> You do realize that BEVs predate internal combustion cars? You could've said the same thing about all EVs just a few years ago.
Toyota and others have tried and failed for decades, yes. The order of events is irrelevant to the discussion.
BEV sales managed to reach profitability at scale in less than a decade.
BEVs also have benefit of sharing technologies with many other devices, in a way fuel cell does not - its not surprising to me at all BEV is winning, and by a huge margin.
Supplying and pumping compressed hydrogen at temperatures well below freezing (the typical solution) at the pump is also not all that simple compared to an EV plug or even good ole' gas, and the range offered by the compressed tank is not all that amazing either.
Fuel cell tech will find uses I'm sure, but its not going to be affordable personal transport.
