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Since 2015, three hydrogen-powered cars have been offered for sale from three different car companies: the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, the Hyundai Nexo SUV, and the Toyota Mirai.
Production Comments Toyota Mirai (JPD10) Toyota Mirai (JPD20) 2015-2020 2020–present: Marketed mainly in Japan, California, and Europe. As of November 2021, global sales topped 17,600 units since inception. [1] Hyundai Nexo: 2018–2025(present) Marketed in South Korea, California, and Europe. Honda CR-V e:FCEV: 2024–present
By 2020, only three car makers were still manufacturing, or had active manufacturing programs for hydrogen cars. [55] In 2023, 3,143 hydrogen cars were sold in the US compared with 380,000 BEVs. [56] The Clarity was later discontinued, but the Honda CR-V e:FCEV became available, for lease only, in very limited quantities in 2024. [18]
In January 2024, Barcelona's TMB ordered 38 hydrogen fuel cell buses from Solaris at a cost of €23.4 million, with green hydrogen produced by Iberdrola in the Zona Franca area of the city. [101] In April 2024, US manufacturer Gillig announced that they would introduce a hydrogen fuel cell bus by 2026, with a powertrain from BAE Systems and ...
Hydrogen fuel cell cars like the Toyota Mirai contain Kevlar-armored tanks that store hydrogen at 700 times the pressure of the Earth’s atmosphere. But this is hard to do on a large scale for ...
Donald Trump has pledged to get rid of hydrogen-powered cars because they “blow up”. The former US president made the claim during a rally in Michigan on Saturday (26 October).
[2] [28] John Max of Hydrogen Fuel News believes that hydrogen may, however, be used directly, or as a feedstock for efuel, for vintage and muscle cars. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The first road vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell was the Chevrolet Electrovan, introduced by General Motors in 1966. [ 32 ]
A hydrogen car is an automobile which uses hydrogen as its primary source of power for locomotion. These cars generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or fuel-cell conversion. In combustion, the hydrogen is "burned" in engines in fundamentally the same method as traditional gasoline cars.