LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota, Kenworth,
the Port of Los Angeles and the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) today took the next great
leap towards the future of zero-emission trucking, unveiling the
first of Toyota and Kenworth's jointly developed fuel cell electric
heavy-duty trucks (FCET). The unveiling was before a crowd of
media, government officials and industry and community leaders
during a special event held at the Port of Los Angeles.
The new generation zero-emission truck expands on the
capabilities of Toyota's first two Project Portal Proof of Concept
trucks through enhanced capability, packaging, and performance;
offering an estimated range of more than 300 miles per fill, twice
that of a typical drayage truck's average daily duty cycle. Toyota
and Kenworth will deploy a total of 10 trucks as part of the
Zero-and-Near-Zero-Emission Freight Facilities Project (ZANZEFF),
hauling cargo received at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long
Beach, throughout the LA Basin.
"Toyota is committed to fuel cell electric technology as a
powertrain for the future because it's a clean, scalable platform
that can meet a broad range of mobility needs with zero emissions,"
said Bob Carter, Executive Vice
President for Automotive Operations Toyota. "The ZANZEFF
collaboration and the innovative 'Shore-to-Store' project allow us
to move Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Cell Electric technology towards
commercialization."
CARB has awarded $41 million
dollars to the Port of Los
Angeles for the ZANZEFF project as part of California
Climate Investments, a California
initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and
improving public health and the environment, particularly in
disadvantaged communities.
"This substantial climate investment by the state, matched by
the project partners, will help speed up the number of
zero-emission trucks in the California communities and neighborhoods where
they are needed the most," said CARB Chair, Mary D. Nichols. "It will provide a real world
at-work demonstration of innovative heavy-duty fuel cell electric
technologies. The project offers a commercial solution to move
cargo and freight around the state using zero-emission trucks and
equipment that protect air quality and cut climate-changing
emissions."
Since operations began in April
2017, the Project Portal "Alpha" and "Beta" Proof of Concept
Class 8 trucks have logged more than 14,000 miles of testing and
real-world drayage operations in and around the ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach while emitting nothing but water
vapor. The first Kenworth/Toyota FCET under the ZANZEFF project
will begin drayage operations in the fourth quarter, increasing the
ports' zero-emission trucking capacity and further reducing the
environmental impact of drayage operations.
Expanding operations
The latest FCET utilizes the
Kenworth T680 Class 8 model combined with Toyota's fuel cell
electric technology and is part of the ZANZEFF project.
Pioneered by the Port of Los
Angeles with leading support from Toyota, Kenworth, and
Shell, the trailblazing endeavor provides a large-scale
"Shore-to-Store" plan and a hydrogen fuel cell electric
technology framework for freight facilities to structure operations
for future goods movement. The initiative will help reduce
emissions by over 500 tons of greenhouse gas and 0.72 weighted tons
of NOx, ROG and PM10.
"The collaboration between the Port of Los Angeles, Kenworth, Toyota and Shell is
providing an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the viability of
fuel cell electric technology in both drayage service and regional
haul commercial vehicle applications operating in Southern California," said Mike Dozier, general manager of Kenworth Truck
Company and PACCAR vice president. "The performance of the 10
Kenworth Class 8 trucks being developed under this program, the
first of which debuted today, is targeted to meet or exceed that of
a diesel-powered truck, while producing water as the only emissions
byproduct."
The Port of Los Angeles, a
global maritime leader with respect to zero-emission and
near-zero-emission technology testing and adoption, will develop
the project in several phases, ultimately encompassing initiatives
in Southern California, the
Central Coast Area, and Merced
County. The initial phase is designed to kick-start the leap
to a new class of goods movement vehicles, while reducing
emissions in designated disadvantaged communities.
"CARB's $41 million grant was
instrumental in launching this project and putting this innovative
technology into our rigorous environment," said Port of Los Angeles
Executive Director Gene Seroka.
"We're extremely proud of our role as a leading test lab for
emerging green technology, helping to pave the way for
next-generation, zero-emission technology."
