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Toyota Names Upcoming Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-car-by-any-other-name-would-drive-as-clean dept.

An anonymous reader writes Toyota has announced the name of its new hydrogen-powered car: Mirai, which means "future" in Japanese. Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said: "Today, we are at a turning point in automotive history. A turning point where a four-door sedan can travel 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen, can be refueled in under five minutes and emit only water vapor."

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  1. Re:Not For Me by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Remember, Hydrogen is really just a battery when you think about it

    How many batteries can be completely recharged in under five minutes?

  2. Re:How do I refill it? by jo_ham · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yes, but batteries aren't a cryogenic liquid that embrittles everything it touches. Ooops.

    You think hydrogen stored for use in commercial fuel cell vehicles is stored cryogenically.

    Cute.

    I can see why you didn't log in.