Toyota goes ‘Back to the Future’ at Mirai debut

While Air Products’ appearances in the videos are brief, the company’s role in hydrogen production and dispensing technology is a key component of the success of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. A test drive and preview of the Toyota Mirai is in store for us. At the moment, the majority of hydrogen is produced from the reprocessing of fossil fuels, meaning there’s still an inherent carbon footprint. The occasion: a celebration to mark the US arrival of Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle – a modern, real-life version of Doc Brown’s trash-fueled technology.

In order to power the new auto, Mischa travels throughout Hill Valley, collecting trash and more Back To The Future references than even Biff Tannen could count (but seriously, where was Biff?) The clock tower was there. Prospective owners will be getting their pre-ordered Mirai vehicles soon as Toyota announced that it hopes to sell 1,000 vehicles by the end of 2016.

“More than 2,000 people so far have requested to buy a Mirai in California, where it is first available”, said Toyota in a press release. Using hydrogen gas to generate electricity within a fuel cell stack, Mirai produces no tailpipe emissions other than water. Shrinking development costs and an ever-expanding electric charging infrastructure have put EVs in a strong position compared to hydrogen-powered models. Leave your favorite quotes from the movie below.

To celebrate Back to the Future Day, Toyota has unveiled a 2015 Tacoma concept truck that is made to look just like that 1985 Toyota from the film.

If the DeLorean was the award-winning star of the classic sci-fi franchise Back to the Future, then Marty McFly’s black Toyota 4×4 was the best supporting actor. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.