Honda could be ready to begin mass producing fuel cells vehicles within a decade, the firm's President has said.

Speaking in an interview with Jiji Press, Mr Takeo Fukui said that the chief obstacle to fuel cell vehicles achieving a mass market breakthrough remains the lack of hydrogen supply facilities.

However, he said that this problem could be surmounted by the home-use fuel storage system that the firm is developing.

Mr Fukui also confirmed to delegates that Honda will focus on fuel cell-powered vehicles rather than electric cars as it seeks to comply with government environmental targets and meet the anticipated growth in demand for more environmentally-friendly transport.

News of Mr Fukui's comments on Honda's strategy come as the company is planning to release the FCX Clarity fuel cell car on a lease basis in both the US and Japan this year.

The FCX Clarity is the company's second fuel cell car after 2002's FCX.

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