Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama Test drive a new fuel cell vehicle Supporting the spread as a government November 9, 16:46
While the realization of "decarbonization" is an issue, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama expressed his intention to test drive a new fuel cell vehicle and support the spread of the vehicle as a government.
A feature of fuel cell vehicles is that they run on electricity generated by reacting hydrogen and oxygen filled in the vehicle, and do not emit carbon dioxide during driving.
On the 9th, Minister Kajiyama took a test drive on the new fuel cell vehicle "MIRAI" that Toyota Motor plans to sell next month and confirmed the ride comfort.
The "MIRAI" was sold as the world's first fuel cell vehicle for the general public in 2014, but domestic sales have reached only about 3,700 units in total, reducing costs and establishing a base for filling hydrogen. Etc. are issues.
After the test drive, Minister Kajiyama said, "Fuel cell vehicles are very important for the realization of carbon neutrality. We would like to support the spread of fuel cell vehicles by citing the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a symbol of the hydrogen society."
Toyota is aiming to increase sales of fuel cell vehicles to 30,000 units a year, which is 10 times the current level, and Director Shigeki Terashi told reporters, "Not only passenger cars but also passenger cars to popularize fuel cell vehicles. We would like to consider expanding it to commercial vehicles such as trucks. "