FCEV War

摘要

R&D on fuel-cell FVss (FCEVs) is moving into demonstration testing. Daimler-Chrysler announced that it will market a FCEV in 2004, while Honda will market one in 2003. Ford will market a FCEV in 2004. Since they pledged marketing FCEVs in 2003 or 2004, they will market uncommercial products, unlike Toyota's hybrid Prius. The price of Prius was competitive against gasoline-powered cars, so many called it a strategic, not a business, decision. Toyota has sold thousands of Prius, which is a profit-maker. Nobody believed FCEVs could be marketed commercially. Auto manufacturers marketing FCEVs in 2003 or 2004 will be putting out an expensive product.