01 Apr, 2016

Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle launches in Sweden and Norway this summer, Netherlands later this year

Green Transportation & Logistics | NORWAY | 31 Mar, 2016
Published by : Care To Trade

Toyota will launch the Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Sweden and Norway this summer, following other European countries that have introduced the Toyota Mirai in 2015 (UK, Germany and Denmark) or early 2016 (Belgium). The Netherlands will follow later this year. The Mirai launched in Japan in December 2014 and in the US in 2015.

In Norway the launch comes at a time when on top of the 5 existing hydrogen stations in the east of the country, two local hydrogen providers (HyOP and Uno-x) have committed to add more than 20 hydrogen stations across the country by 2020.

The hydrogen stations are also expected to be a priority in the 2018-2029 National Transport Plan that comes with additional funding. Toyota customers enjoy the same benefits of electric vehicles, i.e. VAT and tax exemptions on purchase, access to bus lanes and free toll.

Photo : Toyota FCV High Pressure Hydrogen Tank | Bertel Schmitt

Similar to neighboring Norway, Sweden already has a number of hydrogen stations in cities such as Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, with more in the pipeline to open later this year (Mariestad and an additional station in the capital Stockholm).

Youtube: Fueled by the Future | Back to the Future | Presented by Toyota Mirai | Toyota

In Sweden, hydrogen is locally produced 100% based on renewable energy, just as in Denmark.

The number of Toyota Mirai cars sold in both countries will initially be small. Toyota estimates selling around 30,000 units a year globally in 2020 from 3,000 units in 2017.

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