{"id":243460,"date":"2023-10-29T22:19:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243460"},"modified":"2023-10-29T22:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:19:03","slug":"toyota-u-s-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-sales-keep-growing-in-q3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/toyota-u-s-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-sales-keep-growing-in-q3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Sales Keep Growing In Q3 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hydrogen fuel cell car segment in the United States (actually in California, where the series-produced models are available) continued its rebound last quarter, potentially heading towards the best year ever.<\/p>\n

According to the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership<\/em>‘s data, during the third quarter of 2023, 966 new hydrogen fuel cell cars (aka FCV or FCEV) were sold in the U.S., which is 531 percent more than a year ago (from a low base of 153 units).<\/p>\n

The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership’s FCVs sales data comes from Baum and Associates. “Sales data is based on car sales sold by a dealer to a retail or fleet customer.”<\/em><\/p>\n

This result comes on top of the Q2 record of 1,076 units, which is an interesting and even surprising result, considering that the number of available car models actually decreased and there is not much progress in terms of refueling infrastructure.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The FCV segment currently is dominated by one model – the Toyota Mirai, which noted 882 sales during the quarter (up 1,016 percent year-over-year), while the Hyundai Nexo appears to be weakening (68 units in Q3). Other models (looking at the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell) were discontinued a few years ago.<\/p>\n

If Hyundai decides to focus on all-electric cars and ditches the Nexo, then Toyota will remain alone on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, all-electric car registrations in California are 100 times higher, at roughly 100,000 units per quarter or so (not even including the rest of the country).<\/p>\n

Hydrogen car sales in Q3’2023 (YOY change):<\/p>\n