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Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Fueling Stations


Shell once announced it would build 48 new Hydrogen fueling stations for light-duty vehicles in California, according to the blog Hydrogen Insights. But then in September, Shell told the site they'd "discontinued" that plan. And last month the Inside EVs blog noted that in all of 2023, just 2,96...

But then in September, Shell told the site they'd "discontinued" that plan.And last month the Inside EVs blog noted that in all of 2023, just 2,968 hydrogen cars were sold"in the United States — and by that, we mean in California, where the series-produced models are available." In a court filing viewed by Hydrogen Insight, Iwatini alleges that its provider did not test its equipment in a real-world commercial scenario, hid defects, and misled the company. If even a fossil giant like Shell can't justify investing in the future of light-duty hydrogen infrastructure, we're not sure who can.

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