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ーThe second-generation Toyota Mirai finally goes into mass production
ーPrime Minister Koizumi and Undersecretary of State Abe also participated at the time.
ーFukuoka prefectural fuel cell vehicle takes the lead in Japan
ーElectrification change Cross the “valley of death” at once?
The second-generation Toyota Mirai finally goes into mass production
text: Kenji Momota
Toyota’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle “MIRAI” was mass-produced. I saw the concept model of the car on Megaweb (Koto-ku, Tokyo) 14 months ago from now (December 2020), but at that time it was in a state of “near mass production”.
Can fuel cell vehicles cross the “valley of death” as “the third honesty” in this second generation?
“Valley of Death” is a term that refers to a social phenomenon in which when things spread, the initial demand does not rise and fall, and you cannot leave the valley as it is, which does not lead to a large-scale spread.
In the history of fuel cell vehicles, humanity has so far experienced two “valleys of death”.
As an author, who has interviewed each of these two times on sites around the world, I can see the faces of many people who have fought for a hydrogen society, including fuel cell vehicles and charging infrastructure.
I hope this time is the “third honesty” for popularization.
Looking back, Toyota’s next-generation car, the first “Prius,” became a so-called green car in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it couldn’t escape the image of a specialty car.
Still, Prius had crossed the “valley of death” at the time of the first generation, and that momentum led to the leap to the second generation.
On the other hand, it is difficult to say that the first “Mirai” has crossed the “Valley of Death”. For that reason, Toyota’s expectations for the second-generation Mirai are high.
Prime Minister Koizumi and Undersecretary of State Abe also participated at the time.
Let’s back up the clock a little to see the progress of the fuel cell car.
At that time, in the early 2000s, various attempts were made through collaboration between industry, academia, and government to drive the expansion of fuel cell vehicles.
As part of this, the vehicles will be rented from government offices and a fuel cell vehicle handover ceremony was held on December 12, 2002 at the official residence of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi received from Toyota Chairman Okuda and Honda Chairman Hiroyuki Yoshino a large key model of a fuel cell vehicle.
After that, Prime Minister Koizumi took the Toyota “FCHV” and Honda “FCX” passenger seats and ran into the official residence.
In addition, Secretary of State Yasuo Fukuda and Minister of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chikage Ogi, took control and conducted a test.
Undersecretary of State Shinzo Abe was observing such a scene. (Title at that time)
In Japan and the United States, I often had the opportunity to test the Toyota FC HV and Honda FCX on public roads. In both models, the bodywork was heavy and heavy, and I had the impression that the noise generated by the control equipment, such as the inverters, was still slightly audible.
At this point, lease sales began, but the product is still in its early stages. The same happened with other manufacturers like Daimler, Ford and Nissan.
Therefore, a place has started for manufacturers to jointly promote research and development in the United States …
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