Car pool with hydrogen cars launched at KTH
Now all KTH employees who want to drive a hydrogen-powered electric car can do just that. On KTH Campus, there are five Toyota Mirai that can be used via the KINTO app – both for work and privately.
The new Mirai is the second generation of Toyota's fuel cell car. The tanks hold 5.6 kilograms of hydrogen, take five minutes to refuel and, according to the company, the car has a range of up to 600 kilometers.
The fact that the first new hydrogen cars ended up at KTH is due to an initiative from Göran Lindbergh, professor in applied electrochemistry.
“Hydrogen can be produced from water and renewable electricity, and when you use the hydrogen, all you are doing is forming water once again. So no other emissions. There are several reasons why hydrogen will become the next big thing. One is that we need to do a transition in society. The other thing is that renewable electricity is starting to become affordable, so you can make hydrogen and it is not too expensive. And we also have the technology to use that hydrogen, for example in cars,” says Göran Linbergh in a press release from Toyota.
Together with the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), he initiated talks with Toyota, which led to the collaboration, in the spring of 2021. According to CBH's Head of School Mikael Lindström, the plan is that the cars will also be able to be used to demonstrate the fuel cell technology for students at KTH and that more students will collaborate with the company on degree projects in the future.
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Learn more about Toyota's KINTO Share service (press release)