Hydrogen-fuelled Toyota Mirais join fleets after receiving government funding

The Science Museum, Aberdeen City Council and Arval are among the fleets that have successfully bid for a share of £2 million to invest in hydrogen vehicles.

The fleet funding is part of the UK Government’s commitment to a £600 million investment in ultra-low emission vehicles by 2020.

Twenty new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars are set to join public twelve new Mirai customers.

Paul Van der Burgh Toyota (GB) President and Managing Director, said: “We are proud to be at the forefront of bringing the benefits of ultra-low emission transport to the UK and welcome the Government’s announcement of funding that will enable more of our customers to introduce Mirai to their fleets. Toyota is committed to producing vehicles that provide sustainable mobility, developing breakthrough technologies that have successfully brought hybrid and now fuel cell vehicles to the marketplace.”

Toyota has also announced it will open specialist service centres for Mirai at additional locations across the country. Centres in London, Swindon, Sheffield, Swansea and Aberdeen will help extend the reach of the technology, in line with the national H2 infrastructure network plan.

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