The 2013 Tokyo Motor Show is currently a platform for the automakers to showcase green ideas and spreading the green message to become more eco-conscious in order to save the world. While the sight of a small boy peeing may seem cute to some, does not really give the idea of a greener world. However, the Japanese auto giant, Honda Motor thought of this as an ideal image to showcase its green car concept.
The Japanese luxury car maker had a huge 6 foot 6 inches tall plastic model of the famed ‘Manneken Pis’, the bronze sculpture of a child urinating into a fountain, as a part of Honda’s display at the ongoing Tokyo auto show.
This huge statue is popular in Japan as the ‘Piss Boy’ and it is utilized by Honda to showcase the mechanism of the fuel cell technology, and calls it ‘Hydrogen Boy’.
The plastic statue demonstrates the Fuel Cell technology to the audience and actually displays how the combination of hydrogen and oxygen creates power and makes water as a bi-product. The Hydrogen boy has got a hydrogen tank strapped onto his
back. A small boy’s recorded voice explains in Japanese from within the statue that when hydrogen as well as oxygen go inside the fuel cell these react chemically to produce power. He declares that only water is emitted, and happily pees away in the pool.
Honda announced on 21st of November that the company will bring out a fuel cell vehicle for the mass market in the year 2015. The same announcement was voiced by Honda’s home rival, Toyota on 20th of November. As, the auto giants promise to bring out their respective hydrogen fuel cell cars in 2015, it is expected that this particular segment will experience massive competition. As both these Japanese auto makers have also said that they have managed to make the fuel cell vehicle much more affordable than before, it can also be hoped that the prices of the FCEVs (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) will see a further slash due to increasing competition.
The Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles are said to be the ultimate green cars of the near future, as they use the power of natural gases found in the atmosphere, gets fueled by hydrogen that is abundant in our atmosphere and emits only water vapor from its exhaust pipe. The FCEV also do not use a drop of any fossil fuel and can also use the compressed hydrogen that is produced by recycle methods. Moreover, the FCEVs have great efficiency and offer great powerful on-road performance. The FCEVs that are now being developed by the global giants claim that they can offer a range as much as almost 5 times as compared against the range of the most competent battery operated EVs. The FCEVs can be refueled in a matter of few minutes, while the EVs take hours to recharge their batteries.
The world seems to eagerly wait to get its green Fuel Cell cars.
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