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Vman455 · 09-14-2015, 01:12 PM

Whoa--also, there's this:

"Over 400 miles of driving, the Mirai averaged 56 miles per kilogram of hydrogen, or 57 MPGe."

Are hydrogen cars typically that inefficient?

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