LONG BEACH, Calif.,
Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With the
rapidly expanding interest in heavy-duty electric trucks, Toyota
Motor North America (TMNA) and Hino
Trucks 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.
The initial demonstration vehicle is expected to arrive in the
first half of 2021.
"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 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.
About Hino
Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group
Company, assembles, sells, and services a lineup of Class 4-8
diesel 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 230 dealers nationwide
committed to achieving excellence in customer service and support.
Learn more about Hino Trucks at
http://www.hino.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and
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Media Contacts:
Ed Hellwig
469-292-1165
edward.hellwig@toyota.com
Dominik Beckman
248-699-9391
beckman@hino.com
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