Toyota Mirai Walkaround, Interior, Test Drive – Video

In Japanese, mirai means future, and Toyota hopes this vehicle will represent a new direction in the future of automobiles like the first hybrid Prius did. The Mirai is an electric car that generates its own electricity, it does this in a fuel cell in which an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and air produces electricity to power the motor and some waste water. The AC motor produces 151-hp and 247 lb-ft of torque and is assisted by a 245 volt nickel-metal-hydride battery that stores regen braking energy and helps boost acceleration. Compressed hydrogen is stored in two carbon fiber lined tanks, it takes approximately five minutes to refill and has a range of roughly 300 miles. Despite all the technology powering the Mirai, it’s well equipped like any other Toyota, including an Entune JBL audio system with a seven-inch touch screen, pre-collision system with eight airbags, lane departure assist, blind spot monitoring, rain sensing wipers, back-up camera, dynamic cruise control, wireless Qi charging, power front seats with SofTex seat trim, heated front and rear seats, heated steering wheel and LED headlights and brake lights.