As every year at this time we know what revolutionary model in the field of alternative mobility wins the World Green Car award, or more environmentally friendly car of the year, in the Hall of New York. This year, for the second time in the history of the awards (the first was the Honda FCX Clarity in 2009, the current generation has already begun to be sold in Japan), a car with hydrogen fuel cell has won.
It has been Toyota's big bet by hydrogen, or Toyota Mirai, which has been imposed in the final vote held a few days ago his comrade dealership, Toyota Prius 4G, and the latest generation of the Chevrolet Volt. Mirai has also broken the hegemony that electric models had held for the past three years.
The World Green Car 2016 Toyota Mirai takes gives more credibility to the alternative of hydrogen, which from an ecological point of view has not stopped dragging controversy almost from the beginning of the fuel cell (this refers, as many sometimes we talked, environmental comparative "well to wheel" between electric cars and hydrogen).
You can not fail to recognize, though, the effort with the introduction of Toyota Mirai United States California (not so much in Japan, where it has enjoyed support from the local authority rarely seen). However, sales of the model are seeing impaired by supply infrastructure, which is not yet listed in the Golden State and has caused the manufacturer has to provide drivers the most abundant element in the universe.
In any case, there is recognition for the Mirai. For next year, we think that the award can return to lean on the side of the cars that feed exclusively (or in combination with a heat engine) electrical energy to move, if the new Clarity does not avoid it.
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