3 hydrogen cars are for sale today, not 2
Only 3 hydrogen fuel cell cars are for sale in the United States for the current and next model year, cars that make their own electricity from hydrogen gas instead of burning gasoline or charging from a plug. That count is 1 more than commonly assumed. FuelEconomy.gov, the vehicle data tool run jointly by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, lists the Toyota Mirai and the Hyundai Nexo when searched using its fuel cell vehicle code alone. That single filter misses the Honda CR V e FCEV, because the government files it as a plug in hybrid that also carries a fuel cell, since it can also be charged from a plug for a short electric only range. Reading the full listings instead of trusting 1 filter shows all 3 cars are certified and for sale right now.
California holds nearly all of the hydrogen stations in the country
Across the whole United States, only 54 retail hydrogen stations were open in 2024, the Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center states. All but 1 of them sit inside California, with the lone exception in Hawaii. A 2025 assessment that the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board filed to the state legislature, under a law named Assembly Bill 126, counts 50 stations open to the public as of September 2025, plus 11 more sitting offline for at least 30 days. Station developers plan 51 more stations and forecast 112 total by 2030, enough capacity for an estimated 167,300 fuel cell cars, well above the 14,128 fuel cell cars actually registered in California as of April 2025. That gap means the state is building fueling capacity ahead of demand, not behind it.
All 4 figures come from the 2025 assessment the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board filed to the state legislature under Assembly Bill 126. The open and offline figures are dated September 2025. The planned and forecast figures are estimates from station developers for future dates, not yet built.
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| Open to the public | 50 |
| Offline more than 30 days | 11 |
| Additional stations planned | 51 |
| Total stations forecast by 2030 | 112 |
The price and the lease terms split sharply between the 2 automakers
Toyota sells the 2026 Mirai starting at 51,795 dollars and adds 15,000 dollars of free hydrogen fuel or 6 years of it, whichever ends first, plus 21 days of free car rentals over the first 3 years of ownership. The Mirai stays limited to California. Honda will only lease its CR V e FCEV, at 51,450 dollars over a lease term of 3 years covering 10,000 miles, with a 15,000 dollar hydrogen fueling credit included. Only 12 dealerships in the entire state of California are authorized to sell it, 6 in Southern California, 5 in the Bay Area and 1 in Sacramento.
The CR-V e:FCEV is a low-production vehicle and is available through a lease program at 12 select dealerships in California.
A Honda spokesperson, speaking to Cars.com. Source 5.
Due to this limited distribution, inventory remains very restricted.
The same Honda spokesperson, speaking to Cars.com. Source 5.
The 3 cars also differ by how far they travel on a full tank
On a full tank, the Toyota Mirai reaches a rated total range of 402 miles, the Hyundai Nexo 395 miles, and the Honda CR V e FCEV only 270 miles, the trade off for being able to plug it in for a short electric only stretch, according to the same government data tool.
The Honda figure covers a plug in hybrid design that runs on battery power alone for a short stretch before its fuel cell engages, which is the reason its total range trails the other 2 cars.
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| Toyota Mirai | 402 |
| Hyundai Nexo | 395 |
| Honda CR V e FCEV | 270 |
None of that changes much anywhere else in the country, because there is almost nowhere else to fill the tank.