Toyota embraces hydrogen age with vastly improved Mirai

After decades of false dawns, the hydrogen age may be upon us. At least that’s the case being advocated by Toyota, which has launched a vastly improved new generation of its hydrogen-fuelled Mirai. It’s heralding the new family car with the same evangelical zeal that it had when the original Prius was launched, putting hybrid on the map in the early 2000s. The hybrid gameplan doesn’t quite fit hydrogen, however. For a start, the alternative fuel source needs a supplier and a refuelling network. And while Tesla was willing to step forward and fill the...