With the refueling network crippled, Toyota and Hyundai have announced that they are temporarily halting sales of fuel cell vehicles.
Toyota Norway manager Espen Olsen said (via TU):
“We don’t know exactly what happened on the Uno-X drive yet, so we don’t want to speculate. But we stop the sale until we have learned what has happened, and for practical reasons, since it is not possible to fill fuel now.”
They will be offering loaner vehicles to customers who currently own the Mirai since they won’t be able to refuel.
Toyota insists that this is not changing their view on fuel cell hydrogen vehicles:
“This does not change our view of hydrogen, and it is important for us to point out that hydrogen cars are at least as safe as ordinary cars. The hydrogen tanks themselves are so robust that you can shoot them with a gun without knocking them.”
Hyundai, the only other automaker delivering fuel cell vehicles in Norway, has made similar announcements and statements.
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