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First Heavy Duty Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Set for Delivery to Pilot Program Customers at Ports of L.A. and Long Beach

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

The first two fuel cell electric heavy duty Class 8 trucks built under the Zero and Near Zero Emissions Freight Forwarding (ZANZEFF) project sponsored by the state of CA are preparing for delivery to demonstration fleet customers.

Key Points: 
  • The first two fuel cell electric heavy duty Class 8 trucks built under the Zero and Near Zero Emissions Freight Forwarding (ZANZEFF) project sponsored by the state of CA are preparing for delivery to demonstration fleet customers.
  • Toyota Logistics Services and Southern Counties Express each will receive a Kenworth T680 Class 8 truck powered by a Toyota fuel cell electric drivetrain.
  • Both of these zero-emissions trucks will be used for drayage operations in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • An additional 8 trucks will be delivered in 2021 as part of the ZANZEFF program.

Toyota: Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Truck Verification Tests to Start in Spring 2022

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Toyota and Hino are jointly developing heavy-duty FCETs, and Asahi Group, NLJ, Seino Transportation, Yamato Transport, and Toyota will perform the road trials in their logistics operations.

Key Points: 
  • Toyota and Hino are jointly developing heavy-duty FCETs, and Asahi Group, NLJ, Seino Transportation, Yamato Transport, and Toyota will perform the road trials in their logistics operations.
  • The heavy-duty FCETs used in highway transportation must have an adequate range and load capacity as well as being able to refuel quickly.
  • Fuel cell systems, which are powered by high-energy-density hydrogen, are believed to be effective for the electrification of heavy-duty trucks.
  • Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014.

PACCAR Displays Innovative Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks at CES 2019

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is participating in the CES 2019 show in Las Vegas, Nevada during the week of January 7.

Key Points: 
  • PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is participating in the CES 2019 show in Las Vegas, Nevada during the week of January 7.
  • PACCAR is exhibiting three zero emission vehicles: a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 579EV; a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 220EV; and a hydrogen fuel cell electric Kenworth T680 developed in collaboration with Toyota.
  • These trucks were designed for a range of customer applications, including over-the-road goods transportation, port operations and urban distribution.
  • Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF are field-testing battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid powertrain vehicles with customers in North America and Europe.