Toyota to unveil its vehicle fuel cell technology concept at Tokyo

             

Toyota is previewing fuel cell technology, with significant gains over its existing Mirai model, with its Tokyo show concept, the Fine-Comfort Ride. 

The Japanese brand’s novel six-seater weighs more than two tonnes and features a long tubed hydrogen tank capable of holding six kilos of fuel. But the car has a predicted range of more than 600 miles - thanks, in part, to gains made in the fuel cell ‘stack’ that converts the mix of hydrogen and oxygen into electricity to power the Fine-Comfort Ride’s four in-wheel motors. Toyota is targeting a total output of 416bhp.

“The next generation of stack has an efficiency gain of more than 10 percent over the Mirai’s stack,” Takao Sato, the project’s chief engineer, confirmed at a pre-Tokyo-show briefing. And while he declined to confirm that the car could make production, he stated, “The Fine-Comfort Ride is a concept, for now. But we are developing technologies for the future and we are active in various developments. Launch timing is not decided but 2025-2030 is the target date for making it complete.”