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Toyota Motor Europe, CaetanoBus and Air Liquide have signed an agreement related to the development of hydrogen-based transport options, as the race to develop low and zero-emission vehicles heats up.
In a statement Tuesday, Toyota said the deal would aim for what it called “closer cooperation in developing opportunities for hydrogen mobility projects in several European countries.” CaetanoBus is based in Portugal and part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co.
The firms are set to focus on a number of areas related to hydrogen, including infrastructure connected to distribution and refueling; low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production; and deploying hydrogen in a range of vehicle types.
Toyota said the initial focus would be on “buses, light commercial vehicles and cars, with a further aim to accelerate the heavy-duty truck segment.”
Toyota started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles — where hydrogen from a tank mixes with oxygen, producing electricity — back in 1992. In 2014, it launched the Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell sedan. The business says its fuel cell vehicles emit “nothing but water from the tailpipe.”
Alongside the Mirai, Toyota has had a hand in the development of larger hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. These include a bus called the Sora and prototypes of heavy-duty trucks. As well as fuel cells, Toyota is also looking at using hydrogen in internal combustion engines.
While the Japanese automotive giant looks to push ahead with plans for vehicles that use hydrogen — firms like Hyundai and BMW are also looking at hydrogen — other influential voices in the automotive sector are not so sure.
Toyota Motor Europe, CaetanoBus and Air Liquide have signed an agreement related to the development of hydrogen-based transport options, as the race to develop low and zero-emission vehicles heats up.
In a statement Tuesday, Toyota said the deal would aim for what it called “closer cooperation in developing opportunities for hydrogen mobility projects in several European countries.” CaetanoBus is based in Portugal and part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co.
The firms are set to focus on a number of areas related to hydrogen, including infrastructure connected to distribution and refueling; low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production; and deploying hydrogen in a range of vehicle types.
Toyota said the initial focus would be on “buses, light commercial vehicles and cars, with a further aim to accelerate the heavy-duty truck segment.”
Toyota started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles — where hydrogen from a tank mixes with oxygen, producing electricity — back in 1992. In 2014, it launched the Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell sedan. The business says its fuel cell vehicles emit “nothing but water from the tailpipe.”
Alongside the Mirai, Toyota has had a hand in the development of larger hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. These include a bus called the Sora and prototypes of heavy-duty trucks. As well as fuel cells, Toyota is also looking at using hydrogen in internal combustion engines.
While the Japanese automotive giant looks to push ahead with plans for vehicles that use hydrogen — firms like Hyundai and BMW are also looking at hydrogen — other influential voices in the automotive sector are not so sure.
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