WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- By year-end 2017, a
total of 6,475 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been sold globally
since 2013 when the vehicles first became available commercially.
This is disclosed by Information Trends in its upcoming report,
"Global Market for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, 2018."
Over 50 percent of these vehicles were sold in California making the state a model of success
in the deployment of the technology. Of the remaining countries,
the lion's share went to Japan
which is at the forefront of hydrogen station deployments.
Among automakers, Toyota has been the most successful,
accounting for over 75 percent of the sales. Moreover, hydrogen
fuel cell vehicle sales in 2017 were more than double the total
sales in the previous years.
Hydrogen infrastructure is coming along steadily, albeit slowly,
said Naqi Jaffery, the lead author
of the report. In northeast U.S., hydrogen station buildout is
gathering momentum, giving automakers a second market in the
U.S.
According to Jaffery, a respectable hydrogen fueling ecosystem
will not be ready until 2020. The slow buildout of the hydrogen
stations has given an opening to battery electric vehicles whose
sales are rapidly gaining ground.
Jaffery, who is bullish on the future of hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles, said battery electric vehicles will be short-term
beneficiaries of the movement towards zero-emission vehicles.
However, as the hydrogen infrastructure evolves, fuel cell vehicles
will pick up traction.
By 2021, at least 11 automakers will have rolled out hydrogen
fuel cell vehicles, including Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Kia, Honda,
Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Other entrants in this space include Tata
Motors, Pininfarina S.p.A. (owned by Mahindra & Mahindra)
Riversimple and the RONN Motor Group.
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