The lemonade business just isn't what it once was. Thankfully, Toyota has a car that can run on your leftover lemonade.
The Mirai, Toyota's fuel cell vehicle, runs on pure hydrogen. While traditional gasoline-powered cars only run on one thing: gasoline, hydrogen cars can be much more flexible in terms of where we source fuel.
Case-in-point, we can create hydrogen from lemonade.
A process called electrolysis splits apart water molecules by running a current through it. This water doesn't have to be pure-- in fact it helps conduct electricity better if it has particles, like lemon juice or salt, in it.
The biggest concern is where the electricity comes from. With our current power infrastructure, it might come from coal-burning plants, negating the environmental benefit of using hydrogen. However, many hydrogen companies are already using solar and wind power, with plans to expand in the future.
And lemonade isn't the only place we can get hydrogen. There are innumerable potential sources, as hydrogen is found in many things, from manure, to landfills, to waste water.
Interested in learning more about this flexible new fuel? Visit Elgin Toyota Scion. We'll be happy to show you the most fuel-efficient models in our current new inventory.
