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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
2020 saw half the sales of 2019 in the US, with the peak being 2017
https://insideevs.com/news/482386/us...ar-sales-2020/
Globally a grand total of 27500 by 2020 year end. Total all time worldwide. It's shrinking and Honda is discontinuing the Clarity with no plans to replace. H2 for passenger cars is dead. |
And yet, that same website has the following stories about Hydrogen in August alone:
- Genesis Outlines Its Dual Electrification Strategy: The company will rely on battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
- Rumor Claims Mazda Working On Hydrogen-Fueled Rotary Engine: According to a new report from BestCarWeb.jp, Mazda’s new rotary will be able to run on hydrogen fuel.
- Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Key To Paris Agreement Goals: Both electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle adoption can help us become climate-neutral by 2050.
- BMW iX5 Hydrogen Coming To IAA, Small Series Made From Late 2022: The iX5 Hydrogen combines a high-performance hydrogen fuel cell with the fifth-gen eDrive system for a total of 368 horsepower
- H2X Is Back With A Ford Ranger Hydrogen Fuel-Cell EV Pickup Truck: Testing and demonstrations are said to commence in November.
- GM Announces Two New Commercial EVs, Accelerates BrightDrop EV600: A new battery electric van and hydrogen fuel cell medium-duty truck are coming.
- Startup Shows Ford Ranger-Based Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pickup: H2X Global is a new company based in Australia whose goal is to develop and sell hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles.
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Why would anyone be developing FCEVs if there was a global collapse in the market? Why would anyone bother making passenger vehicles if the market has collapsed and is dead?
Adoption rates aside, I'm not sure saying the market is "dead" isn't somewhat gaslighting the situation.