Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan 5 Minutes for 300 Miles

Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan 5 Minutes for 300 Miles

It sounds very saccharine, the unbridled self-confidence with which Toyota management mention alternative fuels and also the future. Take, for instance, the closing comments of President and CEO Akio Toyoda’s presentation in a press event in Newport Beach, Calif., on the way up to the Los Angeles Auto Show, where he announced the name of the company’s new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, the Mirai.

Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) claimed it’s chosen the name “Mirai,” which leads to “future” in Japanese, for a fuel-cell powered sedan which travels 300 miles (483 kilometers) with a hydrogen tank that could be refilled in under five minutes. The car is predicted to retail store for the comparable around $60,000 once it goes on sale in Japan, in which it will qualify for a $20,000 government rebate. It really is anticipated to retail for similar amount in the U.S.

Toyota continues to be the most vocal proponent of hydrogen fuel-cell autos as the ideal zero-emission answer for future transport. The vehicles emit only just water vapor because oxygen from the air is merged with hydrogen fuel to make electricity in the fuel cell.

To support publicize fuel-cell sales, California designs to install over 50 hydrogen fuel stations within two years, partly with finance support from Toyota together with other automakers. Toyota will even start working with Paris-based Air Liquide SA to make 12 fueling stations in five northeastern U.S. states, the company indicated in its statement.