Toyota and Hino to Jointly Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Truck
Toyota Motor /Hino Motors
Toyota City, Japan, March 23, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) have agreed to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell truck,
and to proceed with initiatives toward its practical use through verification tests and other means.
The two companies have declared ambitious goals to reduce CO2 emissions by 2050*1 and are developing electric vehicle technologies for widespread use in society.
In order to achieve further reductions in CO2 emissions, major improvements will be required in the environmental performance of heavy-duty trucks, which account for about 60 percent of the total CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles in Japan*2.
The heavy-duty fuel cell truck： in this joint development project
is based on Hino Profia, and is being developed taking maximum advantage of the technologies both Toyota and Hino have cultivated over the years.
The chassis is specially designed with the optimum packaging for a fuel cell vehicle,
and steps are being taken through comprehensive weight reduction to ensure a sufficient load capacity.
The powertrain is equipped with two Toyota fuel cell stacks
that have been newly developed for Toyota’s next Mirai and includes vehicle driving control that applies heavy-duty hybrid vehicle technologies, developed by Hino.
Also, cruising range will be set at approximately 600 km,
aiming to meet high standards in both environmental performance and practicality as a commercial vehicle
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