Public and private fleets including the Science Museum and Aberdeen City Councils are to implement Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars after winning funding from the Government.

12 new fleet customers will be running Toyota Mirai models from next April following a competition to win a share of £2m funding

A total of 12 new Mirai customers, also including Arval, are among the fleet operators that have been successful in a competition to share £2m to invest in new hydrogen fuel cell cars and vans. The new vehicles should be in service by April next year.

The news comes as Toyota invests in more specialist centres across the country.

From next week, centres in London, Swindon, Sheffield, Swansea and Aberdeen will help extend the reach of the technology, in line with the national H2 infrastructure network plan.

Paul Van der Burgh Toyota (GB) president and managing director, said: “We are proud to be at the forefront of bringing the benefits of ultra-low emission transport to the UK and welcome the Government’s announcement of funding that will enable more of our customers to introduce Mirai to their fleets. Toyota is committed to producing vehicles that provide sustainable mobility, developing breakthrough technologies that have successfully brought hybrid and now fuel cell vehicles to the marketplace.”