Alternative fuel vehicles are supposed to be the saving grace of carbon emissions and fuel consumption in a world where eco-friendliness is becoming top priority. Unfortunately a lack of support infrastructure is one of the main oppositions to electric vehicles (EVs) and other alternative modes of transport. However, motor vehicle giant, Honda, is focusing on alleviating this problem. The company’s vision for solar-powered home-based hydrogen production stations is aimed at making the transition from fossil to alternative fuels as seamless as possible.

Honda plans to put a solar-powered public EV charging station on trial by conducting tests on a range of EVs in real-world urban environments. It is starting the trail in the Japanese cities of Saitama, Kumagaya and Chichibu. The end goal for the programme is to achieve “Total Energy Management”: a system that Honda believes will supply communities and households with personal-use energy while encouraging a comfortable low-carbon lifestyle.