Still, consultants say given that most of these Chinese bank units are state owned, there is less pressure on them to find new avenues of growth than on their Western peers.
The hope is eventually to have higher-pressure refuelling units in public places which would be capable of offering enough hydrogen for cars to travel 100 miles.
Furthermore, there is talk, according to Barclays, of releasing that next tranche in smaller units, only to avoid short-term default and put further pressure on Greek policymakers.