British TV's Top Gear Co-host James May says The Honda FCX Clarity is "the car of the future."

The hybrid Honda Insight is not the only sedan by the Japanese auto maker praised for its design and eco-friendly fuel efficiency.  

May points out that Honda Clarity, is essentially an electric car "without on-board batteries," generating its own electricity with an on-board fuel cell.

"So far,"says May, "most electric cars have been appalling little plastic snot boxes that take all night to recharge and take half a minute to reach 40 (miles an hour; 64 kilometres an hour) and…