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Toyota Mirai is London’s first hydrogen private hire car

Toyota Mirai 1st passenger London
Medical student Holly Tucker, the first London passenger for greentomatocars' Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with driver Mark Grose

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3 January 2016

A TOYOTA Mirai is London’s first hydrogen private hire car taking to the streets of the capital, the new fuel cell saloon operated by greentomatocars.

The first customer to experience Mirai was Holly Tucker, a medical student, who travelled 10 emissions-free miles from her home in Wimbledon to the West End.

It was a perfectly timed debut for the advanced Mirai.  With increased traffic from thousands of Christmas shoppers and deliveries in London, it is one vehicle that won’t be adding to pollution levels in the capital, as the only emission it produces from its tailpipe is water.

Holly Tucker sees the Mirai's water emission, with driver Mark Grose
Holly Tucker sees the Mirai’s water emission, with driver Mark Grose

Holly said: “It was really exciting to travel in the Mirai and I would definitely want to ride in it again.  The fact that you only have water coming out of the exhaust is amazing and it’s especially beneficial for London, as it’s important to keep our city clean.”

Mirai is the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell saloon, using hydrogen gas to generate electricity inside a fuel cell stack. This power is used to drive the car’s clean, quiet and powerful electric motor, with no harmful emissions and no need for plug-in recharging.

Spacious, refined and comfortable, it combines its advanced technology with superb practicality: a full-tank driving range of around 300 miles bears comparison with a petrol-powered car and the refuelling process only takes about three minutes to complete.

Greentomatocars is one of the first European customers for Mirai, taking two cars from the initial 12.

Julia Thomas, greentomatocars managing director, said: ‘We are thrilled to announce that the first hydrogen powered fuel cell Toyota Mirai are now actively on the road and servicing our greentomatocars clientele as they travel around London.

“As London’s own original eco passenger car service, we strive to support the latest in environmental transport technology and we are extremely excited to have these vehicles join our fleet, to delight our customers and to lead the way towards a cleaner city and world.”

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Holly Tucker sees the Mirai’s water emissions collected by driver Mark Grose

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