‘Hydrogen in passenger cars is not going to happen this decade’
Brands such as Hyundai, BMW and Toyota pay a lot of attention to the use of hydrogen in cars. For the time being, Volkswagen sees no point in using hydrogen in cars.
With the Nexo, Hyundai has its second electric car with a fuel cell on board in its range, Toyota in turn has a second-generation hydrogen car Mirai and is working on combustion engines that like hydrogen, and BMW is busy with cars such as the iX5 Hydrogen with the development of an EV with fuel cell on board. However, Volkswagen does not see a future in the application of hydrogen in passenger cars for the time being, Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer told the Spanish edition of AutoBild.
According to Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer, it is currently not profitable to use hydrogen in passenger cars. According to Schäfer, hydrogen cars are not only too expensive, but also not practical enough. The CEO believes that the required hydrogen tanks take up too much space in the cabin. At most, Schäfer sees something in the application of hydrogen in commercial vehicles.
Will the time be ripe in a few years’ time for Volkswagen passenger cars that can handle hydrogen? Probably not. Schäfer says to Autobild.es that he does not see that happening this decade.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl