<P> A land - speed record for a hydrogen - powered vehicle of 286.476 miles per hour (461.038 km / h) was set by Ohio State University's Buckeye Bullet 2, which achieved a "flying - mile" speed of 280.007 miles per hour (450.628 km / h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in August 2008 . A record of 207.297 miles per hour (333.612 km / h) was set by a prototype Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 Fuel Cell Race Car at the Bonneville Salt Flats, in August 2007, using a large compressed oxygen tank to increase power . </P> <P> As of 2016, there are 3 hydrogen cars publicly available in select markets: the Toyota Mirai, the Hyundai ix35 FCEV, and the Honda Clarity . </P> <P> Toyota launched its first production fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Mirai, in Japan at the end of 2014 and began sales in California, mainly the Los Angeles area, in 2015 . The car has a range of 312 mi (502 km) and takes about five minutes to refill its hydrogen tank . The initial sale price in Japan was about 7 million yen ($69,000). Former European Parliament President Pat Cox estimated that Toyota would initially lose about $100,000 on each Mirai sold . Many automobile companies have introduced demonstration models in limited numbers (see List of fuel cell vehicles and List of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles). One disadvantage of hydrogen compared to other automobile fuels is its low density . </P> <P> In 2013 BMW leased hydrogen technology from Toyota, and a group formed by Ford Motor Company, Daimler AG, and Nissan announced a collaboration on hydrogen technology development . By 2017, however, Daimler had abandoned hydrogen vehicle development, and most of the automobile companies developing hydrogen cars had switched their focus to battery electric vehicles . </P>

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