Mirai — meaning “future” in Japanese — is Toyota’s fuel-cell vehicle, a hybrid car powered by two tanks of high-pressure hydrogen and an electric motor. For the world’s biggest carmaker by sales, this is no mere movie tie-in project. It is Toyota’s next big visionary bet. It is run by hydrogen.
The hydrogen car represents a key moment for a company that may be making record profits but is still recovering its poise after a global recall over unintended acceleration.
The move echoes Toyota’s big bet two decades ago on petrol-electric hybrids. The company launched the Prius in 1997 and has now sold 8m vehicles worldwide, turning Toyota into a leading green-car company.
A futuristic, 4.9m-long saloon, the car has an aggressive, boxy shape and huge grilles that dominate its front end, offering an instant reminder that this is not your average runabout.
Toyota showed off special version of this car this week. (Agencies)
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