• A bare chassis of Toyota’s new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV) sedan car “Mirai”, meaning “future” in Japanese. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    A bare chassis of Toyota’s new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV) sedan car “Mirai”, meaning “future” in Japanese. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • A supply port on the Mirai. Toyota is hoping to replicate the success of its Prius hybrid with a vehicle that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    A supply port on the Mirai. Toyota is hoping to replicate the success of its Prius hybrid with a vehicle that runs on hydrogen instead of gasoline. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Toyota deputy chief engineer Yoshikazu Tanaka speaks next to the company’s new fuel cell vehicle (FCV) sedan car Mirai (bottom) during an unveiling event at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, November 18, 2014. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Toyota deputy chief engineer Yoshikazu Tanaka speaks next to the company’s new fuel cell vehicle (FCV) sedan car Mirai (bottom) during an unveiling event at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, November 18, 2014. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • The car will first go on sale in four cities in Japan on December 15. Sales in the United States and Europe will follow in the fourth quarter of 2015. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    The car will first go on sale in four cities in Japan on December 15. Sales in the United States and Europe will follow in the fourth quarter of 2015. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada introduces the Mirai, the company’s first commercially available, mid-sized hydrogen fuel cell sedan, at a press preview in Newport Beach, California on November 17, 2014. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada introduces the Mirai, the company’s first commercially available, mid-sized hydrogen fuel cell sedan, at a press preview in Newport Beach, California on November 17, 2014. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Toyota aims to sell just 700 globally next year, mainly due to a dearth of hydrogen fuel stations, executives said. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Toyota aims to sell just 700 globally next year, mainly due to a dearth of hydrogen fuel stations, executives said. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada, who led development of the first-generation Prius, said he expected global sales to rise to “tens of thousands” in the 2020s. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada, who led development of the first-generation Prius, said he expected global sales to rise to “tens of thousands” in the 2020s. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • Mirai can go 650km on a full tank under Japanese standards. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    Mirai can go 650km on a full tank under Japanese standards. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • Toyota executive vice president Mitsuhisa Kato (left) and Yoshikazu Tanaka, deputy chief engineer, pose for pictures in front of the company’s new Mirai. Yuya Shino / Reuters
    Toyota executive vice president Mitsuhisa Kato (left) and Yoshikazu Tanaka, deputy chief engineer, pose for pictures in front of the company’s new Mirai. Yuya Shino / Reuters
  • The engine part of the Mirai is shown at its showroom test course in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    The engine part of the Mirai is shown at its showroom test course in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • Toyota employees polish a Mirai as it is shown to the media at its showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    Toyota employees polish a Mirai as it is shown to the media at its showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • A Toyota employee drives a Mirai on the road near its showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    A Toyota employee drives a Mirai on the road near its showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • The Mirai arrives at a charge station near Toyota’s showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    The Mirai arrives at a charge station near Toyota’s showroom in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo

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Toyota Mirai, new hydrogen fuel cell car unveiled - in pictures

Liz Claus

November 18, 2014

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The Mirai was unveiled at an event at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on November 18.

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