Toyota believes sports activities automobiles with combustion engines can get a brand new lease on life by switching to hydrogen, and Audi could be engaged on a stronger RS E-Tron GT.

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Toyota Argues Hydrogen Could Be The Savior Of ICE Sports Cars

The FT-Se concept is a window in Toyota’s electrical efficiency future however that does not imply the inner combustion engine is on its final legs. Gazoo Racing supervisor Masahito Watanabe advised Autocar an all-battery lineup just isn’t the final word objective since zero emissions could be achieved with hydrogen. Lest we neglect the GR Yaris and GR Corolla have already been become hydrogen-fueled race automobiles whereas sticking to their turbocharged three-cylinder engines.

“We still think the internal combustion engine has some potential and, as we do so, we will of course be trying to comply with all the applicable rules according to the regions in each country. But we don’t want to give up. It’s not over just yet, because if you look at the internal combustion engine, there’s still hydrogen combustion that can be a part of that zero-emission lineup, so I think that’s going to continue.”

However, Watanabe admitted there may be one massive hurdle. The GR boss acknowledged the present charging infrastructure for hydrogen gas cell automobiles such because the Mirai is “woefully insufficient.” Consequently, Toyota is conscious it does not make sense to promote hydrogen-fueled combustion automobiles in the interim. He does consider there’s a glimmer of hope hydrogen may (ultimately) catch on in Europe, the United States, and Japan.

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