For Its Passenger Car Business, Toyota Axes Hydrogen For A Battery-Powered Future

02 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Telegraph

"...Japan Mobility Show ranged from massive mono space luxury vehicles, to SUV crossovers and sleek coupe models, but they all had one thing in common - they were all battery-powered... at a Toyota board level, the Mirai [FCEV] is now considered a failure...it has not been successful because of the hydrogen filling station point of view, there are few

"Fuel-cell development will continue but Toyota now sees heavy haulage, marine, bus-and-coach and rail applications as a natural fit for the technology..."

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