Honda CR-V hydrogen fuel cell prototype unveiled — and it's a PHEV too

Honda has unveiled its hydrogen fuel cell-powered CR-V, scheduled to go on the market in Japan later this year. Of course, it's not entirely unveiled, because the prototype wears a molecules-morphing-into-circuit board camouflage wrap. Not surprisingly, the CR-V will largely have the same shape as the current gasoline and hybrid models.

The CR-V FCEV is engineered to run on a hydrogen fuel cell, which converts the compressed gas into electricity that drives the car. However, what sets it apart from other hydrogen fuel cell vehicles like the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo is that it has a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged via plug. It'll function similarly to a plug-in hybrid, just without the gasoline part.