Toyota CEO: "This NEW Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!"

Powering an engine with hydrogen is by no means a new concept. The problem has always been the storage of the fuel.

Look at the Toyota Mirai. Only available in California in North America. Several of the fuelling stations where shut down and Toyota is currently off loading them with a $40,000 discount. You think there is a lack of electric charging now, wait till Toyota tries and rolls out hydrogen or ammonia(Toyota’s other engine) stations. How much does it cost to fill up a Toyota Mirai? True Zero is currently the lead hydrogen supplier in California, and currently charges $36 for a kilogram. The Mirai accommodates 5.6 kg of hydrogen in its 142.2-liter tank, meaning you'll have to spend $201.60 to refuel. This is an obscene amount that both fossil fuels and electricity drastically outprice.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” Never give up !

Oil companies have been shutting these down for over forty years. Dallas's bus fleet was shut down. Yes, Dallas had a fleet of fuel cell buses.

The only problem with your premise of the ease of using Hydrogen combustion engines is that hydrogen fuel prices have exploded from 1.93/kg in Canada last year, to $37/kg in the US today. That, combined with the fact that there are only some 44 hydogen fueling stations remaining in the U.S. makes this engine economically unviable.

I have a 1991 toyota camry v6..that is absolutely an amazing engine it has been one of the greatest engines toyota has ever made and when I tell you how excellent this engine is believe me they're the best on the planet..

"It won't be long before we start seeing these cars on the road..." Right, because hydrogen powered vehicles have been less than ten years from viable consumer sales for over 40 years.

I have been an advocate of hydrogen power for cars since the early 1980's. I first got interested in hydrogen when I worked in an experimental plant that operated on 4 million cubic yards of heated hydrogen. The plant did not burn hydrogen but used it to purify the product. Now I do not pretend to understand how it worked but I was there 3 years and we never had a major accident. No Hindenburg like fires. The only byproduct of this was water and lots of it, which we recycled to produce more hydrogen. I truly hope Toyota can make this work. Yes I would buy one if it became available. I know from college studies just how environmentally impactful battery production truly is. It is nasty!

Near zero emissions completely ignoring the large carbon footprint of the manufacturing of the Hydrogen, that’s like saying EVs have zero emissions, in the same way your carbon footprint is increased when charging an EV from the grid, your carbon footprint and that of the H2 vehicle is also increased when you refill the H2 tanks as the Hydrogen also has to be manufactured with a carbon footprint. They need to stop using the term zero emissions because it’s not entirely accurate because it’s more a case of moving the carbon footprint or emissions to a different location.

problem is there is no hydrogen fuel stations

Modern cars are getting as complicated as fighter jet aircraft and just as expensive to maintain.

Are H2 fuel cells available in a portable model, similar to gas cans? If you could refuel from a portable tank, that would go a long way to lessen the worry about running out.

Hydrogen is not one of the most abundant elements in the universe, it is THE most abundant element in the universe.

As far as I’m aware electrolysis injector was developed in the seventies in which its inventor suddenly lost his life! & the blue prints were left for the world to see, so I don’t think it’s fare to say that Toyota has invented a water powered engine.

The biggest issue is a Hydrogen supply, transportation and dispensing infrastructure. With today s pricey inflated economy I question how to afford same. My last car purchase for a 18 year old used SUV was aprox. 4K and we have had to repair and maintain for more. At 78 years young, my family doesn't have deep pockets for brand new cars and the wherewith to support a new Hydrogen supply system. If you gave us a new Hydrogen vehicle and not a single filling station in State I'm not a willing taker!

I used to drive my old '86 Celica down the motorway in 4th gear just so i could listen to that engine at 6000rpm. It literally sang to you, so if anyone can make this work it's Toyota.

People fear gas in a pressure vessel. Don't forget we carry 20 gallons of gasoline under the back seat. 😊

The one negative is the filler hose can freeze when pumping hydrogen so the next vehicle will have to wait a bit for the nozzle to warm up.

Like others here . I own Toyota a real thanks in hard times the cheap cars I had were beyond reliable and helped me keep up to this moment while others suffered heavy damages I still run a tundra , had a Corolla and Camry old models sold running like new . Never had Trany or engine issues

I looked into a Mirai, and the cost per mile was about the same as a 15mpg car at $5/gallon. We need more and cheaper hydrogen for this to be realistic.