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Montreal 2018: Toyota Mirai to Be Sold in Canada This Year, Starting in Quebec

You’ve almost surely heard about the Toyota Mirai over the past few years. The much-anticipated hydrogen fuel cell car was first marketed in Japan, followed by California. It also made the occasional auto show appearance in Canada.

At the 2018 Montreal Auto Show, Toyota finally confirmed yesterday that the Mirai will go to market in this country at some point in 2018, starting with Quebec. At the outset, however, it will be available strictly as part of select vehicle fleets, and not made available to individual buyers.

This makes visitors to this week’s auto show among the lucky few consumers to be able to test drive the Mirai at this time.

One important question revolves around the availability of hydrogen re-fueling stations – or more precisely, the lack of them. A new agreement struck between Toyota and Quebec’s provincial government will allow the automaker to benefit from Hydro-Quebec’s production network to ensure that sufficient infrastructure is in place when the Mirai is introduced. The Departments of Energy, the Environment and Transport all worked conjointly with Toyota on the project.

"The arrival of the Mirai in Quebec is perfectly in line with the adoption of the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) standard last December, which aims to substantially increase the number of electric cars on Quebec roads. This standard will give Quebecers access to a wider range of electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. Toyota's announcement demonstrates that builders are hard at work to meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets we collectively set for the benefit of our planet and future generations. "

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