Like Tom, I appreciate the
Like Tom, I appreciate the article, but find Dean's comments slightly naive or at best outdated. Tom has presented the very realistic view of today's FCEV market and comparison with BEVs. Yet Tom did not even get to the rest of the world. Norway and Denmark have developed hydrogen highways like CA is hoping to do. Also Hawaii's Hickam Field and the port of Long Beach are making great strides with gydrogen fueling for short haul trucks and other commercial vehicles. The Clarity gives an incredible ride, and the Nexo is being delivered to various European locations as well as the Mirai and Clarity.
We have a few hydrogen fueling stations in the Boston area, but the 300-400 mile range and 5 minute refueling time leave our local FCEV drivers fairly comfortable. I was at an AIChE meeting recently where the topic was hydrogen energy, and 3 presenters showed up with their own Clarity, Mirai, and Hyundai Santa Fe FCEV, the Nexo's predecessor.
I have been studying, writing about, and delivering presentations on the global fuel cell and hydrogen energy market since 2005 and remain totally optimistic about the eventual success of and joint market dominance by FCEVs, and plugin fuel cell battery hybrids, with pure battery vehicles only predominant in urban markets.