The Toyota Mirai enters the Guinness Book of World Records. The electrically powered Toyota with fuel cell on board has driven a record distance of 1,360 kilometers with its full hydrogen tanks.
In May, Toyota made a record attempt with the Mirai in France. A copy of Toyota’s second generation Mirai reached a distance of no less than 1,003 kilometers on a set of full hydrogen tanks. Quite an achievement, especially when you know that Toyota has an official range of about 650 kilometers for the Mirai. That you with extremely efficient hypermile you can squeeze the hydrogen tanks of the Mirai even more miles, proves Toyota in the United States.
Toyota Mirai
A Toyota Mirai has driven a distance of 845 miles on a set of full hydrogen tanks, converted no less than 1,360 kilometers. That gives the Mirai a Guinness World Record. Never before has a hydrogen car driven such a long distance without refueling once. Behind the wheel of the record-breaking Mirai was Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger, well-known so-called hypermilers who managed to wring more than double the manufacturer’s range from the three together 5.6 kilo hydrogen tanks of the Mirai by driving extremely quietly.
The record ride took two days. On day one, the rider duo covered a distance of 761 kilometers in the southern US state of California. On day two, another 599 kilometers were driven. According to Toyota, most kilometers were driven during rush hours at temperatures between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius. More interesting figures: according to Toyota, a car with an ‘average petrol engine’ would have pumped 301.2 kilos of CO2 into the atmosphere during the same trip. The Mirai in turn does not have a gram, although, as with the number for a petrol car, the gases released during the production of the fuel have not been taken into account.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl