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Toyota and Hino announce new hydrogen FC truck!
-Commercial sector will play a leading role in the spread of hydrogen-
Report from Motor-Fan article
Joint press conference of the four companies:
On May 30, they signed a basic agreement on the “integration of Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino.”
Announced FC heavy-duty truck jointly developed by Toyota and Hino.
During the meeting, the media asked questions about the use of hydrogen in commercial vehicles.
FC trucks of Toyota and Hino Motors
What is FC heavy-duty truck?
The FC heavy-duty truck jointly developed by Toyota and Hino is based on the Hino Profia.
Length x Width x Height 11985 x 2490 x 3780 mm.
The gross vehicle weight is 25t, and the maximum load capacity is 11t.
Fuel cell module:
The FC heavy-duty truck has the FV module installed at the bottom of the cabin.
Toyota MIRAI has two installed FC modules.
Left: Fuel cell system and high-pressure hydrogen tank
Right: Hydrogen filling port
Proprietary development of high-pressure hydrogen tank:
A 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tank was specially developed to store hydrogen.
Two between the cabin and the luggage compartment, and two between the front and rear wheels are lined up in the front-rear direction.
In other words, there are six high-pressure hydrogen tanks in total.
Range of FC heavy-duty trucks:
50kg of hydrogen is loaded in 6 tanks. The cruising range is expected to be more than 600km.
If you have 600km, you can run the distance between Tokyo and Nagoya without refueling.
Driving demonstration of FC heavy-duty truck:
From May 17, driving demonstration of FC heavy-duty truck started.
Asahi Group, Seino, NEXT Logistics Japan (NLJ), Yamato, and four companies are participating.
Asahi Group/NLJ, Seino, and Yamato will use FC heavy-duty trucks for transportation in the Kanto region.
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Truck merger to unite Hino Motors, Mitsubishi Fuso
NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Tuesday, May 30, 19:29
Two major truck makers in Japan have announced they will join forces.
Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus say they have reached a basic agreement on a merger.
A new company will be set up and both companies will become wholly owned subsidiaries.
Hino Motors is part of the Toyota Motor group, while Daimler Truck owns Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus.
The two parent companies will hold an equal share of the new business.
The four companies will work together to develop and produce trucks and other commercial vehicles.
The new venture will also jointly develop next-generation technologies including those using hydrogen.
Hino Motors posted a record group net loss last fiscal year, largely due to the fallout related to faking exhaust emissions.