Toyota: Developed hydrogen engine car: 24 Hours Race on May 21-23
-Participated in the Super Taikyu Series 2021-
[Tokyo 22nd Reuters]
Toyota Motor:
On April 22, it announced that it would work on’technological development of hydrogen engine’that does not emit CO2 during driving.
First of all
Vehicles equipped with a hydrogen engine
Participated in a car race,
Collect data and identify issues.
Aiming for mass production as an eco-car following EVs and FCVs in the future toward a carbon-free society.
Reuters
https://jp.reuters.com/article/toyota-idJPKBN2C910L
Toyota Developing Hydrogen Engine Technologies Through Motorsports
Toyota City, Japan,
April 22, 2021
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that,
toward the achievement of a carbon-neutral mobility society, it is developing a hydrogen engine.
It has installed the engine on a racing vehicle based on Toyota’s Corolla Sport,
which it will enter in competition under the ORC ROOKIE Racing banner starting with the Super Taikyu Series 2021 Powered by Hankook Round 3 NAPAC Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours Race on May 21-23.
By honing its under-development hydrogen engine in the harsh environment of motorsports,
Toyota aims
to contribute to the realization of a sustainable and prosperous mobility society.
Fuel cell electrified vehicles (FCEVs) such as Toyota’s Mirai
use a fuel cell in which hydrogen chemically reacts with oxygen in the air to produce electricity that powers an electric motor.
Meanwhile, hydrogen engines
generate power through the combustion of hydrogen using fuel supply and injection systems that have been modified from those used with gasoline engines.
Except for the combustion of minute amounts of engine oil during driving, which is also the case with gasoline engines, hydrogen engines emit zero CO2 when in use.
Plans are for the hydrogen-engine-powered race vehicle announced today
to be fueled during races using hydrogen produced* at the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture.
While aiming to expand hydrogen infrastructure by promoting hydrogen use, Toyota intends to continue advancing efforts for economic recovery and revitalization of the Tohoku region together with all parties concerned.
Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website