Toyota Kinda, variety abandons hydrogen cars
Despite the obvious benefits of electric cars, Toyota spent the last decade insisting on hydrogen will win in the end. But as the company declares its third -generation combustion cell systemYou can say that it is finally ready for silent defeat: the new cell is intended for industrial applications where hydrogen obviously always makes more sense.
The new cell is designed to meet the “specific needs of the commercial sector” by focusing on a durability equal to the diesel engine. This is much more efficient for fuel, cheaper to prepare and remove twice as much power while sitting in the same imprint as the second-generation model. Given Toyota’s love to shrink its engine technology, this size is not a factor here is a great deal of storytelling where it envisages these cells to be used.
Toyota could never make the economic or technological argument for hydrogen cars as a better option than electricity ( MiraiToyota’s leading hydrogen has been able to sell only 28,000 models since its birth in 2014). But for heavy goods vehicles, where the weight and power of the battery are more pressing problems, the disadvantages of hydrogen become assets. Trucks, construction vehicles, trains, ships and reserve generators-less at risk of the lack of general-purpose hydrogen infrastructure-welcome homes for combustion cells.
This article originally appeared at Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/toyota-kinda-sorta-gives-on-fhydrogen-Cars-151059624.html?src=rs
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