The project phases will include:
- Ten new zero-emissions Kenworth/Toyota FCET developed
through a collaboration between Kenworth and Toyota to move cargo
from the Los Angeles and
Long Beach ports throughout the
Los Angeles area, the Inland
Empire, the Port of Hueneme, and eventually to Merced. The trucks will be operated by Toyota
Logistics Services (4), United Parcel Services (3), Total
Transportation Services Inc. (2), and Southern Counties Express
(1).
"It's an honor for UPS to be collaborating with Toyota, Shell and
Kenworth on such a trail-blazing project," said Carlton Rose, president of global fleet
maintenance and engineering for UPS. "As a company always looking
for the next innovative technology to better serve our customers,
UPS was very pleased to be selected as a demonstrating partner for
the hydrogen fuel cell electric semi project. With more than 10,000
alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles in our fleet
today, UPS has a long history of pioneering and evaluating
technologies that aid us in decreasing our environmental
footprint."
- Two new large-capacity heavy-duty hydrogen fueling
stations will be developed by Shell in Wilmington and Ontario, California. The two new stations will join
three additional stations located at Toyota's Long Beach Logistics
Services and Gardena R&D facilities to form an integrated, five
station heavy-duty hydrogen fueling network for the Los Angeles basin. Together, these stations
will provide multiple sources of hydrogen throughout the region,
including over one ton of 100% renewable hydrogen per day at the
Toyota Logistics Services station to be operated by Shell, and
important research and development advances at a pair of stations
operated by Air Liquide, all enabling zero-emissions freight
transport.
- Expanded use of zero-emissions technology in cargo terminal
and warehouse environments, including the first two
zero-emissions yard tractors to be operated at the Port of Hueneme,
as well as the expanded use of zero-emissions forklifts at Toyota's
port warehouse.
A Drop of h2 in the Bucket
Over 16,000
trucks serve the Los Angeles and
Long Beach port complexes,
North America's largest trade
gateway for containerized cargo. That number is estimated to grow
to 32,000 by 2030. Currently, more than 43,000 drayage trucks are
in operation at ports across the United States.
More Than Just Trucks
This announcement is an
extension of Toyota's Environmental Challenge 2050 efforts to
eliminate CO2 emissions from its operations. Toyota has
previously announced the construction of the Tri-Gen facility which
will be the first megawatt-sized carbonate fuel cell power
generation plant with hydrogen fueling in the world. The 100%
renewable plant will use agricultural waste to generate water,
electricity, and hydrogen to support Toyota Logistics Services'
(TLS) operations at the Port of Long
Beach.
In North America, Toyota will
minimize environmental impacts, help protect the natural world and
share its know-how with others to help create net-positive value
for the benefit of the company and society. It will create net-
positive value for carbon by engaging in and supporting efforts
that generate renewable energy greater than 100% of the total
amount of energy it uses. We recognize climate change presents an
urgent and irreversible threat and we must be part of the solution.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.toyota.com/usa/environmentreport/index.html
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for 60 years and is committed to advancing
sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value
chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design,
engineering, and assembly of more than 36 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we operate
14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more
than 47,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800
North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold more
than 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2017
– and about 87 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15
years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with community, civic, academic, and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We share company resources and extensive
know-how to support non-profits to help expand their ability to
assist more people to move more places. For more information about
Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Toyota Motor North America Research & Development (TMNA
R&D) aims to redefine next-generation cars as not simply a form
of transportation, but as a fully connected vehicle. In fact, since
2003, Toyota has been awarded more patents than any other
automaker, including autonomous vehicle patents (more than 1,400).
Centered in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Toyota puts the brightest thinkers from all across America together
to focus on letting people live more safely and comfortably.
Globally, Toyota spends approximately $1
million per hour on R&D to ensure that Toyota rapidly
and continuously develops cutting-edge, high-quality, and appealing
vehicles.
Media Contact:
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Russ.koble@toyota.com
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