FCEVs are as safe as any other vehicle on the road and have millions of miles of safe, on-road experience. More than 8,000 Californians own or lease FCEVs and refuel safely every day at one of more than 40 hydrogen stations in operation across the state.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to help society in its transition to a low-carbon energy future. FCEVs will be part of a portfolio of transportation choices for consumers that include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), other low carbon fuels, and public transit. For consumers looking for long-distance range and rapid refueling at central service stations, hydrogen electric vehicles are the answer.

The Toyota Mirai is available at select Toyota dealers in BC's Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Find an authorized dealer and learn more about the Mirai here. Contact Hyundai here to inquire about their next-generation fuel cell SUV, the Nexo.

Although a few groups are working on this, we see it as an unlikely scenario. We believe most of the market is attuned to filling at a service station.

From well to wheels, hydrogen in an FCEV is more energy efficient and cleaner than a combustion vehicle, including a hybrid. If renewable energy is used to make the hydrogen, carbon emissions can be reduced up to 90%. FCEVs are zero-emission at the tailpipe and reduce carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and the organic compounds that contribute to smog.

Today, three stations are open in HTEC’s BC network. HTEC opened the stations in Vancouver and Burnaby in partnership with Shell, and the station in North Vancouver is in partnership with 7-Eleven Canada.

Today, HTEC purchases hydrogen made from electrolysis by BC Hydro’s Powertech Labs and hydrogen made by industrial gas companies using steam methane reformation of natural gas. HTEC is building a centralised hydrogen production facility to make hydrogen from electrolysis and low carbon intensity hydroelectricity. This facility will have the capacity to provide hydrogen for up to 1,000 light-duty FCEVs.

Filling up at a hydrogen station is safe, fast, easy, and convenient -- as simple as fueling up a car with gasoline. Hydrogen fueling stations are designed to global standards and are in operation in communities around the world, supporting thousands of fuel cell electric vehicle drivers.

It takes approximately two years, from concept to commissioning, to open a new hydrogen station.