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    Toyota, Hino, Isuzu and CJPT  join forces to develop light-duty fuel cell electric trucks

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on July 19th, 2022 / in Car News, Electric, featured

    Toyota, Hino, Isuzu and CJPT  join forces to develop light-duty fuel cell electric trucks

    By Khulekani On Wheels / on July 19th, 2022 / in Car News, Electric, featured

    By Otsile Kadiege 

    Today Toyota Motor Corporation, Hino Motors, Ltd., Isuzu Motors Limited and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) announced they would jointly plan and develop light-duty fuel cell (FC) electric trucks for the mass-market. 

    The joint initiative is expected to contribute to the realisation of a hydrogen society, as well as carbon neutrality by expanding the options available for customer use and increasing the demand for hydrogen. The companies will also promote the introduction of FC electric trucks to the market along with their widespread use.

    On the road to carbon neutrality, there are various powertrain options that meet customers’ demands – including HEVs, BEVs, and FCEVs, depending on the energy conditions in different countries and regions and how customers use their vehicles.

    Light-duty trucks are often used by supermarkets and convenience stores for distribution purposes, in addition to supporting people’s daily lives. They are also equipped with refrigeration and freezing functions as they are required to drive long distances over extended hours to perform multiple delivery operations in one day. Furthermore, they must also meet requirements such as fast refueling capability.

    The use of FC technology, which runs on high energy density hydrogen and has zero CO2 emissions while driving, is considered effective under such operating conditions. CJPT will be responsible for planning the jointly developed mass-market light-duty FC electric trucks.

    The four companies will mobilise their combined knowledge – the truck technology that Isuzu and Hino have accumulated over the years as well as Toyota’s FC technology – in pursuit of products that meet the performance and conditions required for light-duty trucks. It will be introduced to the market in 2023 and used by the partners at actual distribution sites in Fukushima Prefecture and Tokyo social implementation projects.

    In this way, the companies will promote sustainable and practical initiatives toward the widespread use of light-duty FC electric trucks and hydrogen, while also responding to customer needs at a high level.

    Categories: Car News, Electric, featured  /  Tags: CJPT, Electric trucks, Fuel cell, Future mobility, Hino, isuzu, Toyota
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