https://www.northhollywoodtoyota.com/ | In the lead up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Toyota will introduce more than 100 hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Learn about this innovative idea here.

2. Bus riders in Japan are about to experience something
incredible. Starting in 2017, Toyota will begin introducing
hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses in the Tokyo area. By
the time the Tokyo Olympics begin in 2020, Toyota plans
to have at least 100 of these vehicles in service.1

3. These buses are part of Toyota’s continuing commitment
to promoting hydrogen fuel-powered vehicles. The first
step on this journey began in 2014 when the company
introduced the Toyota Mirai, one of the first
commercially-available fuel cell vehicles in the world.

4. Each of Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered buses can
fit 76 passengers, and is powered by an onboard
fuel cell stack that powers a pair of 152 horsepower
(114-kilowatt) electric motors. