Availability of H2 filling stations will hinder the distribution of the vehicle, although hydrogen infrastructure will eventually morph into existing gasoline stations. And, if it doesn't, no worries: the home power station Honda has been working on for years can solve that problem.
The idea is simple -- use solar cells to "split water" and form your own fuel at home, as shown in the figure below:
The most beautiful thing about this is that gas/oil/coal companies can't do a goddamned thing to stop people from buying these home units and choosing hydrogen. They can (and probably will) slow the distribution of hydrogen at filling stations by basically refusing to integrate the new technology at the rate at which they are capable. This compounds the already-noted issues with transitioning to a hydrogen economy.
I can't wait until oil goes the way of the dodo. Unfortunately, that won't probably happen for a loooooong time.
Kudos to Honda.
