Japanese auto major Toyota said on Tuesday that its "Mirai" hydrogen-powered vehicle will hit the Japanese market on December 15, making it the world's first seller of fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) for general consumers.
Mirai, which means "future" in English, will be sold at around 7,236,000 yen (about $62,000), Xinhua cited the automaker as saying, adding that it aims to sell about 400 units domestically by the end of 2015. It also plans to usher the green car into US and European markets next summer. The new generation green car can drive up to 650 km on a single tank of hydrogen and emits only water vapour, according to Toyota, adding refueling only needs about three minutes.
The four-door sedan uses a system that features both fuel-cell and hybrid technologies, and also includes Toyota's new proprietary fuel-cell stack and high-pressure hydrogen tanks, the automaker said.
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