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Toyota seems to believe it’s viable. And while the electrolysis is inefficient, it’s clean and works in more scenarios than batteries will.
The efficiencies of EV battery claims never seem to address the issues of batteries functioning in extreme heat or cold, and as climate change ramps up that’s going to be more and more people in those conditions.
I'm not saying that there won't be niche applications like long-haul ice road trucking or zero-emission Nascar races where it could make more sense than batteries, but in general terms Toyota is merely hedging its bets on the vain hope that they can develop a better storage medium before their niche is taken over by compressed liquid petroleum gas powered cars (fartburners).
The situations need not be that extreme to warrant consideration. EV batteries are exploding in the heat of Florida summers, and the batteries barely work in northern winters.