Toyota’s hydrogen-fueled sedan Mirai made its European debut at Frankfurt Auto Show.
The car is capable of providing driving range of 312 miles per single fill, and it has an estimated fuel economy of 67 miles per gallon.
Mirai only emits water vapour out of its exhaust pipes as it generates electricity on board by combining hydrogen, oxygen.
It uses 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tanks inside the specially designed body and fuel cell stack to generate electricity of more than 100 kW.
According to Toyota, Mirai is also capable of powering a small home for up to a week during an emergency.
Toyota already has its own range of hybrid gas-electric, plug-in hybrids and full-electric vehicles like Prius and it sees hydrogen cars as the future.
Associated Press cited Toyota CEO Johan van Zyl as saying: "It's not a question of if, it's a question of when," hydrogen technology will go mainstream."
Toyota is working with local partners in Britain, Germany, Denmark and Belgium on getting in hydrogen pumping stations, and it expects to sell 50 and 100 Mirai's this year and next in Europe.
So far, the company has received orders for 47 units for its hydrogen-powered vehicles.
The four-door, mid-size sedan capable of competing against conventional internal combustion engines, and it features a unique frame design that is capable of distributing crash force efficiently.
If the vehicle crashes then the force will be distributed across passenger cabin, the fuel cell stack and hydrogen tank which would minimise the deformation and reduce impact of the crash.
