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Will the Toyota Mirai be available in Canada?

Will the Toyota Mirai be available in Canada?

Finding alternative fuel sources has been a major objective throughout the automotive industry for a long time. For many, it’s not just about saving money at the pump, but rather about saving the environment so that future generations inherit a habitable world. One alternative fuel source that has been making waves over the past couple of years, thanks in major part to the Toyota Mirai, is Fuel Cell Technology. We’re hopeful that the new FCEV will soon be available here in Canada, especially considering Toyota is mounting a countrywide campaigned geared toward raising awareness for the vehicle and the technology behind it.

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“The hydrogen-powered Mirai joins Toyota’s broad range of advanced technology systems and vehicles – including hybrids that we build in Canada – to help reduce emissions under real world conditions while delivering everything that drivers desire in a car, SUV or light-duty truck. We’re pleased to kick off the Mirai’s cross-Canada demonstration in Montreal this month, and look forward to sharing with drivers and stake holders this hydrogen-powered approach to a cleaner future. Watch for the Mirai at auto shows and other events from coast to coast throughout 2017.”

– Stephen Beatty, Vice President, Toyota Canada Inc.

Canadian Cross-Country Awareness Campaign

In an effort to raise awareness for fuel cell technology and its importance to the future, Toyota will be taking three different production versions of the Toyota Mirai on a tour around Canada, and it kicked off last month at the Montreal International Auto Show. The tour will inform people that the Mirai is not only a more environmentally-conscious and fuel-efficient option, but that it also operates exceptionally well in cold weather and that Quebec is one of the world’s leaders in hydrogen production.

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We’re hopeful that all of this awareness spreading will lead to more hydrogen fueling stations being built across Canada, so that bringing the Mirai to places like Edmonton becomes possible and, therefore, more probable.

How many Ministers can you fit into a Toyota Mirai?

How many Ministers can you fit into a Toyota Mirai?

Yesterday, the Toyota Mirai made it to Ottawa, and Transport Canada decided to figure out how many ministers could fit into the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle – also known as the future of transportation, for good reason. Mirai actually translated to future, and many people expect hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to be the next big thing. The tweets below are just a few showing the events of the day, two of them including three Ministers riding into the impressive new vehicle.

 

Is the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle coming to Canada?

Is the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle coming to Canada?

2016 Toyota Mirai Coming to Canada

Well over a year ago, we informed you on Toyota’s advancements in the field of fuel cell technology, aka the Toyota Mirai. While we’re still unaware of whether or not it will receive a Canadian release date, we do have a bit of new about the 2016 Toyota Mirai coming to Canada. Unfortunately, it was not yet for a widespread release, but it did be participate in the 2016 EcoRun. EcoRun is an annual AJAC event that kicked off June 1st and ran through today, and the Mirai headlined the event for Toyota alongside a host of other strong, efficient vehicles.

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“Toyota has the proven track record for developing and producing real-world vehicles that are cleaner, fuel efficient, fun to drive and easy to adopt by drivers around the world. We’re always ready to put our technology to the test, so we welcome this opportunity to show Canadians the power and efficiency of the Mirai, plus our popular Prius and RAV4 Hybrid models.”

– Cyril Dimitris, Vice President, Toyota Canada Inc.

Toyota 2016 EcoRun Entrants

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Toyota Fuel Cell Technology

Toyota Fuel Cell Technology

Toyota Fuel Cell Technology

Toyota recently announced plans for its hydrogen fueled vehicle, the Toyota Mirai. Toyota is constantly finding new ways to pave the path for innovative ways to fuel vehicles. They already have a large variety of hybrid vehicles and now they are expanding their technology even further. They have patented industry leading fuel cell technology to make the Toyota Mirai as fuel efficient and environmentally friendly as possible. While many companies would keep these innovations a secret, Toyota has decided to share the Toyota fuel cell technology with others.

Toyota announced at the 2015 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas that they would be providing thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty-free. With this information available many companies will able to develop and introduce fuel cell technologies around the world. This list of patents includes an estimated 1,970 patents related to fuel cell stacks, 290 associated with high-pressure hydrogen tanks, 3,350 related to fuel cell system software control and 70 percent related to hydrogen production and supply.

Toyota is known for being an innovative company especially when it comes to alternative fuel sources. Toyota also has a history of providing its intellectual properties for others to use. By sharing this valuable information, the development of new technologies will help the automotive industry move more quickly into the future. Toyota patents related to fuel cell vehicles will be available for royalty-free licenses until the end of 2020 while patents for hydrogen production and supply will remain available indefinitely.

Those interested in Toyota’s fuel cell-related patents will be able to negotiate contracts with Toyota. It is an exciting time to be part of the automotive industry. New developments are right around the corner in terms of fuel cell technology and more. Explore all the technologies Toyota has to offer at Toyota on the Trail in Edmonton AB. Schedule a test drive today and learn more about the Toyota Mirai below.

The Future Has Arrived!

The Future Has Arrived!

Toyota Mirai

The future of the automotive world is always being discussed. No one is completely sure what innovations will be created in the future, but there are some exciting developments happening right now. Recently hybrids and battery powered vehicles have become more and more prominent in the automotive world, but car companies are still looking for different more environmental ways to fuel cars. That’s why Toyota has been working hard to created the first hydrogen powered car, the Toyota Mirai. 

Toyota has been in talks of developing a vehicle completely powered by hydrogen for a while and recently the president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda has announced the name of this fuel cell sedan in a web video. The vehicle is called “Mirai” which means “future” in Japanese. This groundbreaking vehicle can travel up to 483 kilometers (300 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen and emits only water vapor. This will be the most environmentally-friendly car on the market when it comes out. Toyota is a big believer of a future with safer, greener and easier travel which can be seen through vehicles like the 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

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This could be a huge start improvement in how cars are fueled and it will be interesting to see if other car companies will follow suit. Toyota is striving to diminish our reliance on oil which is an admirable goal. Toyota predicts that this new hydrogen fuel can come from anywhere, even garbage. Even with this change in fuel dependency, Toyoda says that it will will be a fun car to drive with dynamic handling.

Here at Toyota on the Trail, we can’t wait to see the Toyota Mirai in person. Hopefully it will be be the change the automotive industry needs to become greener and more efficient. We are proud to be associated with a company that is constantly making a difference with different alternative fuel sources. Right now Toyota on the Trail has a variety of hybrids to choose from including the Highlander Hybrid and Camry Hybrid. Check back here often to see when this hydrogen powered car hits the market. See the official announcement video below.