While Toyota is pivoting to hydrogen trucks and buses, its bet on hydrogen for passenger vehicles has been a costly mistake. Here's why:
❌ Expensive & inefficient – A Toyota Crown hydrogen model costs $6,500 more than a hybrid due to high production costs.
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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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