Economy
Toyota Mirai is breaking a world record! 1360 km on hydrogen
It is true that the car segment was bet on electricity! However, relying on hydrogen to power electric motors is also a reality. Toyota announced in June that Mirai had set a record Traveled 1000 kilometers using one hydrogen cell.
This record was recently broken and the new Toyota Mirai record is now 1360 km.
loading the hydrogen tank took no more than 5 minutes
The 2021 hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai made it to the Guinness Book of Records for the longest distance on a single charge. In August last year, Southern California covered a total of 1,360 km. It should also be noted that loading the hydrogen tank took no more than 5 minutes.
The record was achieved with “professional” drivers. (Wayne Gerdes, Distance Recorder, was the pilot and Bob Winger was his navigator) who managed to optimize the operation of the car, taking into account weather conditions and in previously studied directions. The trip took three days.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. So much so that in theory it could be extracted or produced in a variety of ways. But in order not to mislead you, we have already stated that the most common method of producing hydrogen today is by extracting it from fossil fuels.
Each car, like traditional cars, has a dedicated tank for storing this type of fuel. To generate energy, this hydrogen is released in a controlled manner by coming into contact with oxygen. This is later fuel cell, a hydrogen fuel cell that is formed in a reaction that provides the energy needed to move a car.
The Toyota Mirai is available in Portugal from € 67,856.
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