At Toyota, the hydrogen car was to embody the future of sustainable mobility. The manufacturer then praised a zero emission solution offering the autonomy of a thermal vehicle and a lightning recharge time, but in November 2024, we learned that the manufacturer had sold only 134 fuel cell vehicles worldwide. An enthusiasm after all very relative therefore, including in Japan, with only 29 vehicles sold in this same month of November …
The fuel cell, Toyota believes in it again and again!
However, this same Toyota has just formalized the development of a brand new 3rd generation fuel cell module, designed to meet the specific needs of the professional sector, offering the same longevity as traditional diesel engines. The manufacturer reminds anyone who wants to hear that in 2014, Toyota marketed the Mirai (which is notably reviewed at the last Olympic Games 2024), which has since flowing around 28,000 copies of this fuel cell electric vehicle in more than 30 countries and regions.
Developed according to customer feedback, but also according to the lessons learned from the tests and other demonstrations carried out in recent years, this 3rd generation module promises in particular an improvement in longevity (up to twice that of the previous one generation), reaching a level comparable to that of diesel engines and a design requiring no maintenance.
To this is added an energy efficiency multiplied by 1.2 compared to the previous generation (an autonomy gain of 20 %), but also significantly reduced costs thanks to the innovations applied to the design of the pile and the processes manufacturing.
“” “Toyota sees in hydrogen a fuel likely to play an important role in carbon neutrality, and actively collaborates with partners from different sectors. The group supports, within the framework of its R&D activities, various initiatives related to the production, transport, storage and use of hydrogen”Explains Toyota.
According to the manufacturer, in addition to private vehicles, this fuel cell module of 3e Generation will also equip light and heavy goods vehicles. It should be marketed from 2026 at the earliest, especially in Japan, Europe, North America and China. To see if this will allow the brand to democratize, finally, this technology.
