Toyota, Honda, Nissan and other Japanese automakers are serious about rolling out battery electric vehicles to catch up with the world’s frontrunners like Tesla and BYD

“We love battery EVs.”

Takero Kato, the executive in charge of electric vehicles at Toyota, said that not once, but twice, to emphasize what he considers the message at this year’s Tokyo auto show.

It’s a message ringing clear at the Tokyo Mobility Show, which will run through Nov. 5 at Tokyo Big Sight hall and where battery-powered electric vehicles are the star at practically every booth.

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    11 months ago

    The generation of Hydrogen was never the hardest problem.

    Compression, storage and transportation - those are the big problems.

    How is the car driver in Kansas refilling their hydrogen powered vehicle without major efficiency losses?

    The barriers haven’t changed much in decades, and cyclically someone pretends those are all minor.

    The new play is: Maybe Ammonia?