Toyota Gazoo Racing will debut the GR Yaris Rally2 H2 Concept, a rally car equipped with a hydrogen engine, at Rally Finland, taking place from 31 July to 3 August. Toyota has been competing with a hydrogen engine Corolla since 2021 in Japan’s Super Taikyu endurance circuit racing series, accelerating its efforts to create ever-better motorsports-bred cars … [Read more...]
Hydrogen HiLux moves closer to realisation
A ground-breaking project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Hilux pick-up has moved to its final phase, signalling another milestone in Toyota’s progress towards a zero carbon future. Since the unveiling of the first prototype vehicle in September 2023, Toyota and its consortium partners supported by UK Government funding have successfully progressed … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Toyota Mirai FCV
The future of motoring is on the road, here and now but in limited numbers. Very slowly and with little fanfare, the Toyota Mirai (meaning ‘the future’) has been introduced and is being sold to selected customers who can access hydrogen fuel. So far there are only about 20 Mirai models on UK roads and another 30 will come in 2017 but the … [Read more...]
Exceptional demand is boost for Toyota Mirai
Toyota will increase production of its Mirai fuel cell car. The hydrogen-powered saloon was launched in Japan on 15 December and will be introduced in the UK and other selected European markets this year. The new plan calls for production to increase from 700 units this year to approximately 2,000 in 2016 and around 3,000 in 2017 as unprecedented … [Read more...]