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11-12-2013, 03:00 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/" rel="tag">LA Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-fcev-concept-sketch/full/"><img alt="Honda FCEV Concept" data-caption="Honda FCEV Concept Sketch." data-credit="Honda" data-mep="25286" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/5000x2332+0+0/resize/628x293!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/141b49a97b4194615551ff002fe98d39/HondaFCEV_Concept_teaser_sketch_final.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> is bringing a new concept to the this month's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/">Los Angeles Auto Show</a> called the FCEV Concept. "FCEV" stands for something, and no, it's not "funky chicken earns victory" or other such nonsense - it's short for fuel-cell electric vehicle, a market that Honda has played in, most recently, with its hydrogen-powered <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+fcx+clarity/">FCX Clarity</a>.<br />
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The FCEV is nothing more than a styling exercise (click above to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-fcev-concept-sketch/full/">enlarge</a> the sketch) for an eventual production fuel-cell vehicle set to hit US and Japanese dealers in 2015 (sorry Europe, you're stuck waiting). It's not heading to LA to tell us anything about the wider application of the technology used in the FCX Clarity, so fans of hydrogen power shouldn't get too excited. Still, the news that Honda is still pondering a wider-spread for its fuel-cell technology is quite exciting.<br />
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"The Honda FCEV Concept demonstrates the company's vision for the future of personal mobility and our commitment to developing advanced alternative fuel vehicles. As we work toward the introduction of our next-generation fuel-cell vehicle in 2015, our long-term experience with fuel-cell technologies will help us pave a way towards a zero-emissions future," said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of American Honda.<br />
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Besides the world debut of the FCEV, Honda will also be showing more updates for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/civic/">2014 Civic</a>. Following the showing of an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/05/2014-honda-civic-coupe-sema-2013/">enhanced Civic Coupe at SEMA last week</a>, Honda doesn't make it clear if we'll be seeing tweaks for the coupe and sedan or if it will just be a reshowing of the models we saw in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">Las Vegas</a>. Take a <a href="/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/#continued">look below</a> for the official press release from Honda, and then check back here on November 20 when we have a full recap of everything that happened on the Honda stand at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda's next-gen fuel cell concept will debut in LA, along with more Civic updates</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/">Honda's next-gen fuel cell concept will debut in LA, along with more Civic updates</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20765797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> is bringing a new concept to the this month's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/la-auto-show/">Los Angeles Auto Show</a> called the FCEV Concept. "FCEV" stands for something, and no, it's not "funky chicken earns victory" or other such nonsense - it's short for fuel-cell electric vehicle, a market that Honda has played in, most recently, with its hydrogen-powered <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+fcx+clarity/">FCX Clarity</a>.<br />
<br />
The FCEV is nothing more than a styling exercise (click above to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/honda-fcev-concept-sketch/full/">enlarge</a> the sketch) for an eventual production fuel-cell vehicle set to hit US and Japanese dealers in 2015 (sorry Europe, you're stuck waiting). It's not heading to LA to tell us anything about the wider application of the technology used in the FCX Clarity, so fans of hydrogen power shouldn't get too excited. Still, the news that Honda is still pondering a wider-spread for its fuel-cell technology is quite exciting.<br />
<br />
"The Honda FCEV Concept demonstrates the company's vision for the future of personal mobility and our commitment to developing advanced alternative fuel vehicles. As we work toward the introduction of our next-generation fuel-cell vehicle in 2015, our long-term experience with fuel-cell technologies will help us pave a way towards a zero-emissions future," said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of American Honda.<br />
<br />
Besides the world debut of the FCEV, Honda will also be showing more updates for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/civic/">2014 Civic</a>. Following the showing of an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/05/2014-honda-civic-coupe-sema-2013/">enhanced Civic Coupe at SEMA last week</a>, Honda doesn't make it clear if we'll be seeing tweaks for the coupe and sedan or if it will just be a reshowing of the models we saw in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/sema/">Las Vegas</a>. Take a <a href="/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/#continued">look below</a> for the official press release from Honda, and then check back here on November 20 when we have a full recap of everything that happened on the Honda stand at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda's next-gen fuel cell concept will debut in LA, along with more Civic updates</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/">Honda's next-gen fuel cell concept will debut in LA, along with more Civic updates</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20765797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/11/hondafcev-concept-2014-civic-la-auto-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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