Toyota tests a new FC electric truck with Coca-Cola and Air Liquide

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00:30So here we have the future for the heavy-duty transportation, where we've

00:34developed a fuel cell electric vehicle comprising of two fuel cells, 80

00:38kilowatts each on the left and the right-hand side of the chassis rails. We

00:42have a tank system comprising of 39 kilograms of hydrogen stored in the back

00:48of the cab and that gives us a range of 400 to 450 kilometers.

01:00The truck uses Toyota fuel cell modules which combine hydrogen and oxygen

01:05molecules into water. This process generates electricity which powers the

01:09motor. The truck can drive long distances emitting only water. The process of

01:21assembling the fuel cell module starts on the production line and we use all

01:25the technology in this room to ensure every component is safely assembled

01:29with the highest quality for our customers. Toyota believes in a

01:33multi-path approach to sustainable mobility with a variety of technologies

01:36featuring in our strategy. Alongside those other technologies, fuel cell can

01:40play a vital role to reducing carbon emissions. With hydrogen being the most

01:44abundant element in the universe and vastly available in water, it makes it a

01:48highly sustainable source of energy moving forwards. The fuel cell technology

01:54is not only used in cars. The modules that we produce here are used in a wide

01:58range of applications from buses, trucks and trains to generators and boats. So in

02:04theory anything using a large amount of electricity today could benefit from

02:08using our fuel cell modules. So this is the first of five trucks that we've

02:13developed. The remaining four trucks will be utilized for Toyota logistics to

02:17distribute our spare parts and that will be rolled out in the near future.