Toyota has brought us a bit of a surprise this year as the Japanese company has officially announced that they are opening bookings for their new Hydrogen powered car, the Mirai. The automaker has decided to open bookings of the Mirai before the car officially launches in October. Apparently, Toyota will conduct an online Q&A session with their potential owners before supplying the car to the owner in order to recognize whether or not you’re the right type of owner. The most important condition in order to be a Mirai owner is that one must live by one of the few H2 pumps in California. Toyota is said to be planning to produce about 3,000 units of the Mirai in the United States of America by the end of 2017.
The Mirai is said to cost up to $57,500 and Toyota has also been addressing about the federal and state tax incentives that could bring down the price to under $45,000. However the problem arises when we realize the the federal tax hydrogen car incentive has expired in December. Therefore Toyota is currently pressuring the lobby to bring back the incentive scheme. Moreover, the car would be offered on a lease for a $499-a-month deposit (36 months, $3,649 due at signing). And it can’t get better, because whether you buy it or lease it, you are privileged to get free hydrogen fuel for “up to three years.”
