INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW TOYOTA MIRAI – Hydrogen car of the future!

• Second generation of Toyota’s ground-breaking, zero emission hydrogen fuel cell electric sedan
• New Mirai built on Toyota’s modular GA-L platform, enabling improved system packaging and a more spacious, five-seat cabin
• New platform allows for an extra (third) hydrogen fuel tank to be added, contributing to a 30% increase in the car’s driving range to around 650 km
• Focus on building more emotional appeal through design and driving quality, in addition to the Mirai’s eco-performance
• Completely redesigned fuel cell system, with significant reductions in the size and weight of all principal components
• Installing a fully revised fuel cell electric powertrain on the GA-L vehicle platform achieves an ideal 50:50 chassis balance
• Toyota targets a 10-fold increase in global Mirai sales

Toyota’s vision for a sustainable future hydrogen society recognises the value of hydrogen as a viable and plentiful resource for carrying and storing energy. It has the potential to deliver zero carbon mobility, not just in road vehicles but equally in trains, ships and planes, and to generate power for industry, businesses and homes. It’s also an efficient means of storing renewable energy and can be transported to where it’s needed.

Toyota began development of a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in 1992, successfully introducing the Mirai Sedan to world markets in 2014. This breakthrough achievement was founded on the company’s world-leading experience in hybrid technology, the core technology for a wide range of different electrified vehicle powertrains.

The basic concept of hybrid power has successfully been adapted to produce Hybrid Electric (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV), Battery Electric (BEV) and – starting with the Mirai – Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV). Each has qualities suited to different mobility requirements: for example, BEVs for shorter commutes and urban driving; HEVs and PHEVs for general and longer distance personal travel; and FCEVs for larger and heavier passenger cars, heavy-duty vehicles and public transport.

Now a new generation Mirai is being launched, a car that takes FCEV technology to a higher level and offers more emotional customer appeal in terms of dynamic, contemporary styling and more rewarding driving performance. A comprehensively redesigned fuel cell system, intelligent packaging and aerodynamic efficiency help extend the driving range to around 650 km, with no other emissions than pure water.

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