Five Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Toyota Mirai

The specs

The 2015 Mirai will be able to travel about 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen gas and will take just five minutes to fuel up. This is pretty good compared to other zero-emission vehicles. The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf for example has a range of just 83 miles and takes four hours to recharge on a 240V outlet. Even the Tesla Model S takes 20 minutes to recharge to 200 miles if you use the special super charger station.

Compared to other hydrogen cars, the Mirai is a step up, as the 2015 Hyundai Tucson FCV can only travel 265 miles on a tank while the Honda FCX Clarity offered 240 miles.

Under the hood of the Mirai is an electric motor that makes 153 hp and 247 lb-ft of torque, which can send this 4,000 lbs. car to 60 mph in about 9 seconds. This is the most powerful motor fitted to a fuel-cell vehicle.