Toyota Strongly Affirms Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, on Sale in US in 2015

Toyota opened the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with a strong affirmation of the benefits of and potential for hydrogen fuel cell technology.  “We aren’t trying to re-invent the wheel; just everything necessary to make them turn,” said Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc.  “Fuel cell electric vehicles will be in our future sooner than many people believe, and in much greater numbers than anyone expected.”

Toyota showcased both its latest fuel cell vehicle concept (the FCV Concept), showing what the four-door mid-size sedan will look like in Radiant Blue; and the camouflage-taped engineering prototype used for extensive and extreme on-road testing in North America for more than a year.  The prototype has consistently delivered a driving range of about 300 miles (~500 km), zero-to-sixty acceleration of about 10 seconds, with no emissions other than water vapor.  Refueling of its hydrogen tanks takes three to five minutes.

Toyota Strongly Affirms Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, on Sale in US in 2015