From spring 2022 Toyota will start on-road trials of heavy-duty fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs) to transport parts between its plants in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and the Toyota Tobishima Logistics Center in Nagoya Port.
The trials are part of a bigger FCET project involving Asahi Group, Seino Transportation and Yamamoto Transport, aimed at more sustainable logistics through the reduction of carbon emissions. Heavy goods vehicles (those over 3.5 tons) contribute approximately 70% of all CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles in Japan, according to Toyota.
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