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Servco Pacific Inc. has completed Hawaii’s first publicly accessible hydrogen station.
The company held a blessing Wednesday to mark the occasion and said it will begin to lease the Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle at the end of this month. The station is at Servco’s flagship Toyota dealership in Mapunapuna.
“Our hydrogen station will help show Hawaii residents how FCVs (fuel cell vehicles) can make a real impact on our sustainability goals,” said Mark Fukunaga, chairman and CEO of Servco. “FCVs offer zero carbon emissions and zero compromise on refueling time and driving range. They are complementary to hybrid, plug-in hybrid,and battery electric vehicles, and give customers another option to reduce their carbon footprint.”
The station is able to produce up to 20 kilograms of hydrogen daily and can store approximately 100 kg of hydrogen on-site – enough for up to 12 full vehicle fill-ups. The Mirai has an estimated range of 312 miles on a full tank of hydrogen.