Ask HN: Fuel cells or battery electric for vehicles?
Context: I don't own shares in VW or Tesla.
Today, I read an advert for the new Toyota Mirai. I was impressed with the 650 km range and 5 min refueling time. Turns out, this car is powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Could someone on HN shed some light on the benefits of the battery electric strategy that VW [1] and Tesla are betting on?
5 minutes charging for a 650 km range seems like a very compelling argument for fuel cells!
[1]
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1127660_battery-electric-or-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vw-lays-out-why-one-is-the-winner Infrastructure. Fuel cell cars need hydrogen filling stations, which don't exist. Heck, EV charging in the US is still lousy, and that's after a decade of consumer use. I watched some of this video about the tradeoffs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoXJYPfag1I