| June 29th marks the first year anniversary of the | | | | thousands of miles already. The trips have been |
| very first vehicle that is powered by a hydrogen | | | | largely made to the supermarket, to the Spallino |
| fuel cell. In fact, this vehicle is the first of its kind | | | | children's soccer practices, as well as the daily |
| in the world to be actually leased to an individual | | | | commutes to their workplace. The family has |
| retail customer and it bears the name Honda FCX. | | | | been constantly stopped though by the public who |
| This is the announcement given by American | | | | has been very interested about their experiences |
| Honda Motor Co., Inc. And Honda is celebrating | | | | in riding such a car. Some would even blatantly |
| this event. | | | | ask to have a ride in their Honda FCX. But after |
| The vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell has | | | | twelve months, the family is no longer surprised |
| been leased by Honda to the Spallino family who | | | | by these actions. |
| is actually based in the Los Angeles area. Jon | | | | On the anniversary of such a lease, Gunnar |
| Spallino is the person who has signed for the lease | | | | Lindstrom says, "The lease of the Honda FCX to |
| and uses the FCX. He comments, "I am surprised | | | | the Spallino family demonstrates the real-world |
| at the amount of attention and rubbernecking | | | | viability of fuel cell vehicle technology and its ability |
| received while driving the FCX. Despite being a | | | | to meet the needs of a family on an ongoing |
| developing technology, we have not suffered | | | | basis. Honda will continue to evolve and refine |
| from any reliability issues and the car has all the | | | | hydrogen vehicle technology based on feedback |
| comforts and conveniences we need." | | | | from real world customers, and we'll see that |
| The Spallino family uses the Honda FCX on their | | | | expressed in future models." Lindstrom is the |
| everyday drives to their daily activities. In fact, | | | | senior manager of Honda's Alternative Fuels Sales |
| the vehicle has already traveled a couple | | | | and Marketing department. |