Toyota advertises that present Mirai fashions have as much as 400 miles of driving vary on a full tank of hydrogen. However, many house owners report getting far lower than that and falling beneath the 300-mile vary. Even on the marketed vary, it will price Mirai homeowners round 50 cents per mile to drive their automobiles. On the worst finish of vary claims from homeowners, it will probably price over 80 cents per mile.

True Zero, the main hydrogen retailer in California, says that the rising prices of hydrogen are resulting from provide chain restrictions and low carbon credit score values. The firm says it intends to do the whole lot it will probably to carry costs again down. For reference, hydrogen was below $16 per kilogram in July 2022. As one may think, although, Mirai homeowners usually are not thrilled in regards to the present costs.

It is price noting, nevertheless, that Toyota offers Mirai patrons a gasoline card with $15,000 worth of hydrogen purchases on it, which is nice for six years. However, on the present price of $36/kilogram, that $15,000 will not get you 30,000 miles of driving, even when they handle to get 400 miles per fill. For some, it won’t even final them a whole yr, relying on their commute. For somebody with a protracted commute within the LA space, a used Mirai might price a outstanding sum of money out of pocket.