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Toyota Truck for Los Angeles

Toyota Truck for Los Angeles

by | Oct 2, 2017 | North America

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Fuel cell truck equipped with H2 tanks, © Toyota

Soon, Toyota may not only be known for its fuel cell cars and buses, but for trucks as well. A new initiative called Project Portal aims to build a 36-ton truck equipped with two fuel cell stacks originally designed for the Mirai. They will be supported by a 12-kilowatt-hour battery to provide 500 kilowatts of output and 1,800 Nm of torque at a range of 320 kilometers (199 miles). (more…)

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Refueling program may fall short of demand

Refueling program may fall short of demand

by | Jan 8, 2016 | North America

ab8_report_2015-CoverThe State of California is becoming more optimistic about early fuel cell vehicle sales, based on a survey of automakers. The fuel cell vehicle fleet is estimated to reach 34,300 by the end of 2021 (see chart). The estimate is high enough to raise concerns that California’s aggressive fueling station deployment program may fall short of demand. (more…)

Bob Rose reports about fuel cell activities in the US

Bob Rose reports about fuel cell activities in the US

by | Jul 17, 2015 | North America

Bob-Rose

Robert Rose

Eight companies that won a public competition for funds to build hydrogen fueling stations in California are scrambling this summer to meet an October 31, 2015, target date for opening their stations, with at least $4.5 million at stake. The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded $46.6 million in 2014 for 28 stations and a mobile refueler. A start-up, FirstElement Fuel, won financing for 19, but there were seven other winners. CEC funding will pay 85% of station costs, but only if stations come on line before November 1, 2015. The subsidy goes to 75% November 2015 through February 2016, and to 70% thereafter. (more…)

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