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"The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle (FCEV) has been criticised by
scientists for not being clean enough to be called a true zero-emissions
vehicle.
An open letter to Games organisers by the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight
(CSRF) has called for the Toyota Mirai to be removed as the official car of the
XXXIII Olympiad.
“We are writing to express our concern that Toyota’s promotion of a hydrogen
car is scientifically misaligned with net-zero and will damage the reputation
of the 2024 Games,” says the letter, which has been signed by more than 120
scientists and engineers.
“Opportunity remains to reroute, and we urge that you require Toyota to replace
the Mirai with a battery electric vehicle as the official Games vehicle.
“The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is clear that battery
electric vehicles represent the most effective way to decarbonise passenger
transport.
“Hydrogen used to power road transport is not aligned with the world’s net-zero
goals and ultimately risks distracting and delaying from the real solutions we
have available today.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
