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'Shell Hydrogen will permanently close all seven of its California pumping
stations immediately, the company confirmed this week. It will no longer
operate light-duty hydrogen stations in the U.S., and represents another blow
to the struggling hydrogen car market in the only state where the fuel is
widely available at all.
The outlet
Hydrogen Insight first reported the news on Thursday. Shell had,
until recently, operated seven of the 55 total retail hydrogen stations in
California, per the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP). That makes this a
blow, but not apocalyptic news for the (small) hydrogen community.
Unfortunately, the reason why Shell is closing up shop should give Toyota
Mirai, Hyundai Nexo, and Honda Clarity Fuel Cell owners—God bless 'em—even more
cause for concern. In the letter announcing the closure, Shell Hydrogen Vice
President Andrew Beard said they were shutting them down "due to hydrogen
supply complications and other external market factors." It's not hard to see
what Beard is referencing here.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
