Ford believes that fuel cell vehicles will need at least 20 years to enter the mainstream market

Ford recently said the United States, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will need at least 20 years of time to market into the mainstream, mainly by the hydrogen fuel supply pipeline inadequate. “I have not seen a viable and affordable hydrogen fuel economic structure.” Ford’s hydrogen R & D is responsible for IT projects, said Greg Frenette people. “May have to wait until 2030 is possible.”

HONDA this time than the time before the publication of more than twice as much. Ford, HONDA, NISSAN, as well as many other depots, research and development are falling over each viable alternative fuel cars, want to take this to the auto market downturn remember playing one shot in the arm. NISSAN electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicles, senior project engineer Brian Johnston pointed out that the price of hydrogen is equivalent to 10 U.S. dollars a gallon, if the immediate economic effects of view really is not ideal.

Fuel cells produce electricity through chemical action, the only emissions are water vapor, there will be no greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. But Ford did not disclose the purchase, use and manufacture of fuel cell vehicle cost. Japan’s second-largest depot HONDA forecast three years ago to build fuel cell cars cost about one million U.S. dollars. HONDA is now in Los Angeles by way of rental for the public test drive fuel cell vehicle activities.

America’s largest GM also the depot for the three cities about 100 battery car test drive, Ford now has to provide 30 fuel cell vehicles to the public. The United States currently has about 70 hydrogen-fuel filling stations, half of them located in California. In contrast, there are about 140,000 gas stations in general.

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