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Neither GM, nor Honda want to build FCEVs, nor does Toyota, Mercedes, or Hyundai. However, these companies must all manufacture a certain number of zero-emission vehicles if they want to do business in California and the 11 other wannabe states that mimic Cali's mandates. The reason that Toyota, and now GM and Honda, are building these vehicles instead of EVs is that California's Air Resources Board (CARB) credits manufacturers more for vehicles that can demonstrate fast refueling and long distances between fill-ups. FCEVs nail both of these metrics in comparison to battery electric vehicles. Many industry analysts say that one FCEV is worth three battery electrics to the manufacturers seeking compliance. With electric vehicle sales down last year compared to 2014, manufacturers want to build the least zero-emission EVs they can in order to lose less money. -
To this writer, it seems obvious that a fuel-cell Colorado would be a huge asset to GM, particularly if the Army is paying to help develop it. Although pretty much nobody, not even green car advocates, like fuel cell vehicles, CARB assigns them three times the ZEV credits that EVs get due to their long range. That is why Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz have production vehicles coming to market. Even if GM leased or sold the FCEV Colorados to private owners and fleets at a huge loss it be offset by the credits GM needs to meet mandates. The attached image is a sketch released by GM that shows the proposed look of a hydrogen fuel cell Army Colorado. The sketch artist is apparently not familiar with the color scheme of every single military vehicle in our arsenal. However, we do like that maroon running light bezel!
