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Read about the Hyundai Nexo and Honda Clarity. Far more companies are pursuing hydrogen than you think.

• WorldMaker 6y ago
  That's fair, I was unaware of the Nexo entirely and that the Clarity offered a Hydrogen version (in part because I'm among the vast majority of the US with no Hydrogen infrastructure and no attempts to bother selling it). That said, both Hyundai and Honda are clearly invested enough in full/proper EVs that these models especially feel like hedges/"compliance cars", versus Toyota that still hasn't seemed to commit to full EVs and still talks about the Mirai as if it were more than a hedge and was still the prime bet the company was making, which yes I think it an increasingly weird position in 2020. (Hyundai seems in a catbird position in some markets with the Kona EV right now, and Honda is still trying to figure out what company's electric future looks like, but clearly knows it is the future and the Honda e is incredibly cute and very "present", if unlikely to make it to the US.) (Though a quick search just turns up that Toyota has definitely made an about face on that position in its Chinese operations last year and is finally planning an EV suite of cars with the Chinese market in mind. It's an interesting reminder that right now China is the EV market to beat in terms of how fast EVs have heated up in China. Interesting to watch if it will be the Chinese market that saves Toyota from US/EU mistakes like the Mirai.)