The tech is there, but the infrastructure?
Both of them are solid modes of transportation.
Neither has issues with drivability, tech, comfort levels, or even space.
Toyota
The only problem is also the biggest hurdle and its main selling point: both are powered by hydrogen.
Toyota
On paper, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles sound like the perfect solution to our climate crisis woes.
They fuel up as quickly as a gas-powered car, and their only emission is water.
Kia
Not that you would want to.
Toyota, for its part, has been pushing hydrogen for years.
That’s understandable; it’s a car company, not a fuel company.
Electricity is sort of everywhere.
Gasoline and hydrogen (unless its created on-site) have to be trucked in.
Thats a big hurdle for anyone wanting to get into the fueling business.
Last year, Honda pulled its Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle off the market.
For example, both Hyundai and Toyota offer free fuel.
Plus, when you should probably leave the area, they both offer free gas-powered vehicle rentals.
Then there was the hydrogen shortage a few years ago.
It probably wasnt a good time to have a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in your driveway at that time.
Mainly because it just sat in your driveway.
Thats not to say that hydrogen is a dead proposition, however.
Long-haul big rigs running on hydrogen make way more sense than throwing gigantic batteries under semis.
Thats where hydrogen fuel cells come in.
The weight is reduced because you dont need huge batteries, just fuel tanks.
Another fun thing about long-haul trucking: theres already a set infrastructure for refueling called truck stops.
At some point, long-haul trucking will have to make the switch from gas to something else.
Hydrogen fuel cells make the most sense right now.
Maybe in five years, therell be something else.
The side effect is that a fueling infrastructure will emerge with a strong backbone.
You know, like a real vehicle people can actually use.
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