Car
shoppers continue to get a glimpse into the potential for hydrogen fuel-cell
vehicles as the 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell and the 2016 Toyota
Mirai hit some milestones this week.
Hyundai Motor America
announced that it has delivered more than 60 Tucson Fuel Cells since
the vehicle's introduction in California last June. The Tucson Fuel Cell recently
accumulated more than 238,900 miles on the roads of Southern California, the
automaker said, roughly the average distance from the earth to the moon.
"If
a small fleet of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles can accumulate this kind
of mileage in just a few short months, one can only imagine the potential for a
zero-emissions hydrogen vehicle future," said Mike O'Brien, Hyundai Motor America vice
president, corporate and product planning, in a statement.
Toyota
had a celebration of its own for the upcoming Mirai fuel-cell sedan, which
debuts at Toyota's California dealerships in the fall.
Toyota
held a production ceremony at its Motomachi Plant in Toyota City, Japan, where
workers in white gloves hand-build the Mirai.
The
Japanese automaker said the ceremony was "to mark the milestone of a new
age of vehicles."
Toyota
said in a statement that approximately three Mirais come off the production
line every day. The Mirai is built in the same workshop that built the Lexus
LFA sports car.
Car
buyers got the chance to "go behind the scenes to see how the future is
made," Toyota said.
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