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Originally Posted by cfm56d7b
When Toyota Mirai was launched, the design caused quite a few eyebrows to be raised. The redesigned 2021 Toyota Mirai looks nothing like its predecessor and for the better. Apparently Toyota listened and appreciated that electric / hybrid / hydrogen powered cars do not have to look visual design experiments conducted by interns.
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I think that current battery-electric cars are really a transition to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, like the Mirai. No matter how good battery and charging technology gets, the time to charge a battery is still much longer than a typical gasoline refuel. And refueling with liquid hydrogen will take the same amount of time as gasoline, and provide similar driving range.
It’s interesting that in the Jason Comissa video where he compared the M2 CS with the MK4 and MK5 Supras (linked on this website), he mentions, several times, that one big reason why BMW built a joint car (Z4/Supra) with Toyota was because BMW wants to use Toyota’s fuel cell technology in a 2022 X5. Honda Clarity is also available as a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and Hyundai has one coming as well.
The problem, of course, is the lack of hydrogen refueling infrastructure. But unlike gasoline/diesel, which is pumped from a well, transported to a refiner, and transported to distribution stations, hydrogen can be made on-site at refueling stations.