Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan 5 Minutes for the 300 Miles

Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan 5 Minutes for the 300 Miles

It looks quite saccharine, the unbridled self-confidence with which Toyota directors talk about alternative fuels and the future. Take, for example, the closing statements of President and CEO Akio Toyoda’s announcement in a press event in Newport Beach, Calif., leading up to the Los Angeles Auto Show, where he stated the name of the company’s new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, the Mirai.

Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) stated it’s picked the name “Mirai,” which means “future” in Japanese, for a fuel-cell powered sedan which will travels 300 miles (483 kilometers) with a hydrogen tank which can be refilled in less than five minutes. The car is forecasted to shop for the equivalent of around $60,000 once it goes on sale in Japan, in which it will qualify for a $20,000 government rebate. It will be supposed to retail for a similar amount in the U.S.

Toyota continues to be the most vocal proponent of hydrogen fuel-cell autos as the suitable zero-emission option for future transport. The automobiles emit primarily just water vapor because oxygen from the air is mixed with hydrogen fuel to generate electrical energy in the fuel cell.

To help publicize fuel-cell sales, California wants to put in at least 50 hydrogen fuel stations within 2 yrs, in part with finance support from Toyota and other automakers. Toyota will even start working with Paris-based Air Liquide SA to create 12 fueling stations in five northeastern U.S. states, the corporate stated in its message.