Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has dismissed hydrogen fuel cells as "mind-bogglingly stupid," and that is not the only negative thing he has had to say about the technology. The EPA rates the midsize crossover's range up to 380 miles, longer than any battery-powered EV on the market.Īs of Feb.1, just over 6,000 fuel cell electric vehicles had been sold and leased in the U.S., double Japan, the next biggest market. The company just introduced the Nexo to the U.S. "We expect the Northeast to be the next big region of hydrogen infrastructure growth," said Derek Joyce, spokesman for the Korean manufacturer's product and advanced powertrain group.
Hyundai, which currently has 220 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road in the U.S., also sees sales increasing. "Partnering with other hydrogen fuel cell manufacturers and industry influencers makes sense. The company is advocating for stations in the Northeastern United States, with several in development. Two have been built thus far, and five are in the works, Kumaratne said. Honda and Toyota have teamed up with a subsidiary of Shell Oil to build new hydrogen fueling stations in California. Out of the 20,174 total Claritys sold or leased in 2018, 624 were fuel cell variants, 948 were battery-electrics, and 18,602 were the plug-in hybrid. Honda only offers the Clarity Fuel Cell in California for lease - it offers battery electric power and hybrid versions of the car for lease or sale. There are currently nearly 1,100 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles on the road in the U.S., said Natalie Kumaratne, a Honda spokeswoman. Honda also has made a big commitment to hydrogen. "Toyota has long maintained that hydrogen fuel cell technology could be a zero-emission solution across a broad spectrum of vehicle types," he said. Russ Koble, a spokesman in Toyota's environmental and advanced technology group, said the company expects sales to increase as more fueling stations open. Its Mirai – a hydrogen fuel cell family car – has found 5,000 buyers since it was introduced in the fall of 2015. consumer market for hydrogen fuel cell cars. Toyota, the world's second-largest automaker, is the largest player in the U.S. Toyota and Honda are teaming up with the government in Quebec to build hydrogen infrastructure in Montreal this year, and even oil-rich Saudi Arabia is getting its first station. There are dozens of fuel cell buses in use or planned in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Massachusetts, as well as California.Ĭonsumer hydrogen refueling stations are increasing throughout the world. in more than 40 states, including at Amazon and Walmart facilities. There are more than 23,000 fuel cell-powered forklifts in operation at warehouses and distribution centers across the U.S.
Hydrogen is more established in the commercial market. Still, the impact is still less than gasoline-powered counterparts. Though renewable sources of hydrogen, such as agricultural and waste sites, are increasing, the majority of the hydrogen sourced for fuel comes from traditional natural gas extraction. While fuel cell vehicles themselves only emit water vapor from their tailpipes, the Union of Concerned Scientists notes that producing hydrogen can lead to pollution. They're filled up with a nozzle almost as quickly as traditional gas and diesel vehicles.
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Unlike more common battery-powered electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles don't need to be plugged in, and current models all exceed 300 miles of range on a full tank. Tesla and its competitors in the battery-powered electric vehicle market dominate debate over who will control the future of cars, but there's another kind of green transportation technology making inroads in the United States, and it is based on the most abundant resource in the universe.įuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) combine hydrogen stored in a tank with oxygen from the air to produce electricity, with water vapor as the by-product.
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