Gerald Killmann, Raymond de Callafon.
“The hybrid story was driven by Toyota and could be driven internally because there was no infrastructure requirement. For fuel cells, we can drive the vehicle development like we did with the hybrid, but we cannot drive by ourselves the infrastructure solution.”
Gerald Killmann, Toyota’s director for powertrain R&D in Europe, says the carmaker could be limited in pushing its fuel cell car, due to the scarcity of hydrogen filling stations.
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“The hybrid story was driven by Toyota and could be driven internally because there was no infrastructure requirement. For fuel cells, we can drive the vehicle development like we did with the hybrid, but we cannot drive by ourselves the infrastructure solution.”
Raymond de Callafon, a mechanical engineering professor at UC San Diego, is part of a team attempting a cross-country trip in a converted VW Golf without charging. The EV has modular batteries that also come in handy as technology improves.
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“It also allows you to keep up with the latest battery technology. If you buy an electric vehicle and the battery is fixed in there, your warranty expires and that’s it.”
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