Toyota Announces Plans For Fuel Cell Car By 2015 115
puddingebola writes "Toyota has announced plans for a fuel cell powered car at the Tokyo Motor show. From the article, 'Satoshi Ogiso, the Toyota Motor Corp. executive in charge of fuel cells, said Wednesday the vehicle is not just for leasing to officials and celebrities but will be an everyday car for ordinary consumers, widely available at dealers. "Development is going very smoothly," he told The Associated Press on the sidelines of the Tokyo Motor Show. The car will go on sale in Japan in 2015 and within a year later in Europe and U.S."'"
Re:they've had this place since what 2010? (Score:4, Informative)
If they use hydrocarbon fuel cells the cars may be able to use the existing fuel stations
They don't. Toyota is using hydrogen fuel cells in these cars. They will not be able to use existing gas stations. They will require fueling with compressed hydrogen. There are a handful of hydrogen fueling stations in Los Angeles, and 100 more are planned, with the $1M/station paid for by the state of California.