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Visitors gather around Honda NSX Concept I on display during the Taipei International Auto Show Sunday at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan. <\/p>\n
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TOKYO Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are expected to jointly develop batteries for fuel-cell vehicles, with the aim of lowering the cost of fuel-cell cars by improving volume efficiency, according to sources. <\/p>\n
The firms hope to take the initiative in the next-generation eco-car market, observers said. <\/p>\n
A fuel-cell vehicle is viewed as the \"ultimate eco-car\" as it does not emit exhaust gases such as carbon dioxide while in operation. <\/p>\n
Honda and GM plan to jointly produce a core part of a fuel-cell system that can create electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen in the fuel cell and oxygen in the air. <\/p>\n
Unlike a gasoline-fuel vehicle, a fuel-cell car uses many special parts, and the production cost will likely be about $95,550 per unit. The automakers aim to lower the retail price of the cars by mass-producing its most costly special parts, according to observers. <\/p>\n
Honda and GM formed a business alliance in July 2013 to codevelop auto parts for fuel-cell cars. Engineers of the firms have strengthened their cooperation in the hope of marketing a new-model car in 2020. <\/p>\n
To expedite the development of fuel-cell cars, major Japanese, U.S. and European automakers have formed business alliances. In addition to the Honda-GM tie-up, Toyota Motor Corp. has formed an alliance with BMW AG, and Nissan Motor Co. does business with Daimler AG and Ford Motor Co. <\/p>\n
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