2016 Toyota Mirai Review - Are Hydrogen Cars The Future?

The 2016 Toyota Mirai is a zero emission vehicle which is powered by an onboard hydrogen fuel cell. It features an electric motor producing 151 HP and 247 lb-ft of torque, thanks to a 153 HP power output solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack. Also onboard are two carbon fiber reinforced hydrogen tanks.

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Features Include:
- Electronic push-button start with Smart Key
- Noise reducing glass
- 8 way power seats, heated
- Heated steering wheel
- Premium audio with navigation
- Intelligent touch controls for climate and radio
- LED headlamps with automatic high beams feature
- LED DRLs
- 8 year/100,000 mile fuel cell system warranty

MSRP - $57,500

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[IAmMinnian]

just a tip for these in car interview videos or reviews. you should put a lowpass on the audio because the low pitched car noise was a bit much for me. great video and you asked some great questions. I'm glad a big company like Toyota is finally competing with Tesla.

[chrisperez]

now the real question is... can you boost it?

[jackedrussell]

But what about using hydrogen as if it's gasoline? I still want that awesome sound you can get from a crossplane V8 and a proper manual transmission with a clutch.

[brayingmulewithnofree-will]

I don't want to refill my hydrogen car at the same station as those gasoline peasants.

[jerri]

i really dont know why there are not more manufactures that work on a hydrogen car.

[bluecollardisruptor]

Without a doubt the decision to drop all electric battery power cars is the most short sighted thing Toyota has ever done. Waiting another 50-60 years for hydrogen distillation facilities and a distribution network to be developed and built is not an option for the planet. The huge mistakes Toyota now makes on a regular basis (Scion, Mexican plants, two tiered workforces) make them appear lost. Their market share and sales are dropping quickly as their best minds jump ship to better more progressive companies. What happened to you Toyota?

[OzcarMtl]

Is Toyota actually trying to make even uglier cars every year? Is Toyota just trolling us? Are they trying to make everyone forget that they once used to make awesome cars like the Supra, MR2, Celica, etc? They could have developed this technology and make the car pretty pretty, but no, they chose to make it look like that. Toyota has officialy lost it's soul to volume sales.

[Palios]

are you familiar with the six stroke engine, would you bother make a film explaining a little mate? also some facts about the two stroke, thank you very much in advance! love your channel and videos

[ToyotaLife]

impressive car for sure. The looks are growing on me the more I see it. I wonder what some tinted windows and better looking bigger wheels will do to it look wise.

[JohnmillerPowerlifting]

I think this will be the next step in cars for us. over time the cost will come down and more car companies will transport over.

[cmpoirot]

One thing that the person that you test drove with didn't mention was that hydrogen's energy density is 1/3 of what gasoline's is. Since ICE engines are around 30-35% efficient, that would mean that the fuel cell would have to be very close to 100% efficiency just to have the same cost basis for driving the same distance

[christopherjackson]

....continued from below - so I just wanted to say hi, and I am now binge watching your posts. Very informative, and very spot on - you really put some complicated concepts into very easy to understand language and in a very factually accurate and non biased way. Bravo! If per chance we should ever meet I would love to shake your hand and chat about cars. Cheers!

[christopherjackson]

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[ASR]

Recently on your FB, there was a bit of a discussion on electric vs. hydrogen. I think the general consensus was that electric cars were more viable because they "cut out the middle man" when compared with hydrogen cars (because you are using the electricity to make the hydrogen to charge the batteries instead of just using electricity to charge the batteries). For a video that has "Are Hydrogen Cars the Future?" in the title, why not have at least a bit of a discussion on which technology is more efficient/cost effective/environmentally friendly. Titles like that work great for more views but they also make viewers expect the topic behind the title to be addressed with some substance/meat.

[sunyboy]

Important fact about hydrogen:

The hydrogen gas that we use industrially nowadays is almost universally made from natural gas, that's right, a fossil fuel. This is most likely because it's the most efficient/cheapest way of obtaining pure hydrogen.

So in case anyone was thinking hydrogen is the way of the future, it's only a viable option for as long as we have natural gas, which then needs to be processed in order to obtain the pure hydrogen, which of course takes energy, which causes more pollution.

So the obvious question is, why not just use the natural gas for fuel? Answer: probably because it's really easy to market hydrogen as being clean for people who aren't fully aware of all the implications of industrial size hydrogen production.

[Eddiesoc]

its funny cause i liked the car until he mentioned how it was similar to the Prius than i realized i need to hate this car to cause as a car guy the culture tells us to

[Xyanider]

Would be cool to have a review of the Honda Clarity as well that is next big competitor and has better technology (More Range, HP and smaller generator etc).

[wozzinator]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the fuel cell stack isn't supplying energy directly to the electric engine, it charges a battery which then goes to the engine because the current generation of the fuel cell isn't exactly large. I believe this is how the Volt works except it uses gas to charge the battery which then runs the electric engine. I'm not sure I consider fuel cell vehicles as a separate category from EVs and their large battery packs, EVs are just more agnostic as to what gives the battery its charge.

[MostlyLoveOfMusic]

very interesting - if the expense of hydrogen is reduced then this could be a strong solution to electric cars in the future

[LifeofLin]

Been driving my Mirai for 10k miles so far and I love it! Granted, I live 2 miles from a station, but still..