noteven wrote:
time2roll wrote:
noteven wrote:
Toyota’s CEO is suggesting the auto industry think about generation capacity.
IMO Toyoda is a bit behind the curve. Might have some bias from the general energy shortage in Japan that does not exist in the same way in other parts of the world. Still battling the fallout from Fukushima tsunami. This a country that has 50Hz grid on one side of the country and 60Hz on the other side.
Well that could be true. They have a H fuel cell car available for public purchase in California, a number of years of fuel cell powered class 8 truck experience out of the Port of Long Beach, and a long range battery technology in development for battery electric vehicles.
They are not known for letting their customers participate in final stage product development so much.
It’s hard to get into Toyota’s head on this. In 4 years of sales they are still only selling about 2000 Toyota Mirais per year. Or roughly what Tesla sells in a day. Is it just an extended test fleet? Who knows. I would think the hydrogen market would be better aimed at the heavy trucking world but really don’t know. I’m not sure what the hydrogen distribution network is like out there.
