Hydrogen Fuel Cell
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Emitting nothing but water from the tailpipe, our pioneering hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles have the potential to revolutionise the way we drive. After introducing the world’s first production hydrogen powered car in 2014, we’re taking emissions fuel cell technology to new heights with the second generation Mirai, a vision for cleaner mobility that’s on the road today.
Instead of being powered by electricity stored in a battery, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles produce their electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell stack. Refuelling their hydrogen tanks from a pump takes less than five minutes, and once on the road, you’ll enjoy smooth zero tailpipe emission journeys. #034F33
Hydrogen is clean, safe and all around us. It’s so common it makes up 70% of matter in the universe. This allows hydrogen to be locally sourced and, if made with renewable energy, it can be completely carbon free.
The hydrogen refuelling network is growing every year. Refuelling is safe, easy and as familiar as it is in a conventional car.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric vehicles like the Mirai are just the start for hydrogen power. As a viable alternative to fossil fuels, hydrogen not only has the potential to cut global emissions in public and commercial transportation, it’s already moving us towards a society that’s entirely hydrogen based.
From fork lift and heavy duty trucks to the Caetanobus and Energy Observer ship, Toyota fuel cell technology is already making a difference on land and sea. And from next year it will power an entire community. Toyota’s Woven City, a prototype city at the base of Mount Fuji, will offer a fully connected ecosystem powered solely by hydrogen fuel cells.
HFCVs have some of the same positive features as battery-electric cars: they’re smooth, quiet, and peaceful to drive—and they emit no carbon dioxide or other harmful exhaust out their tailpipes, just water vapor. They also lack the charging time problem that EVs have; it takes just five minutes or so to refuel them for another 300- to 400-mile stint. There are a few disadvantages, however, the most challenging being the availability of hydrogen fuel. While plans a decade ago called for California to have 100 hydrogen stations by now, in reality, the number is about 60. Most problematic, not all those stations are online and available for fueling at all times. You can count the total number of "H70" green dots in the real-time Station Status report maintained by the California Fuel Cell Partnership to see how many are live at any given moment. Many hydrogen drivers rely on that app to map their fueling stops before they venture out.
Pros & Cons of Hydrogen Car
