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Honda would put into use a new factory in 2027 where it would build fuel cells for cars. Would, indeed. That is not going to happen for the time being anyway.
Honda has been developing and selling hydrogen cars with a fuel cell on board for years. It has developed a new generation of fuel cell modules that replaces the current generation developed in cooperation with the American General Motors. In 2027, Honda would set up a factory in Moka City in Tochi, Japan, where it would produce fuel cells. Although preparations were already in full swing according to Honda, there are now other cards on the table.
Initially, Honda would produce 30,000 fuel modules annually in the production facility to be put into use. Honda says that due to changes in the international market for hydrogen, it has chosen to reduce that production capacity and to postpone the start of production. Honda also loses a subsidy from the Japanese government that it would have received if it opened a fuel cell factory before the end of fiscal year 2028 where it can produce 20,000 or more fuel cell modules annually.
Honda sells a variant of the CR-V with a fuel cell on board in the form of the CR-V e:FCEV. That version, which is not available in the Netherlands, has the fuel cell developed together with GM.