2015 Toyota Begins Selling Hydrogen Cars

Las Vegas - Toyota Motor Corporation ( TMC ) - particulary in United States - to run faster to produce hydrogen or fuel cells. Next year , the # 1 manufacturer in the world to start selling hydrogen cars in Uncle Sam .

To support services to owners or users of hydrogen cars , Toyota set up a primary means , namely through a network of hydrogen filling stations dealerships in the country , including process waste in landfills .

This was stated by Bob Carter , Toyota Group Vice President of the United States at the time of interview introducing hydrogen cars yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) 2014 which took place today in Las Vegas , Nevada , United States .

Toyota's first hydrogen car that will be sold are Camry -sized sedan . To support sales , Toyota's U.S. plans to create a network of hydrogen filling stations .



Hydrogen sedan that will be sold - also called FCV ( fuel cell vehicle) - the concept version on display at CES . The cost to produce the car was able to be lowered. In fact , it is estimated , will be sold at a price of 50,000 U.S. dollars (USD 600 million with the current exchange rate ) .

For this reason, Toyota make every effort establishing hydrogen filling stations are more and more . " We threw everything into the wall . We know , we should encourage the development of infrastructure , "said Carter .

100 Charging Stations
Previously , in addition to Toyota , Hyundai and Honda announced plans to sell hydrogen crossover in California . The reason , in 2025 the state will issue regulations , cars are allowed to roam the streets should be free from pollution .

Currently , the state's existing 10 public hydrogen filling stations and will increase again with the target , 100 stations until the end of this decade . For this , the state government of California has set aside 200 million dollars to build a network of hydrogen filling until 2024 .

Special Toyota , mengandeng project is run by the University of California at Irvine . According to Carter , only needed 68 charging stations in the state that the hydrogen car users can feel safe with quiet streets .

from Trash
According to Craig Scott , manager of advanced technology cars with the United States , Toyota is taking a different way to get hydrogen . Described , if for industry , hydrogen is obtained by evaporating natural gas , Toyota exploring alternative sources including methane from landfills . Toyota is also working with other companies to make hydrogen dispenser in landfills .

" How great start transition , getting the hydrogen in a sustainable manner . With no competition , "said Constantine Samaras , asistenprofesorrekayasa from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg interviewed by Bloomberg .

" Toyota will work with other companies to build hydrogen filling stations in landfills or other places that do not have natural gas pipelines , " said Samaras . To build hydrogen filling stations , according to Carter , may be done in a few months .

Completely fill the tank of hydrogen , can be invited to road car to 483 km . Concept cars on display in Las Vegas , once the hydrogen content , can be to meet the energy needs at home in a week .

Toyota engineers , is also currently developing a tool that connects the car with a car that serves as a back-up generator . In this way , hydrogen cars more quickly appeared , unlike previous public estimates .