EV Fan
09-16-2014, 08:53 AM
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/140623toyotafuelcell_web.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVE RSION=1410191595810A Toyota sedan fuel cell prototype at the 2014 EDTA Conference in Indianapolis.Last week, Volkswagen Group, Japan President Shigeru Shoji questioned the viability of a viable global market for fuel-cell vehicles in an interview last week and reported on by Bloomberg, "VW Says Fuel-Cell Cars Doomed to Struggle Beyond Japan. (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-07/vw-says-fuel-cell-cars-doomed-to-struggle-beyond-japan.html)"
Toyota is pushing the fuel-cell agenda in the U.S, specifically in California where the state government is looking to fund hydrogen refueling stations to support Toyota's efforts. A Bloomberg report says "Toyota’s fuel-cell car going on sale next year, initially in California, will cost about $50 to fill up for about 300 miles of range, Bob Carter, senior vice president at Toyota’s U.S. operations, said Aug. 12 at a JPMorgan Chase & Co. conference. The cost will eventually fall to about $30 based on Energy Department estimates, he said.
That's high in my opinion compared to an electric vehicle that can provide 300 miles at $6 - 8 dollars, based on 0.02 mile.
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Toyota is pushing the fuel-cell agenda in the U.S, specifically in California where the state government is looking to fund hydrogen refueling stations to support Toyota's efforts. A Bloomberg report says "Toyota’s fuel-cell car going on sale next year, initially in California, will cost about $50 to fill up for about 300 miles of range, Bob Carter, senior vice president at Toyota’s U.S. operations, said Aug. 12 at a JPMorgan Chase & Co. conference. The cost will eventually fall to about $30 based on Energy Department estimates, he said.
That's high in my opinion compared to an electric vehicle that can provide 300 miles at $6 - 8 dollars, based on 0.02 mile.
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/9/8/automakers-defining-roadmaps-for-advanced-vehicles.html)