Despite the obvious advantages of electric cars, Toyota has spent the last decade insisting that hydrogen would win at the end. But, as a company announces its third -generation fuel cell battery systemYou can say that it is finally ready to tacitly admit defeat: the new cell is designed for industrial applications, where hydrogen was clearly more logical.
The new unit is designed to meet “special needs in the commercial sector”, focused on sustainability equal to a diesel engine. It is much more economical in fuel, cheaper to do and produce twice as much energy while sitting in the same imprint as the second generation model. Since Toyota’s love to reduce its engine technology, this size was not a factor here is extremely revealing of where it is considering these cells used.
Toyota could never make the economic or technological argument for hydrogen cars as a better option than electricity (Mirai, Toyota EV hydrogen headlight has managed to sell only 28,000 models since its birth in 2014 ). But for heavy vehicles, where the weight and power of the battery are more pressing concerns, hydrogen defects are transformed into assets. Trucks, construction vehicles, trains, ships and rescue generators – less at risk of lack of hydrogen infrastructure for general use – are houses welcome for fuel cells.
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