SAN FRANCISCO – In the United States – specifically in California – hydrogen fuel car sales volume improved in Q2 2023. In fact, it not only improved YOY (year-over-year) but, according to an InsideEVs report, it also reached the highest quarterly volume ever.
During the second quarter of this year, 1,076 new hydrogen fuel cars were sold in the United States, according to the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership’s FCV sales data from Baum and Associates. This data is based on the fuel cell vehicle sales sold by a dealer to a fleet or retail customer.
InsideEVs notes that the number of hydrogen fuel cars sold in Q2 2023 is 34% higher than a year ago. Moreover, it marks the third time in history that sales have surpassed 1,000 units in a quarter and the highest result ever, with the US’ previous best being 1,034 in Q1 2021. While InsideEVs knows that the difference is “not a groundbreaking change” it’s still interesting.
What else is interesting about this record sales result is that it was reached mostly due to the sales of Toyota Mirai vehicles in California. According to data from Cox Automotive on Toyota’s quarterly market performance in the United States, the Mirai was up 64% to 1,054 units, which is the first time that this fuel cell vehicle sold over 1,000 units in the quarter. This is quite a notable feat considering only 40 Hyundai Nexo cars were sold, in comparison.
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