Hydrogen Road Tour 2009 Begins

With most of the attention on electric cars lately, including the release of the new Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, it’s time to divert our eyes to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Automakers from around the world will be showcasing their prized fuel cell cars by setting them on a road trip through 28 cities starting on May 28 in Chula Vista, California and ending on June 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The aim is to demonstrate the practicality of fuel cell car ownership.

The eight fuel cell cars that will be hitting the road are the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell, Honda FCX Clarity, Hyundai Tucson FCEV, Kia Borrego FCEV, Mercedes F-Cell, Nissan X-Trail, Toyota FCHV-adv Highlander and Volkswagen HyMotion. These cars create their own electricity through a chemical process using hydrogen fuel and oxygen from the air. This technology has the potential to radically reduce energy use and harmful emissions and our dependence on foreign oil.

If you’re on the west coast and would like a sneak peek at these cars, check out Hydrogen Road Tour 09 for when the tour will be stopping in a city close to you. For more information on how fuel cell cars function, visit this article from How Stuff Works.