13 Facts About Toyota Mirai

Toyota Mirai is a mid-size hydrogen fuel cell vehicle manufactured by Toyota, and is one of the first FCV automobiles to be mass-produced and sold commercially.

The Toyota Mirai was unveiled at the November 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.

In June 2014, Toyota Mirai showcased an FCV with an exterior design close to production, announced details about pricing in Japan, and set a domestic market launch before April 2015, with initial sales limited to regions where hydrogen refueling infrastructure is being developed.

The Toyota Mirai-designed carbon fiber hydrogen tanks have undergone extreme testing to ensure their strength and durability in a crash.

Toyota Mirai has two hydrogen tanks with a three-layer structure made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic consisting of nylon 6 from Ube Industries and other materials.

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At Toyota's Higashi-Fuji Technical Center, the Mirai has been subjected to extensive crash testing to evaluate a design specifically intended to address frontal, side and rear impacts and to provide claimed excellent protection of vehicle occupants.

Second-generation Toyota Mirai was unveiled in October 2019 and went on sale in December 2020.

In January 2018, Toyota Canada announced that the Mirai for the Canadian market would first become available in Quebec, in line with the provincial government's zero-emission vehicle standard adopted the previous month.

Previously, a fleet of 50 Toyota Mirai vehicles had been internally tested by the Quebec government under the direction of Quebec's Minister of Natural Resources, Pierre Moreau.

Toyota Mirai is partnering with, among other agencies, Quebec's Ministry of Energy and Hydro-Quebec, to introduce hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the province.

Germany and Denmark were in the first group of European countries where the Toyota Mirai was released, to be followed by additional markets in 2017.

Toyota Mirai won the 2016 World Green Car of the Year Award, announced at the 2016 New York International Auto Show.

Toyota Mirai dealers announced they will update the fuel cell system software at no cost to the customer, claiming the process will take about half an hour.