Toyota is leading a consortium to develop a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of its Hilux pick-up at the company’s UK vehicle plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has successfully received UK government funding for the project through the advanced propulsion centre (APC), an organisation supporting the development of cleaner technologies and new mobility concepts. The APC funding will enable TMUK to develop hydrogen technologies for this specific vehicle market segment during the next three years.
The consortium, led by TMUK will receive funding to cover the development of a hydrogen fuel cell electric Hilux, working in collaboration with UK-based technical engineering partners Ricardo, ETL, D2H and Thatcham Research.
Within the scope of the funding bid, initial prototype Hilux vehicles will be produced at Burnaston during 2023. The project is an opportunity to investigate a further application of Toyota’s fuel cell technology in a vehicle segment that is key to a number of industry groups and will help support the sector’s move towards decarbonisation.
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