Toyota began selling the car with a hydrogen engine

Today in Japan, began selling the car Toyota Mirai («Future" Jap.) - The world's first serial hydrogen-powered car. Price trends of 7,236,000 yen (about $ 61,100), while the Japanese government subsidizes the purchase at 2.02 million yen (a little more than $ 17 000). According to the plans of the company sales were to begin in the spring of 2015, however, as the number of pre-orders exceeded expectations, it was decided to postpone the date to an earlier date.

Mirai - this four-door sedan, the engine of which is an electric motor with a capacity of 151 liters. p., receiving power from the converter, the starting substance is hydrogen stored in two tanks made of carbon fiber under 70 MPa pressure. Required for the chemical reaction of oxygen is supplied directly from the radiator of a vehicle while it is moving. One filling is enough to run 480 km, and she refueling 5 kilograms (170 liters) of hydrogen takes about 3 minutes. The maximum speed is 111 Mirai miles per hour (180 km / h), with acceleration to 100 km / h will require 9 seconds.



Under the hood Mirai i>

In Europe, the car officially will present at the Geneva Motor Show, and in America, sales will begin late next year at a price of $ 57,500 (which is comparable with the brainchild of Elon Musk - electric cars Tesla) in California, and only in the amount of 200 copies - at the moment hydrogen fueling stations in the United States absent, and Toyota, together with Air Liquide plans to build them in the amount of 12 pieces to the top of sales - the price of one station is $ 7.2 million. It is expected that the final price of a car, taking into account all discounts and government subsidies could be worth $ 45 000. < br />


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In addition to its direct purpose, the power plant of the car can also serve as a kind of home for home power plant engineers claim that they developed using the PTO (Power take off System) average Japanese house can be powered with electricity generated within 5 days. Interestingly, the idea of ​​this non-standard use of the car возникла because of the significant risks of disasters in Japan when the tsunami whole towns are without electricity.



Regardless of whether there is reason to worry Elon Musk, TASS, referring to the former minister of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, notes , that "age of oil is coming to an end»:

As a result of the spread of alternative sources of demand for oil will decline. In the field of electricity generation it is already replace nuclear and wind installations. To transport the oil is still needed, but the demand and there falls due to the growing spread of hybrid and electric cars. Oil era finally ends, if you can practically implement hydrogen fuel and cheap to produce its & quot;. Blockquote> expert says.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/242987/