Love it or loathe it, the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is perhaps one of the most important vehicles to have emerged in recent times – being the world’s first mass production hydrogen fuel cell car certainly counts for something, right?
First introduced to the world in late 2014, production of the Toyota Mirai has now begun with the Japanese automaker releasing a series of videos that take viewers behind the scenes on the Mirai’s assembly process. The Mirai will be assembled at Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Toyota City, Japan.
An estimated total of just three units will be produced daily for now with Toyota planning to ramp up production of the Mirai by next year due to an unexpected surge in local demand for the car. Previously, the Motomachi plant was responsible for churning out models like the Supra, RAV4 and Lexus LFA supercar.
For those who are unfamiliar, the Toyota Mirai is an unconventional-looking sedan with an even more interesting method of propulsion. With hydrogen as fuel, the car emits only water vapour, can be “refuelled” in under five minutes and possesses an operational range of up to 483 kilometres.
Instead of relying on obsolete batteries to power its electric motor, the Mirai employs a combination of hydrogen and oxygen to produce the required voltage. On the Mirai, its fuel stack is located under the driver and front passenger seats and boasts a power figure of 3.1 kW/L.
Total power output is the equivalent of 153 hp, leading to a fairly acceptable 0-100 km/h time of 9.0 seconds and a 40-60 km/h acceleration time of just 3.0 seconds. Optionally, the Toyota Mirai is available with a power take off (PTO) system that, essentially, turns the whole vehicle into a mobile power station.
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Is this Proton Car?
No.
And This’s the real Toyota moving forward.
Proton case, they will just ask more R&D from mother (Govt).
Proton? Sampai Hari kiamat pun tak dpt buat kereta macam ni
Come on bro, you got this. Say it with me: TO-YO-TA.
Supporters will change the badge and say it is: “Wah! Proton can build a car so advanced ah?”
Do not be deceived by Toyota, this product has become obsolete, not high-tech
And Proton’s product is high-tech?
I said this Toyota obsolete, i didn’t said about Proton’s product high-tech, idiot
I tot u ask Is this Perodua Car
Luckily not Proton, normal Exora pun terbakar. If Proton used hydrogen cell? Meletup je
Saya rasa kereta Toyota ini akan meletup juga
Rasa je? Talkok lah. Saya juga rasa kilang Proton akan meletup
U tak percaya ke? U beli satu lah nanti sy 100% pasti kete nie mesti letup. jika u tak beli, sy hanya blh ckp ade kemungkinan blh letup
Yes. if u become Proton designer
This will free us from oil and petrol related business.
Gone are the corrupted government making tonnes of money from natural resources.
Now Government will need to think how to make money rather than getting free money from Mother Nature.
lol..hydrogen production still come from crude oil.
At least there are alternative ways to produce hydrogen. Stay positive broh
http://www.altenergy.org/renewables/hydrogen_and_fuel_cells_production.html
They’ll simply make this car unaffordable (75% fuel cell tax!) to the average M’sian, money-making problem solved!
People start complaining? Tell them it’s their patriotic duty to support Petronas or charge them with sedition if they refuse.
98 percent of the hydrogen used worldwide is made from natural gas.
It’s a good technology no less, but doubt we’ll be seeing them in MY ＆ SG soon as there’s no infrastructure for it & taxation issues.
Car design wise…love the front as it looks fierce, but hate the rear…somewhat designer got tired & just put a butt to it.
OMG…the design fail already laa…front and rear considered bad design
When it arrive or available to purchase Bolehland will change 100% – 200% to the car like ALWAYS !!!
Corruption country will always be corruption no matter what comments they shit and lies !!!
Stupid comment of the year
Yaa…u right. G tax 100%, Toyota add another 200% after G tax. Both are money hunger
Ya, to protect Proton it’s 300%. In Langkawi, it’s 0%
who told u Langkawi is 0%?
Euro 5 also they reluctant to give it to you, you expecting this in Malaysia? Can, high price tag lah….
haha same lorr gonna love this crap..and then he will say,this car gonna be famous at chin peng island or poor people cannot but this car..*grab a pop corn..
Sam Loo will be proud of this. Hahaha
When this car hit Malaysia, UMW place a RM200K price tag, so average Malaysian can’t afford it. So stuck with the Petrol/ Diesel engine car. So what is the point?
In Japan this car price 7.2 million yen about RM218k..lol
This is probably the ugliest car I’ve seen in my life.
What happened to the good old Supra days?
Look like DArk VAder; Welcome to the Dark side..LOL
As long as its not a kimchi, it will have RV
Who buy this stupid technology car?
Stupid? Smart people don’t buy Proton Panggang
thsi type of car never workable in Malaysia, so is call stupid technology.
I don’t trust Toyota anymore, rubbish design, pui~~~
Yeah, you better trust Proton, design very “good” that it get burnt and BBQ
I don’t Proton also
I don’t trust Proton also
I also don’t trust Proton
Buy Sonata or Optima better this junk
Toyota always manufacture devil product to destroy this world, don’t support
Proton always manufacture “good” product to perah it’s own people, support!
I talking about Toyota industry, u said Proton for what?
Look so ugly, Avanza have better look
Malaysian sure cannot build this type of car bcos Malaysian too lazy and stupid.
woah…this can call a car?
look at the air-cond vent, it’s from Datsun 120Y