“We’ve taken the first step to compete with and develop our hydrogen-powered engine with the mindset of taking on the challenge,” says Toyota President, Akio Toyoda. “I imagine things will look a little different 10 years from now, and I hope people will look back and see how we took on the challenge with positivity and enjoyed every moment of it.”
Toyota isn’t the first to dabble with this, as Mazda previously ran a slew of RX-8s in Europe burning hydrogen. The gas isn’t as energy-dense as gasoline, which resulted in less power, but this hasn’t stopped Toyota looking into the viability further.
Those of us who still love the sound of an engine are crossing fingers and toes that Toyota can bring this tech to the mainstream market.
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