A Toyota Mirai has achieved a new world record for the longest distance travelled in a production automobile on a single tank of hydrogen.
The Mirai travelled 1,003 kilometres (623 miles) from a hydrogen station in the Paris municipality of Orly. The car was only driven on public roads in the Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire regions, south of Paris.
Under typical driving circumstances, Toyota claims the latest-generation Mirai can go roughly 650 km (403 miles), however the four drivers who took part in the record-breaking run were able to get substantially more mileage.
Victorien Erussard, the founder of Energy Observer, a Toyota partner who has previously designed a boat using a Toyota fuel cell, was one of the drivers. Toyota Motor Europe engineer James Olden, Mirai product manager Maxime le Hir, and Toyota France PR manager Marie Gadd were among the other drivers.
“With the new Mirai, we took on an incredible challenge. “Start your Impossible, going beyond our own limitations, is the philosophy that drives us internally, and we demonstrated it again today,” Toyota France CEO Frank Marotte said in a statement. “I'd want to express my gratitude to the Toyota France and Toyota Europe teams, as well as Victorien at Energy Observer, with whom we share a common goal and ambition. We will be able to contribute to a better and more environmentally responsible society through solid relationships. Take a seat for the future, with Toyota's desire to reach 'Beyond Zero.'
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