Toyota, Nissan, and Honda to Jointly Support Hydrogen Station Infrastructure

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It is hard for me to understand just why these very sophisticated companies are pursuing hydrogen. I suppose with enough nuclear Japan could be energy self sufficient if they can make hydrogen fuel cells ubiquitous, but cheap hydrogen just doesn't appear anywhere on my horizon.

You're not alone, somewhat predictably, Elon Musk doesn't see much in hydrogen either..

Last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained at length why hydrogen fuel cell cars “are extremely silly” and why “hydrogen is an incredibly dumb” alternative fuel. Musk also said, “there’s no need for us to have this debate. I’ve said my peace on this, it will be super obvious as time goes by.” Indeed, it is super obvious already, as I’ve written many times — see my 2014 series, “Tesla Trumps Toyota,” which explains why hydrogen cars can’t compete with pure electric cars. A key reason Musk calls hydrogen “incredibly dumb” — its untenably inefficient use of carbon-free power compared to electric vehicles (EVs) — is detailed below.

Elon Musk Is Right: Hydrogen Is 'An Incredibly Dumb' Car Fuel | ThinkProgress

Well at least we know Elon must be sleeping better at night knowing that I've weighed in on the matter.  I do have to find out why none of his cars were at the Chicago Auto Show this weekend.  Kind of a bummer, but unless IOC moves very quickly his lack of a presence might be academic with Nissan as my only reasonable electric alternative.