A Toyota executive explains why he believes the Mirai and hydrogen fuel cells will power the alternative fuel vehicle future — and not battery electrics like Tesla.
Toyota will begin taking “requests” for its hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle Mirai on Monday. The initial goal is 3,000 units by the end of 2017. With a range of EPA estimated 312 miles, the car will launch in California in October, 2015.
So, why the hydrogen fuel-cell electric Mirai and not, for instance, a long-range battery version of the Prius? I asked Craig Scott, national alternative fuel vehicle manager at Toyota, to explain. Below is an excerpt from that interview.
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