Honda gives hydrogen cars another try with plug-in functionality

Automaker to launch new SUV in Japan and California this summer

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Honda Motor will launch a new fuel cell vehicle this summer in the U.S. and Japan. (Photo by Sayumi Take)

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor is reentering the nascent hydrogen passenger car market this year, this time with a sport utility vehicle (SUV) equipped with plug-in functionality, hoping the recent spread of hydrogen charging stations will help attract more drivers than it did with its previous model.

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