Toyota's foray into hydrogen was well-intended, but some buyers feel misled on the car's capabilities and ease of use. Now they want their money back.
Mirai means 'future' in Japanese. When Toyota made a big bet that hydrogen was the future of driving, naming its first hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell EV the Toyota Mirai seemed a fitting move for those huge ambitions. Things haven't worked out that way. As early adopters found out, the Mirai wasn't the ideal future that so many wanted it to be.
“I think it has become clear to industry reps and policymakers alike that we, as a state, should have approached the introduction of hydrogen cars differently from the outset,” said Greg Cane, founding member of the California Hydrogen Car Owners Association. “We deployed stations too slowly with a technology that was still developing. As related to the technology challenges, things are evolving rapidly… the new liquid hydrogen stations have a much greater uptime than the older stations.
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