Tesla CEO: Fuel cell is "so bullsh*t" [Video]

Several automakers are working toward having a viable, mass-produce hydrogen fuel cell vehicle ready for market launch by 2020 – rest assured that Tesla is not one of them.

Earlier this week Tesla founder and CEO flew to Germany to address a crowd of enthusiasts at one of the company’s service center. Musk covered the usual topics such as the need for sustainable transportation and the positive outlook for electric vehicles, but things really got interesting when the topic switched to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.  Luckily for us, a video of the rant was posted to YouTube by user Horst Lüning.

Not one to mince words, just after the 29-minute mark Musk calls the hydrogen technology being touted by companies like General Motors, Honda and Toyota “so bullsh*t”. Musk explains that even a “best case” hydrogen system falls short of today’s lithium-ion batteries in terms of cost, range and mass. He added that he believes most automakers are pursuing the technology simply as a marketing gimmick.

The world’s first production hydrogen vehicle is slated to arrive in showrooms by 2015, so we won’t have to wait too long to see if Musk’s assessment of the technology is accurate.

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