Exclusive: Honda to build fuel cell trucks with Isuzu

Japanese automakers see commercial vehicles as better suited for hydrogen power

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Partnering with Isuzu, Honda for the first time will provide an outside company access to its fuel cell technology. (Nikkei montage)

YOSHIHIRO HARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor will work with Isuzu Motors to develop hydrogen-powered trucks, seeing more potential for fuel cell technology in commercial vehicles rather than passenger cars, Nikkei has learned.

Honda for the first time will provide an outside company access to its fuel cells, which combine hydrogen with oxygen in the air to produce electricity. The Japanese automakers aim to bring such trucks to market as swiftly as possible.

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