TonyWilliams
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Bicster said:Thanks for the post.
If a manufacturer is deluded into believing that FCEV's are the end-game, are they being hostile, or just naïve?
I think for CHAdeMO founding members Toyota and Honda to not even make CHAdeMO optional on their car is probably the ultimate "don't make them too successful" middle finger salute to EV drivers.
I suspect that mindset will carry over to hydrogen cars. Obviously, the hydrogen cars will only be sold in California, and the credits are just too juicy to pass up over a battery electric (typically more than double per car).
That all ends in 2018, when the "super" credits for hydrogen fall to match battery electrics with similar range. I doubt Honda or Toyota will come back to pure electric in 2018 or shortly thereafter, however.
For Hyundai, I believe they actually are testing and trying everything, with fellow South Korea manufacturer Kia being the official battery electric test company.