5 March 2010

Toyota pushes the hydrogen envelope

Having led the automotive world to a level where every other major manufacturer is also powering out hybrid technology, Toyota is now setting out to be a leader in fuel cell hybrids.

The Japanese company has signed an agreement to be part of the Clean Energy Partnership in the carmaker's drive to commercialise hydrogen powered vehicles by 2015.

As part of the agreement, five Toyota FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be provided for trial in Germany next year.

CEP has a programme of advancing sustainable mobility through the development of hydrogen filling stations and a fuel supply network in Germany.

The German Government is investing around €2 billion to support the development of hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicle technologies.

Toyota featured its take on this technology at the Geneva Show this week.