The world’s auto leader, Toyota Motor is really hopeful about the widespread success of its Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle. The Japanese car major has already flaunted its FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) car concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show and now is proudly showing it off at the 2014 International CES, the annual technological show.
Toyota says that the company is now expecting to sell more numbers of its Fuel Cell electric cars in the car market of U.S. than what it had previously thought of.
Toyota’s dazzling blue Fuel Cell vehicle that the company still calls the FCV, as it has not got a proper nameplate as yet has impressed the audience with its sheer unconventional, futuristic looks and its efficient technological convenience. This ultimate green car from the house of Toyota uses compressed natural hydrogen gas as its fuel and emits pure water vapor into the atmosphere. This makes it not only a complete green car but also a very powerful and convenient car as compared to the battery driven EVs. Toyota has already revealed that its FCV can run for around 500 kilometers on a full tank and takes around 3 minutes to fully replenish its tank, making it very convenient for the car owners as it does not have a range problem or the hassle of recharging its battery.
Toyota said that the FCV will go on sale in the U.S. market in the year 2015. Toyota’s rival companies such as Honda and Hyundai have also announced that they will commence the sale of their respective fuel cell cars in the U.S. in the same year.
At the 2014 International CES, the Japanese car maker announced that it will focus on selling its FCV cars in the state of California initially.
The senior vice president of the automotive operations at Toyota U.S.A. Bob Carter said that the U.S. wing of Toyota Motor has recently increased the company request for the vehicles to be sold in the U.S. car market. He revealed that a 95 percent reduction in the production costs from the first FCV prototype will help Toyota to make the fuel cell cars a mass market product with a reasonable price tag.
So far, Toyota Motor has given the estimated price of its fuel cell cars to be between the price bracket of $50,000 to $100,000, and is aiming to offer the car more on the lower side of the price range.
Toyota has revealed that its first 10,000 units of FCVs can be supported with just 68 refueling pumps within the distance of San Francisco to San Diego. The company also said that California has approved $200 million to set up around 20 refueling pumps by 2015 that will extend to 100 stations by the year 2024.
Carter said that this refueling infrastructure is surely going to take place. He also said that the refueling stations just need to be placed correctly and a vast number is not really needed.
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