Honda announced today that it will build a new fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the new CR-V at its Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio. The plug-in hydrogen vehicle will go into production starting in 2024.
The vehicle will be based on the CR-V at least in part because it has been Honda’s best-selling crossover for the last 25 years. It will be able to be filled up at both hydrogen fueling stations and charging stations for electric vehicles.
Driven by electric motors, owners will have the choice of charging their batteries straight from the electrical grid, or making their own electricity on-board with hydrogen. That, Honda says, will give owners the freedom of choice to charge like an EV for their daily commute or refuel quickly at a hydrogen station if, say, they’re on a road trip. Unfortunately, few other details, such as…