The truck will be based on the hino xl series heavy truck.
Kenworth toyota fuel cell truck.
The first demonstration truck is expected to be ready in the first half of 2021 toyota said noting the company will use a newly developed hino xl series chassis paired with a toyota fuel cell to put the truck on the road.
Toyota and hino trucks announce their plan to produce a fuel cell electric class 8 semi trucks for the north american market.
Around 65 kilograms of hydrogen supply t he power for propulsion and power generation and the truck carries a total of 27 h2 tanks.
Toyota has spent several years designing a fuel cell heavy duty truck but previously has relied on paccar s kenworth brand as a vehicle partner.
The companies are in the process of building.
Toyota kenworth expand fuel cell based heavy truck fleet a fuel cell powered version of the hino xl series is a win.
The first new jointly developed kenworth toyota fuel cell electric truck fcet produced from the collaboration debuted at the event.
The integrated fc power supply system comes from denyo.
The fuel cell electric vehicle is based on toyota s lightweight dyna truck and uses the same fuel cell system as the mirai passenger car model.
In an effort to further reduce emissions and highlight the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technology kenworth announced that it will develop 10 zero emissions kenworth t680s powered by toyota.