Toyota has announced it will begin selling fuel cell
cars next month , taking a first small step into the
unproven market for emissions -free, hydrogen -powered vehicles .
The sporty-looking, four -door Toyota Mirai - that
runs on compressed hydrogen gas without emitting
exhaust - will be available in Japan on December
15 and in the US and Europe in mid -2015 , the
world' s largest automaker said on Tuesday .
Mitsuhisa Kato , a Toyota executive vice president ,
said Mirai will retail for about $ 57, 600 before
taxes.
Besides the relatively high cost , buyers will have to
contend with finding fuel. Only a few dozen
hydrogen filling stations have been built
worldwide , though governments are subsidising the
construction of more .
In Japan , with about 30 stations, that means the
regions around Tokyo , Osaka and Nagoya cities in
central and western Japan and the northern part
of Kyushu island in the south .
A few stations have opened in California in
the United States, and there are plans to build
some in the Northeast. Germany and the United
Kingdom are among European countries that have
or plan to build them
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