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Why is the Mirai heavier? Approx 1920kg vs 1611kg (depending on model, year, range). I'd expect the business part of FCEV to be lighter. The tanks, fuel cell s
by specialist 5y ago
Why is the Mirai heavier? Approx 1920kg vs 1611kg (depending on model, year, range).
I'd expect the business part of FCEV to be lighter. The tanks, fuel cell stacks, converter, etc vs a big ass Li-ion battery.
My first guess is the Mirai frame's safety features were double sized. Being the first product to market, Toyota was probably extremely risk adverse.
I haven't found any Mirai teardowns (a la Munro & Assoc, AvE).
I also couldn't find any weight comparisons of Tesla and Toyota electric motors.
What would a Model 3 with FCEV look like? Replace BEV with FCEV, keeping Tesla's motors.
We've seen that Tesla is obsessed with weight reduction and simplification. Like the Toyota of yesteryear. I'd love for Toyota to do it again for FCEV.