2024 Toyota Mirai: “Plug-Less” Electric Vehicle Boasts Long Range, New Paint Colors & More Safety Features

2024 Toyota Mirai Summary Points

• First introduced in 2020, the hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Mirai receives a few updates for the 2024 model year, including new Beyond Zero badging and Safety Sense 3.0.

• Equipped with solid-polymer electrolyte fuel cells, the Mirai delivers an EPA-estimated 402 miles of driving range with a tankful of hydrogen.

• The 2024 Toyota Mirai has a $51,125 starting MSRP and is available in XLE and Limited grades.

2024 Toyota Mirai: What’s New?

The 2024 Toyota Mirai has entered the new year with a few cosmetic updates. It remains North America’s only hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric sedan (the Hyundai NEXO is a crossover SUV). It now gets a new Elemental Silver paint option and Beyond Zero badges.

Joining the new Elemental Silver paint option are five other exterior colors: Black, Oxygen White, Supersonic Red, Heavy Metal, and Hydro Blue.

Both the XLE and Limited trim levels are equipped with 19×8-inch alloy wheels and 235/55R19 all-season tires, although the XLE is optional with 20-inch wheels.

Toyota Mirai FCEV Powertrain

The Toyota Mirai is a fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV for short) with a “plug-less” system that converts hydrogen into electricity. Drivers fill the tank with hydrogen, similar to a traditional gas vehicle; the difference being compressed hydrogen gas for fuel versus liquid gasoline.

With the 2024 Mirai, the combined electricity from the fuel cell and regenerative braking system is stored in a lithium-ion battery pack. Pressing the “gas pedal” transfers a maximum of 182 horsepower to the rear wheels via a rear-mounted AC synchronous electric motor.

The Mirai’s fuel cell combines hydrogen with oxygen from the intake air to create a chemical reaction and produce electricity. The only byproduct of the synthesis between hydrogen and oxygen is water, which drips unnoticeably via a discrete vent pipe under the vehicle.

The 2024 Toyota Mirai has an electric air compressor (to pressurize the intake air), a water-cooled intercooler (to cool the compressed air before it enters the fuel cell), a water-cooled oil cooler, and an electrostatic air cleaner with a charcoal filter to purify the intake charge. In other words, the