Toyota Mirai lease price drops to $349/month
Toyota has cut the monthly lease rate on its Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle by $150 to $349.The automaker says that the model's $57,500 MSRP is not changing, and neither is the $865 destination fee.The car is eligible for a $8,000 federal tax credit and a $5,000 California rebate.
Toyota Mirai pricing announced
Return to Home PageToyota Mirai pricing announcedThe Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle combines hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity onboard, while emitting nothing but water vapor.It is a zero emission vehicle available in California with an EPA estimated driving range of 312 miles, and refuels in around five minutes.The Mirai has a MSRP of $57,500 plus an $865 destination fee.
Poop-Powered Car: Toyota Mirai Runs off Hydrogen from Human Waste
It's the same poo-to-hydrogen conversion that's proven quite useful in India, where "they have loads of biogas plants in villages and such that are just part of their energy infrastructure," according to Marc Melaina of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.It's a process that Yoshikazu Tanaka, chief engineer of the Toyota Mirai, would ultimately like to see create a "hydrogen society," but poo isn't known for it's renewable potential, at least in the United States.Bill Elrick, executive director of the California Fuel Cell Partnership, laid bare the dilemma to Quartz, saying "There's only some few hundred Mirais in the state of California right now...that's not enough to turn it into a full business from Toyota's perspective or the energy producers' perspectives."But, the effects of turning poop into energy -- and even viable drinking water -- have been proven repeatedly.