted an thought to benefit from the protruding form of the hydrogen tank to appreciate a two-level cargo area utilizing a versatile board, that includes a flat and enormous baggage area and an higher storage degree for straightforward group of smaller objects.
Design
Whereas inheriting the sporty and extremely practical styling of successive generations of CR-V fashions, the CR-V e:FCEV options exterior design that expresses an clever and dynamic look distinctive solely to FCEVs, based mostly on the important thing phrases of “clear,” “robust” and “iconic.” As for inside design, with out compromising the prime quality and toughness of the CR-V inside, the CR-V e:FCEV affords a method distinctive to a user-friendly and environmentally-responsible FCEV, together with the usage of an environmentally-responsible bio-based artificial leather-based for the seats.
Gas cell system
The CR-V e:FCEV is supplied with a gasoline cell system co-developed with GM. In comparison with the gasoline cell system within the 2019 Honda Readability Gas Cell, the general price of the brand new system was lowered to one-third by means of a discount within the quantity of platinum used and the variety of cells, in addition to the constructive results of scaling up manufacturing. Furthermore, sturdiness of the system was doubled, and low temperature resistance was elevated considerably in comparison with the earlier system. As well as, energy unit parts, centering on the gasoline cell system, had been built-in to appreciate a compact and light-weight energy unit, which additionally contributed to a price discount and enhancement of passive security efficiency by enabling use of the unique engine mount of the bottom CR-V mannequin. Moreover, in comparison with the Honda Readability Gas Cell, vibration and noise had been considerably lowered, vastly bettering the standard of the driving expertise.
Charging and output capabilities
For the alternating present (AC) charging/output connector for the CR-V e: FCEV, the SAE J1772, the Stage 2 charging normal in Japan and the U.S. is adopted, which allows the customers to plug within the CR-V e: FCEV to a family AC electrical outlet for handy charging of the onboard battery. Furthermore, the CR-V e:FCEV incorporates a perform for exterior output of AC electrical energy to a most of 1500W by plugging within the Honda Energy Provide Connector, an AC exterior charging connector, to a standard charging port of the automobile. This permits the CR-V e:FCEV to function an influence supply throughout energy outages in addition to for out of doors leisure actions.
Moreover, the Japanese model of the CR-V e:FCEV is supplied with a direct present (DC) output connector based mostly on the CHAdeMO normal. By connecting the output connector situated within the cargo area to a conveyable exterior energy output gadget, such because the Energy Exporter e:6000 or Energy Exporter 9000, the CR-V e:FCEV can understand high-output exterior energy and function an influence supply in case of an emergency and/or for an outside occasion.
SOURCE: Honda
