Allow us to introduce you to the future of personal mobility, a future where your car not only drives you to far away places but can also power your home with the only emission produced being water vapour. This is the Toyota Mirai, the world’s first production.
The FCV is the result of 20 years of research and development to make the fuel cell technology (again, it runs on hydrogen) safe and to a certain extent, affordable. To put that reduction in cost into perspective, Toyota’s fuel cell hybrid vehicle or FCHV from 2008 cost over twenty times the Mirai does. Safety, Toyota says, is ensured by two carbon fibre and fibre glass re-enforced high pressure hydrogen tanks that have been crashed tested at up to 80kmph.
Fuel cell vehicle or FCV and it runs on hydrogen. The Mirai’s face is dominated by two large air scoops that house the massive radiators needed to dissipate the heat produced as a result of the fuel cell’s process of generating electricity. The body’s water drop contour design sees a pleasantly sloping shoulder, accented by a flared rear bumper.
Overall, the design is a mix of sharp angles and soft lines and for me, personally, it’s not the best looking car on the block.
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