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Hydrogen had a breakout year. Why are some VCs still skeptical? (pitchbook.com)
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Hydrogen startups are on pace to raise more VC funding in 2023 than in the prior two years combined, according to PitchBook's 2024 Industrial Technology Outlook.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also it seems like the weight on the Mirai could also be due to the battery it has as a backup after the fuel cell itself, and then electric motors, if you look at the whole package it does get heavier.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

BEVs need spare battery capacity too. Plus electric motors. The main issue is that the Mirai is based off of the Toyota Crown, which is already pretty heavy. If they really wanted too, they could've shaved off a huge amount of weight.