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Old 12-06-2016, 12:49 PM   #76 (permalink)
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Yes, they are planning on building something like 464 hydrogen filling stations around the country. These will cost (at least?) $2 Million each, just for construction of each station. Then there is the hydrogen distribution costs, and the hydrogen itself costs a fair bit.

It is a chicken and egg problem - how do they sell / lease any trucks before they build and supply AT LEAST 50 stations? How long will it take to build those and have the hydrogen available - and can the early truck owners wait that long?
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