What previously circulated only in the depths of conspiracy theories or science fiction films now seems to become reality: internal documents, presumably transpired directly from the Toyota headquarters in Aichi, show that the Japanese automotive giant is working secretly for months to a revolutionary hydrogen technology, while deliberately puts aside electric cars. The real scandal? This new technology should be not only more ecological and efficient, but above all,Make electric cars completely obsolete. Elon Musk, according to several sources, would have summoned emergency meetings internal to the Tesla.
According to leaked documents, Toyota would have already started diverting research and development resources from its electric vehicle division in the second half of 2024, redirecting them to a project internally called “H2 Project”. It is a new generation of internal combustion engines powered by water that emit zero co₂, do not require electricity and use onlywater as a primary energy source. The technology is so advanced that the first prototypes are already in the test phase in an airtightly sealed structure near the Fuji. Interior sources report that the results are “revolutionaries”, with test vehicles that reach autonomies of over 1,500 kilometers with a single water tank, without emissions, without batteries and without recharging times.
That Toyota, among all the companies, is making this step should not surprise professionals in the sector. The company has never fully embraced the electrical trend, but has always pursued alternative propulsion concepts, mainly hydrogen. But the scope of this secret strategy even surprises insiders. While billions of dollars are invested all over the world in batteries technologies, Toyota could now leave the shade and revolutionize the entire market with a single move. It is obvious that Elon Musk is not enthusiastic about it: his entire empire is built on the dominance of electric mobility. A sudden movement of global attention to water propulsion systems would be a serious blow to Tesla.
An anonymous Toyota engineer, presumably involved in the “H2 project”, explains: “We believe that the future is not electrical, but molecular. The batteries belong to the past: water is the solution”. If this vision proved true, governments around the world would be faced with a change of direction. Electric cars subsidies should be reconsidered, the plans for the blocked charging infrastructures and billion dollars of redirected investments. A domino effect that affects not only the automotive industry, but also energy suppliers, oil companies, public services and, ultimately, every consumer.
Toyota officially continues to maintain silence. There have been no answers to the requests of the press or to the reports of the international media. Even the leaked documents have not been denied. But on social media it has been talked about for some time. The #toyotakillsevs hashtag is trendy all over the world, while countless users ask themselves: have we focused on the wrong horse? And if so, how long have you been knew for companies?
The next few weeks will probably be crucial. If Toyota actually publicly present the new technology, perhaps at the Tokyo Mobility Show in July, could trigger the largest technological earthquake in the history of the automotive. And while Elon Musk would be trying to contrast this phenomenon with emergency projects, Tesla’s investors and fans are increasingly restless. Because if the water is truly the future, the era of electric cars could end earlier than anyone would ever think.
