Why Toyota Motor Corporation Is wrong about hydrogen vehicles 🚗💨
Toyota once claimed that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) were "the future." A decade later, with just 27,500 Mirai cars sold, the company is rethinking its strategy.
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Toyota once claimed that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) were "the future." A decade later, with just 27,500 Mirai cars sold, the company is rethinking its strategy.
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❌ Expensive & inefficient – A Toyota Crown hydrogen model costs $6,500 more than a hybrid due to high production costs.
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❌ Lack of infrastructure. Hydrogen refueling stations are rare + costly. Even Shell shut down hydrogen stations in California, leading to lawsuits from Mirai owners
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❌ Better Alternatives Exist – EVs w cheap batteries dominate the market. With falling costs and rapid expansion of charging networks, they’re outpacing hydrogen every turn.
⚡ Where hydrogen might work - but probably will not anyway due to the laws of physics:
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