Select Eligible Toyota Dealers [
Dealer Locator] located in
Los Angeles / San Francisco, California are offering to
Qualifying Customers: 2021 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car + $15,000 in Complimentary Fuel for 2yrs with
0% APR for 72-Months for as low as
$23,108 after Incentives and Tax Credits. Pricing and availability may vary depending on your location, consult your local eligible dealership for more information.
- Note: Offer is valid at select participating Los Angeles / San Francisco, California locations only. Refer to the forum thread for additional deal details and discussion.
Thank to community member
ExtremeOak for and reddit user
XIIXOO for finding this deal.
Deal Details:
- Visit your local eligible Toyota Norcal Dealer [Dealer Locator]
- Shop for a eligible 2021 Toyota Mirai model that qualifies for the TFS Cash offer and Fuel Card offer mentioned on the page here
- Note: Qualified buyers can finance a new 2021 Mirai at 0% APR for 72 Months.
- Apply for and purchase a qualifying model with prices starting from ~$50,408 (may vary by location)
- Toyota Cash Discount will deduct $20,000 from your total
- You will receive a $4,500 CA Tax Credit (more info)
- You will receive a $8,000 Federal Tax Credit (more info)
- You will also receive a Complimentary Fuel Card valid for up to 2 years or $15,000 of fuel (more info)
- Your total after incentives and tax credits will be as low as $23,108 and will vary depending on your location and model selection.
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"The income cap applies for all eligible vehicle types except fuel-cell electric vehicles."
Source: cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/requirements/1470
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Meanwhile, $200 Million in taxpayer dollars have went towards the few stations to supply fuel for the hydrogen cars in just California..... that will require a minimum of $10 Billion for just the major cities. There is a reason why they are trying to 'give' these cars away..... and no guarantee you can find the fuel in the coming future.
Meanwhile, as a fuel, electric is much more cost effective if you charge at home. If at a charging station, it is at least double, that is still cheaper than hydrogen.
Also, electric is not always cheaper than gasoline. And if electric vehicles ever make up most of the cars on the road don't you realize the power companies are going to jack up the prices? Then it will no longer be cheap to fill up that heavy and overgrown Power Wheels in your garage.
For those not in CA....
In-person valet service.
https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10370
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That being said, this car isn't a bad option for anyone that has Hydrogen stations near them and their usual routes that they take.
Electric:
50000 miles in a Tesla at 0.275KWh/mil efficiency, which is typical for mixture of regular driving, will yield 13.750MWh. Multiple by 10% for charging inefficiency, you are looking at 15.125MWh or energy usage. Adding about 5% more for "vampire drain" for you typical EV, NOT Tesla, you are looking at: 15.881MWh. Tesla Vampire drain is closer to 10% over the 4 years. Here in SoCal, electricity at the low tiers is $0.33/KWh which means: $5240.73 electricity cost for those 50K miles. If you have the EV TOU plan, then each KWh is $0.09 or $1429.29 for those 50K miles.
Gas:
Typical gasoline car do around 35mpg these day or 1428.57 gallons of gasoline. Again here in So Cal, 1 gallon is around $3.5 or $5000. If you live in cheaper region, fuel might be $2.7 average or $3857 for those 50K miles. If you have a new Prius or those really efficient Hybrid, then you are looking at around 50-55mpg. So low end would be 1000 gallons of gasoline or $3500 in So Cal or $2700 in cheaper gasoline regions.
Hydrogen:
I don't have a reference, but OP says $15000 is good for around 50K miles.
Conclusion:
Yes Hydrogen is the way more expensive when compared to Electricity or Gasoline. So I would use $2700 if you are in the cheaper gasoline region or $1429 for EV fuel cost if you are in EV-TOU plan, etc etc. Don't take the $15K at face value.
That being said, this car isn't a bad option for anyone that has Hydrogen stations near them and their usual routes that they take.
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