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February 24, 2005
Honda's Two High-Tech Scooters Going on Sale -- in Ho Chi Minh City
How do you say, "Hey buddy, where's the nearest hydrogen refueling station," in Vietnamese?
In the next couple weeks, Honda will begin selling two scooters in Vietnam that feature fuel cell and hybrid gasoline propulsion.
The two-wheelers go on sale February 28 in Hanoi and March 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Pictured at right is the 125CC fuel cell model that comes equipped with Honda's proprietary FC Stack.
Fuel Cells generate electricity from the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and are considered zero emissions vehicles because their only by-product is water.
The second scooter, above, features a more traditional gasoline engine -- in this case it is mated to an electric motor run off a battery.
Just as with hybrid automobiles, the Honda hybrid scooter uses energy captured during braking and deceleration to recharge the battery that drives the electric motor.
Honda claims their hybrid scooter gets 1.6 times the fuel economy of their comparable 50CC Dio Z4 scooter [not available in the US] and produces 37% less carbon dioxide.
Posted by Frank at February 24, 2005 4:51 PM | Filed under Alternative Fuels
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