Toyota Sweetens Mirai Fuel Cell Pot With Hydrogen From Biogas
Anyone anticipating the immanent demise of the Mirai might have to stretch their timeline a bit. Earlier this year, Toyota introduced a next-generation version of the fuel cell sedan, withEven if sales of the Mirai don’t pick up, the car can still function as a rolling advertisement for Toyota’s other fuel cell business. The company began applying its fuel cell know-how toback in 2017, aiming to exploit some advantages in that area compared to battery power.
“Fuel cell electric powertrains are advantageous for heavy- and medium-duty transport when compared to other all-electric options, such as battery electric, as they are often lighter to allow for more payload, and they offer more uptime thanks to fueling times that are much closer to conventional diesel powertrains,” Toyota explains.passed muster with the California Air Resources Board, providing the company with a powerful angle for marketing the kit to truck makers and operators.
Toyota’s factory in Kentucky will manufacture the new CARB-certified powertrain. That kind of pulls the rug out from under Daniel Cameron, the state’s Attorney General. Cameron is part of a multi-state, Republican-lead effort that leverages the to stem the flow of investor dollars into clean tech. However, soon his own home state will begin exporting diesel-killing technology all across the US.Earlier this year, an unconfirmed report from the news organization Nikkei also suggests that Toyota will further pull the rug out from Cameron, with plans to produce more thanFind me on
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