people would rather buy that smoking banger and make money somehow as most of them are living on less than a pound a day in many countries. Sounds like a 10 percent market for those who can afford it. Obviously over time they will become more accessible to the rest of the population. By then there will be different laws on where you can go with them and taxes applied. It will be easier to take public transport or hail an autonomus 4 seater pod anyway
Also the rear mounted motors where fitted to a 2019 Civic in US also. Powering the rear wheels. Worked really well.
Hydrogen is still in the process. A few manufacturers are already working on this like BMW, Toyota, Mercedes but its still a costly process and a lack of infrastructure. BMW want to get a concept car X5 to production one day..Apparently they did this in 2005 with the 7 series??!! Just showing the possibilities