Toyota and the International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) have begun conducting a pilot project to evaluate the Toyota Mirai hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) on Indian roads and climatic conditions.
The Japanese carmaker has entered into a MoU with the government automotive testing agency iCAT, which is based in Manesar, Haryana, to evaluate a business case for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in the country. For this pilot study, Toyota is making use of the second-generation Mirai FCEV.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari was present to launch the pilot project. Union ministers Hardeep Puri, RK Singh and Mahendra Nath Pandey, with Toyota India’s MD, Masakazu Yoshimura, and Vikram Kirloskar, chairman of Toyota India, were also present at the launch.
