Recently, Elon Musk, who has always scoffed at hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, made a surprising statement, announcing on Twitter that after years of doubt, he will switch Tesla from batteries to hydrogen in 2024.
He also mentioned that the first vehicle to run on hydrogen fuel will be aptly called the Model H.
Previously, Musk described hydrogen fuel cells as "fool batteries" and called the technology "incredibly stupid."
For the rapid turn of his attitude, many people in the industry believe that it is due to the terminal problems encountered in the mass production of 4680 batteries.
The Model H will be somewhere between the Model X and model Y and become another model in the "crossover" segment, which has become one of the most popular body styles on the market right now.
In the typical Musk style, the Model H will have groundbreaking features, with the title feature being the "Hindenburg Mode" derived from SpaceX technology. This uses airborne hydrogen to provide rocket-based flame speed boosts.
This will reportedly bring the H-type to 60 mph in as little as 1.2 seconds. However, this will quickly exhaust the range, WLTP rated 451 miles, driving style more frugal.
Tesla insiders claim that the Model H will launch the highly anticipated Model 2 in 2025, which will now also use hydrogen, providing the expected 400-mile range in the form of a compact hatchback.
This will reportedly make hydrogen vehicles affordable, as they are currently more expensive than electric vehicles and fuels are more expensive than cars with internal combustion engines.
Finally, in 2027, the boldest member of the new Tesla hydrogen series will arrive - Model O. It will be Tesla's hydrogen-powered coupe, which will also be called the O-DSTER.
It will feature an upgraded Hindenburg mode capable of accelerating it to 60 mph in as little as 0.2 seconds.
Images of tesla model 2 fueled by hydrogen are circulated online
In addition, Tesla will also study the strategy of using deuterium and tritium variants of hydrogen to power future cars, a strategy musk calls the new isotopic era.
Asked about his comments on Tesla's shift to hydrogen, Toyota spokesman Jon Shunt said: "Elon Musk has previously expressed all his negative comments about hydrogen. When we got out of the hydrogen-fueled car and promised to launch 30 BEVs by 2030, he came to announce it again, and I couldn't believe that even he would mess us up like that. In the end, a Toyota spokesman even used a swear word to express his anger.