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Should You Buy a Hydrogen Car?

Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Car 1

Hydrogen cars are almost like Electric Vehicles (EVs) but with a hydrogen fuel tank, they are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Although, they are not very popular at the moment and there is not much choice available for the buyers. It is said that hydrogen cars will scale at some point when hydrogen fuel will become cheaper than the gasoline which is not looking to be the case in nearby future.

Hydrogen cars provide a long range than any another vehicle on the road today, thanks to the hydrogen fuel technology.  These cars have both internal-combustion and electric motors, it switches between the two intelligently as when needed giving a good mpg to the consumer.

When it comes to buying a hydrogen car, there are only three choices available today. All these cars come with three years’ worth of free hydrogen fuel.

1.    Toyota Mirai

Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Car 1

Toyota has been a leader when it comes to making car running on batteries, they first came up with Prius which still is a very popular and reliable hybrid car. Mirai is Toyota’s answer to hydrogen cars and it somehow shares its looks with Prius.

Power150hp
Range312 miles and gives 60mpg
Energy1.6kWh
Torque247lb-ft
Hydrogen Tanks2
PriceStarts at $58000

2.    Hyundai Nexo

Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen Car

Hyundai Nexo is a crossover hydrogen car and is styled very beautifully. It was the world’s first fuel cell car making Hyundai the pioneers. Nexo looks very futuristic and shares its DNA from Hyundai’s other gasoline-based crossovers. Hyundai plans to make more eco friendly cars in the next 5 years like Nexo which release nothing but pure air from exhaust.

Power161hp
Range380 miles and gives 65mpg
Energy1.5kWh
Torque291lb-ft
Hydrogen Tanks3
PriceStarts at $58000

3.    Honda Clarity

Honda Clarity Hydrogen Car

Honda Clarity is said to be a good all-rounder and fastest hydrogen car. It drives just like any other sedan and feels like a Honda. It is the only hydrogen car which gives maximum mpg.

Power174hp
Range360 miles and gives 88mpg
Energy1.2kWh
Torque291lb-ft
Hydrogen Tanks3
PriceStarts at $38000

It is a fact that hydrogen cars will not replace EVs in near future, they offer benefits of higher range and mpg when compared to gasoline and EVs. As a verdict, hydrogen cars are worth exploring when the time comes to buy your next car as they offer great longer-term value.

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Written by Liviu Marcus

Liviu is the founder and chief editor of Automotivesblog. He is passionate about cars, computers, and technology, and these things are part of his everyday life. He likes to do research on everything that exists in the automotive industry in order to share with you the most important information in this field. Many nights were lost for this, but Liviu has no regrets as long as everything he does is a passion—the passion for cars and everything related to them.

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