本田氫動力汽車明年夏季限量交付使用

本田(Honda)昨日發布了汽車業第一部面向零售客戶的氫動力燃料電池汽車，定于2008年中交付使用。

Honda yesterday unveiled the auto industry's first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle destined for retail customers, who are due to receive the cars in mid-2008.

這家日本第二大汽車制造商宣稱，將于明年夏季開始在加利福尼亞將此款FCX Clarity汽車"限量"租賃給消費者。

Japan's second-largest carmaker said it would begin leasing the FCX Clarity to a "limited" number of consumers in California next summer.

此款四門轎車由一組氫燃料電池驅動，廢氣排放量為零，行駛里程可達270英里。

The four-door sedan, powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell stack, will have zero exhaust-pipe emissions and a range of 270 miles.

本田稱，將收取客戶大約600美元的月租金，從而使FCX Clarity成為普通用戶負擔得起的首款替代燃料汽車。

Honda said it would charge customers lease payments of about $600 a month, making the FCX Clarity the first of the alternative-fuel vehicles affordable to ordinary consumers.