From the automaker that brought us the Prius comes the Mirai.And Toyota hopes you make that connection, too.
But there are a couple things one can pick apart about the belief that the Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car, on sale or lease in fourth-quarter 2015 in California, can replicate the success of the Prius gas-electric hybrid.
For starters, the Prius didn’t cost nearly $60,000 when it came out, not even adjusted for inflation (the ’00 model’s starting price was $19,995 or $27,570 in 2014 dollars).
Also, it ran on regular unleaded gasoline, available at more than 100,000 fueling stations nationwide.
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