Toyota Has Hybrid Goals, Leaving Diesel Cars a Thing of the Past

By the end of 2018, Toyota will be ending production of diesel cars. The automaker plans on focusing on electric and hybrid vehicles, looking to raise the amount of hydrogen stations. Within the next four years, Toyota has a plan put into place to build 80 new hydrogen stations. These hydrogen stations will be in addition to the already over 100 stations in Japan currently operating.

Toyota calls this new hydrogen plan “Japan H2 Mobility”. This plan deeply focuses on decreasing the amount of CO2 emissions into our air, supporting a cleaner environment. The Toyota Mirai is already on the road as it compliments a growing market for environmentally friendly vehicles. The Toyota Mirai is the automaker’s first ever fuel-cell vehicle, but Toyota is seeking to boost production.

Are you still not sure of how a Toyota hybrid or hydrogen vehicle can benefit your life? Take a look at the below information.

Hybrid vehicle benefits:

• Lower fuel costs
• Car insurance rates typically are less
• Tax incentives
• Produces less C02 than regular gas vehicles

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle benefits:

• Higher efficiency than diesel or gas engines
• Most fuel cells operate silently, compared to internal combustion engines
• Can eliminate pollution caused by burning fossil fuels due to its only by-product is water
• Can therefore reduce economic dependence on oil producing countries
• Operating times are much longer than with batteries
• Fuel cells have no “memory effect” when they are getting refuelled
• The maintenance of fuel cells is very simple

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