Hexagon Purus to supply Toyota Motor North America for serial production of heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kits
22 Maggio 2024 - 7:00AM
Hexagon Purus to supply Toyota Motor North America for serial
production of heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kits
Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Las Vegas,
Wednesday 22 May: Hexagon Purus is pleased to announce it
will be supplying components to Toyota North America (TMNA) for
serial production of its heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain
kits. Hexagon Purus will be providing a full hydrogen storage
system and high voltage battery pack for the heavy-duty fuel cell
electric powertrain kit1.
Hexagon Purus’s collaboration with Toyota started in 2017 as
Toyota began development of the fuel cell electric powertrain kits
for Class 8 trucks, including the proof of concept “Alpha” truck
for the Port of Los Angeles, supporting the ports’ efforts to
reduce harmful emissions. Hexagon Purus also supported the
hydrogen-powered heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck powertrain
employed in the “Ocean” trucks used in the ZANZEFF “Shore to Store”
program (2020).
“We are entering a new era in our collaboration with Toyota
supplying components for its fuel cell powertrain kits, to help
pave the way for zero emission commercial transportation. Hydrogen
can play a significant role in the reduction of emissions from
heavy-duty transportation,” said Todd Sloan, Executive Vice
President of Battery Systems and Vehicle Integration in Hexagon
Purus.
“Combining our fuel cell stacks with Hexagon Purus’s full
hydrogen storage system and high voltage battery pack provides our
customers a one-stop solution to help meet their needs,” said Jay
Sackett, Chief Engineer, Advanced Product Planning Office, Toyota
Motor North America.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) assembles integrated
dual fuel-cell (FC) modules for use in hydrogen-powered heavy-duty
commercial trucks. The fuel cell kit, including the battery
and hydrogen storage systems supplied by Hexagon Purus, will be
sold to heavy-duty truck OEMs for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty fuel
cell electric Class 8 trucks.
Toyota has been granted a Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP)
Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for
its new heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain. The certification
helps heavy-duty Class 8 commercial truck OEMs and operators comply
with increasingly strict emissions regulations in the State of
California.
About the marketTo reach the 1.5°C ambition set
by the Paris agreement back in 2015, the transportation sector is
required to reduce emissions by 75% by 2050. In the U.S., both
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources
Board (CARB) have introduced proposals and regulations that address
the need for further reductions in emissions in the transportation
sector.
There are approximately 1.8 million commercial trucks operating
in California daily across a various set of classes including
amongst other 219,000 class 7 and 8 trucks. According to CARB, the
combined effect from the ACT and ACF regulations will lead to
approximately 0.5 million ZEVs on the road by 2035 in California,
increasing to 1.6 million in 2050.
Notes for Media
- A vehicle chassis with Hexagon Purus hydrogen storage system
and high voltage battery pack will be on display at the Toyota
Stand at Booth (4145) at ACT Expo.
- Interviews with Hexagon Purus executives can be arranged at ACT
Expo, with CEO Morten Holum and EVP Todd Sloan present.
For more information
Eli Turander, Global Communications Director, Hexagon
PurusTelephone: +47 953 35 795 | eli.turander@hexagonpurus.com
Mathias Meidell, Investor Relations Director, Hexagon
PurusTelephone: +47 909 82 242 |
mathias.meidell@hexagonpurus.com
Joshua Burns, Toyota Mobility CommunicationsToyota Motor North
America I Joshua.Burns@toyota.com
About Hexagon Purus
Hexagon Purus enables zero emission mobility for a cleaner
energy future. The company is a world leading provider of hydrogen
Type 4 high-pressure cylinders and systems, battery systems and
vehicle integration solutions for fuel cell electric and battery
electric vehicles. Hexagon Purus' products are used in a variety of
applications including light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles,
buses, ground storage, distribution, refueling, maritime, rail and
aerospace.
Learn more at www.hexagonpurus.com and follow @HexagonPurus on
Twitter and LinkedIn
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North
America for more than 65 years, and is committed to advancing
sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America
who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of
nearly 47 million cars and trucks at our 12 manufacturing plants.
By 2025, Toyota’s 13th plant in North Carolina will begin to
manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 28 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
- Hydrogen storage system
- Battery pack
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