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With the Toyota FCV being displayed once again at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and with the automaker promising to come with a much cheaper production version in 2015, all there is to do now is to create a compatible infrastructure to encourage the use of hydrogen-electric technology.
“There’s no doubt, that the success of this technology will depend less on the genius of the car, than on the ownership experience,” said Toyota Motor Sales senior vice president Bob Carter. “Cost is one thing, but convenience is another.”
The focus goes on California, the first region where the vehicle will be launched. Here, Toyota partnered already with the University of California Irvine’s Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) to map out potential locations for new hydrogen fueling stations.
So far, California approved more than $200 million to fund the build of about 20 new stations by 2015, 40 by 2016 and 100 by 2024. It is estimated that 68 stations sites will be able to sustain around 10,000 fuel cell vehicles.
The focus goes on California, the first region where the vehicle will be launched. Here, Toyota partnered already with the University of California Irvine’s Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) to map out potential locations for new hydrogen fueling stations.
So far, California approved more than $200 million to fund the build of about 20 new stations by 2015, 40 by 2016 and 100 by 2024. It is estimated that 68 stations sites will be able to sustain around 10,000 fuel cell vehicles.
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