when was the hydrogen fuel cell car invented
Hydrogen vehicle Toyota launched its first production fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Mirai, in Japan at the end of 2014 and began sales in California, mainly the Los Angeles area, in 2015.[11] The car has a range of 312 mi (502 km) and takes about five minutes to refill its hydrogen tank. The initial sale price in Japan was about 7 million yen ($69,000).[12] Former European Parliament President Pat Cox estimated that Toyota would initially lose about $100,000 on each Mirai sold.[13] Many automobile companies have introduced demonstration models in limited numbers (see List of fuel cell vehicles and List of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles).[14][15] One disadvantage of hydrogen compared to other automobile fuels is its low density.[16][17][18]