Prototype testing for Toyota s new zero-emissions semi-truck is about to begin.
This week, Toyota gave us a glimpse of its first-ever EV based on a new platform that will take on the Tesla Model Y. As part of its pledge to reduce emissions and become carbon-neutral by 2050, the Japanese automaker is also leading the hydrogen fuel cell market. With its stunning styling and impressive 400-mile range, the new 2021 Toyota Mirai has the potential to be a viable alternative to electric cars. Toyota s next-generation fuel-cell technology will also power a fleet of heavy-duty trucks developed as part of a $41 million grant awarded by the California Air Resources Board.
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Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) is using second-generation fuel cell stacks from its 2021 Mirai passenger car for internal testing in production-intent Kenworth Class 8 trucks. Meanwhile, the Japanese automaker is handing off heavy-duty fuel cell trucks revealed in 2019 to customers for demonstration use.
The new fuel cell electric system adapts a Kenworth T680 chassis for a more compact hydrogen storage cabinet containing six hydrogen tanks behind the cab. A more powerful lithium-ion battery pushes the driving range to more than 300 miles with an 80,000-pound load. Our first prototype trucks proved that a fuel cell electric powertrain was capable of hauling heavy cargo on a daily basis, Andrew Lund, Toyota Motor North America research and development chief engineer, said in a press release Thursday. These new prototypes allow us to start looking beyond drayage into broader applications of this proven technology.
Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680.
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