Can Toyota's Mirai be the next Prius?
- Magazine Feature Article
- 14AUTD12_02
- English
Toyota's first fuel-cell car has a range of 300 miles, fills up in 5 minutes, and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in about 9 seconds.
A decade and a half ago, low gasoline prices and rebounding car sales did nothing to stop
Today, with fuel prices sagging and auto sales rising, the Japanese carmaker is again attempting to open up a whole new green-car segment with its first hydrogen fuel-cell production vehicle, the Mirai. Whether the Mirai, which means “future” in Japanese, presages Prius-like success is hotly debated.