The other day I communicated with the association, and firm, between Toyota and BMW to share the development of fuel cells and the Japanese brand has in experimentation. And now the other three companies are coming together to spread costs in this complicated technology, though possibly not the most efficient, it does have the earmarks of being selected by the automakers as serious option to push forward our vehicles.
Ford, Nissan and Daimler join forces to launch in 2017 what they call “fuel cell vehicles cheap”. We should see what is meant by economic. With an ambitious target of building 100,000 units a year on the table in the first instance, and in parallel to the signature of BMW and Toyota, it seems quite clear that this is a statement of government and industry for energy suppliers to “act together” in the hydrogen supply network.
And this is the snake biting its tail. already talked for months about the lack of efficiency of the fuel cell compared to a pure battery system. But beyond that it is energy that is effective is logistically acceptable.
Unless governments are able to create charging infrastructure to the level required by the car battery, and manufacturers are activated by the fuel cell hydrogen it will be easier, from a logistical standpoint, a number of oil companies are encouraged to supply hydrogen in its service stations.
If we learn anything from the industrial age is not always the most efficient expires or greener but which is more practical and receives more industry support. The hydrogen fuel cell now appears to have the advantage.
Nissan, which already makes electric cars, like Ford, has the advantage that fuel cell cars are technically very different. Daimler has spent decades working on fuel cells
