Eight hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai taxis are now working in Gothenburg, Hydrogen Central reported. They are part of Taxi Göteborg's fleet. In use, water is the only by-product.
Hydri, Taxi Göteborg and Toyota Sweden are running the trial together. Hydri's press release of 4 November 2026 sets out who does what. Toyota Sweden supplies the cars and the technical knowledge. Hydri supplies the hydrogen and the refuelling infrastructure. Taxi Göteborg puts the cars out on professional taxi work. The aim is to see how the technology performs in daily taxi work, and to contribute to fossil-free taxi transport in the city.
The cars
A Mirai fuel cell turns hydrogen into electricity for the motor.
Taxi Göteborg's member firms can put the cars on their daily work. Taxis need to be available for large parts of the day, so the fill has to be quick and the range long. On the figures in the release, a fill takes three minutes and one tank covers around 600 kilometres, whatever the temperature outside.
The companies
Kamilla Björkman, chief executive of Hydri, tied the trial to the firm's base in the city and to its first hydrogen station, which is in the port.
"Hydri is a Gothenburg-based company, and our first hydrogen refuelling station is located in the port, so it is important for us to help strengthen Gothenburg's position in fossil-free mobility.
"We now have the opportunity to see the technology in use in an operation where vehicles cover long distances and high availability is essential. This will provide us with valuable experience."
Magnus Klintbäck, chief executive of Taxi Göteborg, called the cars a concrete step towards fossil-free taxi transport in the city.
"The hydrogen taxis are now operating in Gothenburg, marking a concrete step in our efforts to achieve fossil-free taxi transport in the city.
"Taxi services account for a significant number of kilometres driven each year and have great potential to help reduce emissions. We hope that taxi companies across Sweden will be able to learn from and be inspired by this initiative."
Hydri develops, owns and operates green hydrogen refuelling stations in Sweden. It is a subsidiary of Qarlbo Energy, an investment firm owned by Qarlbo and Wallenberg Investments. Taxi Göteborg describes itself as the largest taxi company in western Sweden.