Toyota Fuel Cell Truck Los Angeles

It is providing fuel cell electric powertrains for a project with truck builder.

Toyota fuel cell truck los angeles.

Toyota motor corp which makes the mirai hydrogen fuel cell passenger car also is developing commercial vehicles. Los angeles april 22 2019 toyota kenworth the port of los angeles and the california air resources board carb today took the next great leap towards the future of zero emission trucking unveiling the first of toyota and kenworth s jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy duty trucks fcet. In its project portal program toyota is providing fuel cell electric powertrains for a collaboration with truck builder kenworth. Having put hydrogen fuel cell powered trucks to the test around ports in los angeles over the past few years toyota has now announced plans to take the technology further afield.

The new generation zero emission truck expands on the capabilities of toyota s. The unveiling was before a crowd of media government officials and industry and community leaders during a special event held at the port of los angeles. In previous tests the first two. They are building 10 zero emission class 8 trucks.

Like the previous alpha and beta prototypes the fcet is derived from the kenworth t680 class 8 model with the engine swapped out for toyota s fuel cell technology. The technology in the upcoming h2 trucks is an upscaled version of the hydrogen powertrain in toyota s mirai fuel cell passenger car. The electric traction motor used to move the wheels and the. Toyota kenworth the port of los angeles and the california air resources board carb unveiled the first of toyota and kenworth s jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy duty trucks during a special event held at the port of los angeles.