Toyota wins UK funding for ultra-low emission vehicles

Private and public sector fleet operators including the Science Museum, Aberdeen City Council, and Arval, which are all Toyota Mirai customers, will share a United Kingdom (UK) government funding worth £2 million to invest in new hydrogen fuel cell cars and vans.

Twenty new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars are expected then to hit the British roads by April next year. Mirai, a mid-size four-door saloon, is powered by electricity generated on-board by a Toyota-developed hydrogen fuel cell and produces no harmful emissions when driven – in fact the only by-product is water.

UK has committed £600 million to invest in ultra-low emission vehicles by 2020.

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 has also invested in more service centers in the UK by opening new outlets in London, Swindon, Sheffield, Swansea, and Aberdeen.