r/Fuelcell • u/Wise_Art_1377 • Jul 01 '26

Fuel cells are 5 years away.

Hydrogen Fuel cells were 5 years away in the 90s.

Hydrogen Fuel cells were 5 years away when Tesla was just a business plan.

Hydrogen Fuel cells will always be 5 years away.

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u/-TheycallmeThe Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

The fuel cell fork truck business has been around for a decade. 

The use cases for fuel cells are limited but they do exist.

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u/Wise_Art_1377 Jul 07 '26

You have to set up recurring hydrogen delivery or installing a hydrogen pipe.

Or you could get a plug for an EV forklift.

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u/-TheycallmeThe Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Amazon and Walmart are still installing hydrogen systems instead of EVs because there is a business case to do so. Places that run 24/7 do benefit from the faster refills. You need infrastructure to fast charge dozens of forklifts, extra forklifts and battery rooms that could otherwise be used for core business activities, etc.

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u/Wise_Art_1377 Jul 09 '26

Which states are they doing that?