Toyota Announces New 516-Mile Range Fuel-Cell/Electric Hybrid
FCHV-adv Hybrid Boasts Twice the Range of the Previous Model
There are lots of reason to want to live in Japan, but being able to lease the new Toyota Fuel-Cell Hybrid sometime this year is now high on my list. Later in 2008, Toyota will release their new FCHV-adv model, which reportedly has a maximum cruising range is 516 miles (compared with 205 miles for Toyota’s previous fuel cell vehicle). This improved model uses both the hydrogen-powered fuel cell and an electric motor, and has improved performance partially due to better braking efficiency.
Also, Toyota claims they’ve managed to outsmart one of the challenges of using a fuel-cell auto: low temperatures. The FCHV-adv model can start and run in temperatures as low as -22 degrees Farenheit.
Toyota spokeswoman Kayo Doi announced that pricing and other details weren’t available, and overseas plans are still undecided. But the sooner these cars hit the road — anywhere in the world — the better for the whole planet.
Check out our Cleantechnica post about this new Toyota model here.
Second article I have seen and no price or estimated production date. tease
Earlier prototypes of this car looked like this
Toyota is definitely teasing us by announcing their governmental approval of this model without announcing any prices. In addition, you’d think they’d have some production schedule in mind for overseas — but they’ve released no data on that as far as I can research.
493 mile range available now. $21-23k
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bestworst.shtml
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I now have Corolla which can get over 500 miles on a tank of gas(according to which city you buy gas in.. the octang is lower in my city). I have averaged about 33 to 40 mpg until the price of gas went sky high but the higher the gas goes the less gas milage i get. It’s a huge rip off by the oil companies, and all of these indian stores. Recently one store owner was deported back to india for screwing around with his tank numbers thus ripping his customers off . my car holds a bout 13 gallons of gas and at $4 per gallon that’s 52 bucks. so just hopw much would I save on toyoto’s fuel cell hybrid.
I beelive also that if everyone carried a gallon can arond with them and filled it up every time they brought a tank of gas and checked the results against the tank readins they would see where some of their low gas miliage came from.