Toyota And Hino To Jointly Develop Hydrogen Heavy-Duty Truck

The Hino Profia FR1AWHG truck will get Toyota’s latest fuel cell stacks and 70MPa hydrogen tanks to drive electric 600 km (373 miles).

Toyota announced that together with its commercial vehicle subsidiary Hino Motors, it will jointly develop a heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck.

The vehicle will be based on modified Hino Profia FR1AWHG and two of the Toyota’s latest fuel cell stacks, borrowed from the next-gen Mirai. The target range for the 25t truck is about 600 km (373 miles).

The Japanese manufacturer is totally convinced that hydrogen trucks are the right branch of electrification for the heavy-duty trucks used for highway transportation:

“For the electrification of commercial vehicles, the optimum powertrain must be adopted to ensure both outstanding environmental performance and just-right practicality as a business vehicle in terms of cruising range, load capacity, and other aspects depending on the usage. Heavy-duty trucks are typically used for highway transportation; therefore, they are required to have sufficient cruising range and load capacity as well as fast refueling capability. For this reason, fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen with its higher energy density are considered effective.”

For comparison, the new version of the hydrogen Toyota Mirai passenger car is expected to have a range of 400 miles (640 km).

More about the truck:

“The heavy-duty fuel cell truck in this joint development project is based on Hino Profia, and is being developed taking maximum advantage of the technologies both Toyota and Hino have cultivated over the years. The chassis is specially designed with the optimum packaging for a fuel cell vehicle, and steps are being taken through comprehensive weight reduction to ensure a sufficient load capacity. The powertrain is equipped with two Toyota fuel cell stacks that have been newly developed for Toyota’s next Mirai and includes vehicle driving control that applies heavy-duty hybrid vehicle technologies, developed by Hino. Also, cruising range will be set at approximately 600 km, aiming to meet high standards in both environmental performance and practicality as a commercial vehicle.”

For referenceVehicle outline

VehicleBase modelHino Profia FR1AWHG
Length / width / height11,990 / 2,490 / 3,780 mm
Total vehicle weight25 t
FC stackName (type)Toyota FC Stack (Polymer electrolyte fuel cell)
MotorTypeAC synchronous
High-pressure hydrogen tankDeveloping a new large capacity high pressure (70MPa) hydrogen tank
BatteryTypeLithium ion battery
Cruising range (proposed)Approx. 600 km
in integrated city and highway driving cycle; Toyota and Hino internal measurements

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