The jaw-dropper in this story isn't hybrids, it's the section about hydrogen. Toyota is staying the course, now joined by BMW. The writer concludes: I really h

The jaw-dropper in this story isn't hybrids, it's the section about hydrogen. Toyota is staying the course, now joined by BMW. The writer concludes: I really hope someone can figure out how to make hydrogen work on a consumer scale because it’s a really neat piece of technology that could make a big difference as we move further away from fossil fuels. Yes, hydrogen vehicles seem like a great idea in theory but practically speaking it's been a disaster. There's no mention of the dumpster fire in California, the only U.S. state where hydrogen has a foothold. From "Shell Closes Its Hydrogen Stations In California" this February: There are 54 publicly available hydrogen refueling stations in the Golden State, with a varying number of them regularly listed as “offline” at any given time. As of presstime, for instance, 19 of California’s stations were not open for business. Sometimes as many as half of them are unavailable. https://www.autoweek.com/news/a46791348/shell-closes-hydrogen-stations-california/ https://www.autoweek.com/news/a46791348/shell-closes-hydroge... I can't find the article now, but the LA Times or WSJ interviewed hydrogen car owners in California and getting towed seems to be a regular occurrence when refueling stations are out of order.