I Considered A Super-Cheap Hydrogen Toyota Mirai. Here’s Why I Said No

A secondhand Toyota Mirai might be the best used-car deal around. But high hydrogen costs and shaky infrastructure made me steer clear.

When I told Mike, a Toyota Mirai driver I bumped into at a hydrogen fuel pump in Oakland, California, that I was considering buying an off-beat, zero-emission car just like his, the first three words out of his mouth told me everything I needed to know: “Don’t do it.” 

It was deflating….