Toyota India Begin Testing Mirai FCEV With ICAT – Launch On The Cards? | V3Cars

17 March 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor have signed an MoU with the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the Mirai pilot project. The Toyota Mirai pilot project will facilitate the testing of the second-gen Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in India. ICAT will help in the testing process whereas IOCL will provide the refuelling service for the Mirai.

Toyota India aim to meet the aspirations of the Indian government to contain the CO2 emissions and also cut down the dependency on oil imports. The Indian government, on the other hand, is working on ways to produce green hydrogen in India via renewable energy sources. With the optimum production and use of green hydrogen, India plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 45% by the year 2030.

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FCEVs are another last-mile mobility solution like electric vehicles. FCEVs are also arguably more favourable than fully-electric vehicles in the longer run, owning to multiple benefits. The Toyota Mirai FCEV has already crossed the 18,000 sales mark globally, and the second-gen Mirai has been popular worldwide.

Toyota Hydrogen Car Fuel Cell

The second-gen Toyota Mirai made its debut last year. The Toyota Mirai FCEV comes with 3 hydrogen tanks. Unlike electric cars, which take a couple of hours to charge, the Mirai can fill up all 3 hydrogen tanks in under 5 minutes, giving it a range of 650km. The Mirai can store 5.6kg of highly-compressed hydrogen gas in its 3 tanks. The new Mirai also gets a denser battery pack which offers better output than before.

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The second-gen Toyota Mirai uses a rear-mounted electric motor and produces 182PS of power while leaving water as its tailpipe emission. Thanks to the GA-L platform, Toyota have managed to package the components better, giving the Mirai a 50:50 weight distribution. If the Toyota Mirai serves well in Indian climatic and driving conditions, then we can expect Toyota India to launch the Mirai FCEV in the Indian market.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.