The world’s largest car maker Toyota Motor is ready with its ultimate green dream car, the FCV which the company has been showcasing around in various Motor shows around the globe. This fuel cell vehicle is one of the most highly anticipated car models from the house of Toyota. The hydrogen powered FCV (Fuel cell Vehicle) from the Japanese car giant is scheduled for its North American launch by the end of 2015.
2013 toyota fcv hydrogen car
Now, before Toyota actually launches its fuel cell sedan in North America, the car maker is going to premier the vehicle in the market this week in San Francisco by taking the advantage of an annual meeting of the American Chemical Society that is going to take place in San Francisco. The Toyota fuel cell sedan which has been getting displayed at several car events as the FCV concept is still known by this name, as the Japanese auto major has not given any other name to the project as yet.
This revolutionary Toyota FCV is scheduled to launch in the car market of California by next year, where Hyundai Motor has already launched the Tucson Fuel cell car. The Toyota FCV is a compact sedan that is run by hydrogen gas and its only exhaust is water vapor. This fully green and highly powerful car does not have the inconvenience of charging its batteries and can be re-fueled at a hydrogen pump within minutes just like any other fuel run conventional car. The hydrogen powered FCV also has a huge range of around 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen according to Toyota Motor.
Toyota Motor is one of several major auto makers which will be bringing out its fuel cell vehicle which is a highly talked about green technology at present. The FCVs are efficient, convenient and hassle free cars compared against the battery run electric cars and they offer powerful performance as the fuel sipping conventional car. Moreover, these cars are absolutely green and zero emission environmentally friendly cars that can change the future of mobility system.
Toyota claims that it’s FCV can be refueled in as little as 3 minutes. The Toyota FCV concept is a very stylish, futuristic looking vehicle that is shaped like a water droplet in order to meaningfully say that it offers only water as exhaust and nothing else. The Toyota FCV will be offered as a sophisticated highly luxurious and premium car, apart from its fully environmental benefits, thus offering great ride quality and superior comfort apart from full freedom from the rising fuel costs, harmful emissions and even the hassle of charging batteries.
Though the upcoming Toyota hydrogen powered fuel cell sedan is expected to cost about $68,500 when the vehicle is scheduled to go on sale in Toyota’s home market Japan in spring next, the company has not yet decided on its American tag. The Toyota FCV is also yet to get a proper name for itself and is expected to be revealed only after its market launch.
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