Denmark’s first Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle was delivered to its owner on October 22. Jacob Krogsgaard, the first Danish Mirai-customer, is a family dad from Holstebro in West Denmark who knows too well what the Mirai is about.
Jacob Krogsgaard is engineer and CEO at the hydrogen refueling station manufacturer H2 Logic, which explains his interest in the technology.
He ordered the zero-emission fuel cell vehicle several months ago, shortly after learning that Denmark will be one of the first countries in the world to get the new Mirai.
”I am very proud to be the first Mirai customer in Denmark. It is without a doubt the car of the future, and I am looking forward to driving around together with my family knowing that the only emission from the car is water vapor”, Jacob Krogsgaard said.
He was handed the keys to the Mirai by Kristian Krapper, President of Toyota Denmark, at the Toyota dealer STS Biler in Herning, Denmark. “It is a very special day. Not only for Toyota and for Jacob and his family. But in truth also for Denmark as a country. This is the first big step on a very exciting journey to the zero-emission vehicle fleet”, Kristian Krapper said.
Toyota has chosen Denmark as one of the first countries to get the Mirai because it has a nationwide network of hydrogen refueling stations with a total of seven functional stations across the country. This means it is now possible to drive the Mirai from one end of the country to another. Furthermore, the hydrogen being used to refuel the car is produced 100 percent in Denmark by wind turbines.
Another advantage is that fuel cell cars are exempt from registration fees at least until 2019 in Denmark.
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