- Plans to introduce hydrogen trucks to Southern California-based Toyota North
American Parts Center fleet
- Investments in hydrogen infrastructure to benefit trucking
fleets and consumers
- North American debut of Toyota's more efficient, more powerful
Gen 3 FC system
ANAHEIM,
Calif., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota
Motor North America (Toyota) today reaffirmed its commitment to a
Hydrogen Society at the 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo,
introducing hydrogen-related plans, investments and debuting new
fuel cell technologies and products.
At a keynote during the ACT Expo's Hydrogen Workshop, Toyota
Group Vice President of Powertrain Engineering Jordan Choby announced plans to introduce
hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric Class 8 heavy-duty trucks as
part of an effort to reduce the number of diesel-powered tractor
trailers servicing Toyota's North America Parts Center California
(NAPCC). To support the new hydrogen trucks in the fleet, the
company also announced plans for a new hydrogen fueling station to
be built on the NAPCC campus, as well as plans to further invest
and vertically integrate into the hydrogen ecosystem.
Toyota also debuted its next-generation fuel cell technology in
North America, the Toyota Gen 3 FC
system.
"Hydrogen as a fuel – and especially fuel cells – offer benefits
that can make a positive change, and we are invested in their
long-term success," Choby said. "We are investing in resources that
we believe will lead to sustainable growth, both for our operations
and the entire value chain in this still-evolving transportation
sector."
With Class 8 heavy-duty trucks powered by fuel cells moving out
of their pilot phase, Toyota will begin introducing
production-level FCEV trucks to its logistics fleet, running routes
from the Port of Long Beach to the
NAPCC in Ontario, California, and even as far south as
San Diego. The shift is part of
Toyota's 2050 Challenge goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions
from its supply chain.
"Our goals, capabilities to accomplish those goals and long-term
mindset have put Toyota in a position to be a leader moving the
global transportation industry forward," Choby said.
To bring its plans to life, Toyota is working with Air Liquide
and Iwatani to strengthen fueling infrastructure. With Iwatani,
there is an additional focus on commercial vehicles for a
state-of-the-art station using new liquid hydrogen technology and
SAE J2601/5-capable high-flow fueling systems. The high-flow system
enables faster fueling than conventional hydrogen fueling stations,
comparable in fueling time with diesel fuel pumps, and especially
useful to fleet and commercial customers in helping improve
operational uptime.
Toyota and Air Liquide will work together on sourcing and
delivering hydrogen molecules from Air Liquide's dedicated hydrogen
mobility plant in North Las Vegas,
Nevada, with a focus on supplying the NAPCC station with
reliable, affordable liquid hydrogen.
Toyota will also look to build relationships with other
companies and organizations in the U.S. as well as those
abroad.
In Japan, Toyota Motor
Corporation is collaborating with Chiyoda on electrolysis
technology, where they are combining their respective expertise in
industrial products and plant engineering. Electrolyzers are
devices capable of splitting water molecules into hydrogen and
oxygen, the process to generate hydrogen fuel. Toyota is also
looking to extract hydrogen from the methane byproducts derived
from animal waste, wastewater treatment plants and landfills.
"Hydrogen is another path to energy independence, security and
innovation, expanding how we can move people, goods, information,
energy, and society," Choby said.
Finally, Choby provided an introduction of Toyota's new,
next-generation Gen 3 FC system for its North American debut at ACT
Expo. The presentation on the new system outlined a preliminary
arrival in the U.S. in or after 2027. The Gen 3 FC system has been
designed with versatility in mind, with different sizes and power
outputs for commercial, heavy trucking and passenger vehicle
applications. The next-gen system is expected to be 20% more
efficient and 20% more powerful than the current system.
For heavy truck powertrains, the Gen 3 FC is anticipated to go
more than 600,000 miles (1 million kilometers) without a need for
major service, a maintenance schedule on par with comparable
diesel-powered trucks.
"We envision a stronger hydrogen fueling infrastructure, evolved
fuel cell stacks and a whole ecosystem of engaged partners and
suppliers who, like us, are in it for the long haul," Choby
said.
The ACT Expo and Conference runs from April 28 to May 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and visitors can
find Toyota during the Expo period from April 28 to April 30 at booth #4237. For more
information, visit Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in
North America for nearly 70 years,
and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility
through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800
dealerships.
Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in
North America who have contributed
to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars
and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In spring 2025, Toyota's
plant in North Carolina will begin
to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 32 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
About Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ)
Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) is the lead office in
North America for the development,
engineering, commercialization and business operations of Toyota's
hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Based in Gardena, California, H2HQ works
collaboratively with Toyota's R&D offices in Michigan and Texas, as well as business units in
Japan and internationally, to
create zero-emissions fuel cell technologies that enable energy
independence, innovation and the movement of people, goods, energy
and information.
Aaron Fowles
aaron.fowles@toyota.com
Jacob Brown
jacob.brown@toyota.com
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