ABSTRACT
Toyota has been promoting a multi-path approach to carbon neutrality by offering a diverse vehicle line-up including all electrified technologies. Fuel Cell (FC) is one of the key technologies and Toyota has identified a new opportunity in the commercial vehicle market in terms of a zero-emissions product offering. This project's aim is to adopt a second-generation Toyota fuel cell powertrain into a Toyota Hilux. The design & development work includes an optimised packaging for the Fuel Cell stack & Balance of Plant (BoP) components under the hood, a maximised amount of stored hydrogen (H2) underneath the vehicle floor, as key objective of the project is to differentiate this Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) by obtaining a long range and retaining a fast-refuelling time, and as part of the electrified powertrain, an e-motor is installed to drive the wheels.
