“Ultimate eco-car” fuel cell car sharing begins November 21 18:08
An initiative in Tokyo to start using fuel cell vehicles, which are expected to be the ultimate eco-car, for low-cost car sharing.
Car sharing is a service that allows multiple people to use a car in a commercial facility or a parking lot in a residential area. This initiative was jointly started by ORIX Automobile, which develops the service, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Fuel cell vehicles are called “ultimate eco-cars” because they run on electricity generated by the chemical reaction between hydrogen, which is fuel, and oxygen in the air, and only drain water while driving.
The price of the fuel cell vehicle that can be used this time will be more than 7 million yen, but the capital will bear a part of the cost, and the charge will be 2800 yen in 6 hours and 4200 yen in 12 hours, a compact that uses gasoline as fuel. It is held below the car.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is promoting the popularization of automobiles with excellent environmental performance, and has set a goal of 50% of fuel cell vehicles and electric cars in new car sales by 2030. There is an aim of staying at 2% and wanting car sharing as one opportunity.
Yohei Ikegami, Director of Next Generation Energy Promotion in Tokyo, said, “Fuel cell vehicles are still expensive and less recognized, so we want more Tokyo residents to know through car sharing. Hydrogen that supplies hydrogen to fuel cell vehicles I would like to promote the maintenance of the station and promote it. "
Orix Motor Corp. Director Nakanishi Satoshi said, “It has only just begun, but the response is already good, for example, it is already filled with reservations.
This means that these fuel cell vehicles will be deployed sequentially at 36 ORIX car stations in Tokyo by the end of the year.