The 2025 hydrogen Honda CR-V will be able to charge household appliances and more

Like Toyota and BMW, Honda is 100% confident that hydrogen engines are a promising technology that needs to be developed. Today, the manufacturer is actively collaborating with the well-known General Motors corporation - they are working together to create a new generation of fuel cells.


The crossover, recently presented by Honda, will be released in the coming months and will become in some way an alternative to the previously popular Clarity model, discontinued in 2021.


The new product will receive a power plant that can use both hydrogen combustion energy and electricity from the built-in battery. The appearance of a battery in the design of a car has made it possible to increase the travel range on a single battery charge. In addition, this step solves the problem of refueling, since there are now very few hydrogen gas stations even in developed countries.

Honda is in no hurry to officially disclose detailed data, but there is reliable information that the CR-V FCEV will be produced at PMC's large and modern facility located in the US state of Ohio. It is famous, among other things, for the fact that it was here that the very popular NSX model rolled off the assembly line until it left the market in November 2022.

It is interesting that the presentation of the new car was published just a couple of days after the large company Shell officially announced its serious intention to close 7 hydrogen gas stations located in the state of California.


The prototype appeared before the public in a blue body color with orange side markers. The latter hints that the US version is shown.

Unlike the standard CR-V, the 2025 model year version of the hydrogen-powered car features updated taillights and a charger port located on the driver's side of the front fender. It can also be adapted for stationary power supply of household appliances or small devices.

Company officials said the hydrogen energy cells in development would be 60% cheaper to produce than lithium-ion batteries. Another advantage in service life is that it will be 2 times longer.


When it arrives later this year, the CR-V FCEV will be the only hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle produced in the United States.