Toyota North America and PACCAR have expanded their joint efforts to develop and produce zero emissions, hydrogen gasoline cell Kenworth and Peterbilt vans powered by Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen gasoline cell modules.
The expanded settlement helps ongoing growth and commercialized zero-emission variations of the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 fashions that includes Toyota’s hydrogen gasoline cell powertrain equipment, with preliminary buyer deliveries deliberate for 2024.
PACCAR and Toyota have collaborated on FCEV truck growth for the previous a number of years, together with a profitable pilot program which deployed ten Kenworth T680 FCEV vans on the Port of Los Angeles. The pilot supplied each Kenworth and Toyota with real-world suggestions that additional enhanced the efficiency and vary of the automobile. Designed to be used in heavy-duty business autos, Toyota’s heavy-duty gasoline cell electrical powertrain equipment was lately awarded the Zero Emission Powertrain certification by the California Air Assets Board (CARB). Toyota will start meeting of the modules in the US in late 2023.
John Wealthy, PACCAR chief expertise officer, commented, “Having labored extensively with the Toyota group, we’re assured that our mixed efforts can ship {industry} main FCEV vans with all the high quality, reliability and aftermarket assist that Kenworth and Peterbilt prospects depend on. This partnership additional expands PACCAR’s industry-leading lineup of zero emissions autos that improve prospects’ operational effectivity and scale back their environmental influence.”
“We’re excited to work with PACCAR to appreciate a future the place Toyota’s {industry} main hydrogen gasoline cell expertise can energy heavy-duty vans that may journey throughout highways all through the U.S. with zero emissions,” mentioned Christopher Yang, TMNA group vp of Enterprise Improvement. “This revolutionary expertise permits us to offer our business prospects with a viable carbon-neutral choice to additional their enterprise, whereas additionally contributing to Toyota’s mission to scale back and finally eradicate carbon from the surroundings.”
Could 6, 2023