Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFCVs) face significant barriers to widespread passenger car adoption, primarily due to limited fueling infrastructure and high operational costs.

Hundreds of Toyota Mirai owners are protesting and filing lawsuits due to unreliable hydrogen fueling stations, rendering their vehicles unusable despite high monthly payments.

Douglas County, Washington, has opened the state's first public hydrogen fueling station, offering hydrogen at $4/kg, nine times cheaper than California's $36/kg.