Why doesn't Tesla use a fuel cell in its cars?

Tesla doesn't use fuel cells probably because they have only one clear advantage over batteries, and miss a major advantage that batteries have. What advantage is there in a fuel cell over a battery? Recharge time. read more

Recharge time. Fuel cells can be “recharged” in pretty much the same time you’d fill an ICE car today, the process is very similar. read more

Just last week we reported on Tesla co-founder and CTO, JB Straubel, going on a quick rant about hydrogen and saying that fuel cells will soon be “irrelevant” in the transportation industry. Now another Tesla co-founder, Marc Tarpenning, went a little further than Straubel and called hydrogen fuel cells a “scam”. read more

Even from a fuel price perspective, it will cost over $70 to for 300 miles in a fuel cell vehicle, compared with about $10-$15 for an EV. With by MY2016 a compact version of a fuel cell car costing $75k-$100k, while at the same time the 300 mile EV would be at $50k. read more