NOVI, Mich., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the
rapidly expanding interest in heavy-duty electric trucks,
Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North
America (TMNA) have agreed to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell
electric truck (FCET) for the North American
market.
The companies will leverage the newly developed Hino XL Series
chassis with Toyota's proven fuel cell technology to deliver
exceptional capability without harmful emissions. This
collaboration expands upon the existing effort to develop a 25-ton
FCET for the Japanese market which was announced earlier this
year.
"A fuel cell powered version of the Hino XL Series is a win-win
for both customers and the community. It will be quiet, smooth and
powerful while emitting nothing but water," said Tak Yokoo, Senior Executive Engineer, Toyota
Research and Development. "Toyota's twenty plus years of fuel cell
technology combined with Hino's heavy-duty truck experience will
create an innovative and capable product."
"Expanding upon our proud heritage of the Hino powertrain,
Toyota Fuel Cell Technology offers our customers a commercially
viable, extended range, zero emissions vehicle in the near term,"
said Glenn Ellis, Hino's Senior Vice
President - Customer Experience. "Hino shares a common focus with
Toyota when it comes to durability, reliability, and innovation
with the customer at the center of design which makes this
collaboration a game changer."
About Hino Trucks:
Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company,
manufactures, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8 commercial
trucks in the United States.
Hino Trucks is the premier heavy
& medium duty nameplate in the United
States with a product lineup that offers fully connected
vehicles with low total cost of ownership, superior fuel economy,
unmatched reliability and maneuverability and the most
comprehensive bundle of standard features in the market.
Headquartered in Novi, Michigan,
Hino has a network of over 240 dealers nationwide committed to
achieving excellence in the ultimate ownership experience.
Learn more about Hino Trucks at
http://www.hino.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and
YouTube.
About Toyota: Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural
fabric in the U.S. and North
America for more than 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 40 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we have 14
manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.).
Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.)
sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4 million in
the U.S.) in 2019.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit
www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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