Hydrogen Cars Produced in Commercial Soon

Hydrogen cars or fuel cells (fuel cells) are produced commercially soon. This was revealed after Toyota has lowered production costs making up 90 percent. With this, in turn, Toyota could sell hydrogen-fueled sedan at a price 50 000 United States dollars (U.S.) or the exchange rate is currently equivalent to USD 470 million.

Compared to five years ago, that price has fallen by half. It is narrated by Yoshihiko Masuda, managing director of Toyota for a sophisticated car, in an interview with Bloomberg.

Earlier world number one producer only managed to lose a tenth of the cost of hydrogen car production reached 1 million U.S. dollars. When mass produced, the price can be lowered again to half, as predicted now.

"Our target, do not want to hurt when introducing a new car," said Masuda in Torrence, Calif., Toyota's sales center for the United States. "The production costs must be covered by the price of the vehicle," he added.

With increasingly affordable prices, will accelerate development of hydrogen cars when the technology is still far behind compared to electric cars. Some manufacturers, like Toyota, General Motors, Honda, Daimler AG, and Hyundai Motor, said ready to sell fuel cell cars are the retail to the public in 2015.

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To make the price affordable fuel cell car, the way Toyota does is reduce the amount of platinum used. In addition, Toyota also has found a way to more easily produce a thin layer (film) on fuel cell and hydrogen tanks made from carbon fiber.

The advantage of hydrogen cars, emits only water vapor. The distance farther and faster than recharging the battery (electric cars). Shortcomings, charging stations are still scarce and the need for expensive infrastructure.

"Hydrogen is an abundant element in the universe, we can use forever," said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger when he opened a conference on hydrogen cars are maintained by the National Hydrogen Asscociation in Long Beach the day before yesterday. "We need to wake up the federal government," added the star of this Terminator.