Despite modest sales, Toyota does not give up on its hydrogen Mirai
This page is translated from the original post "Malgré des ventes confidentielles, Toyota ne renonce pas à sa Mirai à hydrogène" in French.
- 22/07/2024 13:42
The Toyota Mirai is certainly not the most popular model in the lineup, but there’s no question of neglecting this technological showcase.
One must not take the Mirai for anything other than what it is, namely a flagship for Toyota in its fight for a multi-technology approach to combating carbon emissions. The hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrain offers top-tier performance with zero exhaust emissions. But sorry for the easy pun, its technology is a real gas factory!
Toyota has decided to place the model at the heart of its impressive fleet of vehicles deployed for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This summer, 500 Mirai will be roaming the capital and its surroundings as part of the electrified fleet of over 2,650 vehicles it provides. After the Olympics, these models will join the Paris hydrogen taxi fleet, and to prepare for this, the Japanese manufacturer is taking the opportunity to make some upgrades. Since they are not developing a model intended to disappear, the Mirai seems well on its way to sticking around.
Toyota Prepares for the Post-Olympics
The Mirai features the latest updates from Toyota’s ADAS T-Mate, such as camera and radar optimization. Accident risk detection has reached a new level and can now identify frontal collision risks by considering traffic in two lanes as well as cyclists, motorcyclists, in addition to pedestrians and parked vehicles. More than useful in the context of driving in a city like Paris.
The instrument cluster is now fully digital. The driver can now customize the appearance of the new standard 12.3-inch display according to their preferences and moods. The digital key is now available as standard, integrated into the MyToyota smartphone app, allowing up to five people to use it to access the vehicle and start it. This opens up a whole new horizon for car sharing or corporate fleet usage. The future of the Mirai lies in professional use anyway, as no sane individual would consider getting a hydrogen car today given the sparse charging station availability.
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