The point is more that your skepticism seems to be based in what you want to believe, rather than reality, which is that extensive testing of fuel cells and ass

The point is more that your skepticism seems to be based in what you want to believe, rather than reality, which is that extensive testing of fuel cells and associated technologies has already taken place across various industries, in various use cases. What we're seeing now is a scaling up of the infrastructure necessary to take the knowledge gained from those pilot projects, and translate it to industry. There are already fuel cell trucks, buses, drones, boats, and even military assets in operation every day. As industry moves applications over -- where it makes sense to do so -- the necessary infrastructure will be expanded. If there's a market for it, it'll be made available to the public as well. Expecting it to progress any other way is unrealistic. As for hydrogen usage in vehicles, it's hard to imagine that it won't be used in some capacity. Battery electric cars aren't a one-to-one replacement for an ICE car, and there are genuine drawbacks to the recharge time. Crucially, this isn't a problem that can be fixed through battery technology -- it has to be fixed at the grid level, because electricity has to be consumed when it's produced. Fuel cell tech is already cheaper than battery electric for use cases where the cost of overlay is taken into consideration, and it's hard to see new battery chemistries fixing this without somehow being dramatically cheaper than existing chemistries. Not to mention, fuel cells aren't exactly standing still either; future battery chemistries will have to compete with next generation fuel cells, not current ones. The reality is that there's almost certainly a market for people who want vehicles that refuel using a traditional model, and that's okay. The idea that there has to be a winner in the automotive industry is asinine, because different vehicles fulfill different needs, and it's unlikely that someone who relies on on-street parking, or goes on frequent long roadtrips, is going to want the same solution as someone who owns a home with a garage, and mainly drives around the city.