The car industry and the blow-out of the hydrogen hype

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Comparing technological hype cycles: Towards a theory (2013, background): “Such waves of high rising expectations can be indicated as ‘hype’ [5-7].”
Guidance for transport planning and policymaking in the face of an uncertain future (2016, background): “Such underperformance has plagued the prospects of both hydrogen and electric cars in relation to driving range and costs (Bergek et al., 2013; Bakker, 2010).”
Patterns of expectations for emerging sustainable technologies (2012, background): “Expectation dynamics often show a typical pattern over time with alternating cycles of hype and disappointment [43,20,50].”
Electrical Motor Drivelines in Commercial All-Electric Vehicles: A Review (2012, unknown): “The tendency in the first decade of the 2000’s was the introduction of hydrogen fuel and the start of pilot programs by main manufacturers [80], [81].”
Technological discontinuities and the challenge for incumbent firms: destruction, disruption or creative accumulation? (2013, background): “The bold predictions in the 1990s, also from leading car industry executives, concerning a rapid transition to hydrogen-based vehicles here served as a cautionary tale (cf. Bakker, 2010).”