Ben Knight, a vice president for research and development at Honda, said making the Spallinos pay to be guinea pigs was done to make them more critical.
"The feedback from these consumers will be very astute," he said, adding, "an individual that is paying out of their own pocket for a vehicle will be very conscious of the value received, and the vehicle limitations."
Fuel cells have been around since the 1800's; they were used to provide internal power for the Apollo spacecraft, as well as drinkable water for the astronauts. Cars powered by fuel cells are electric cars that do not rely on batteries, but instead generate their own electricity. Fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen from the air in a chemical reaction, with water vapor as their only emission, at least from the tailpipe.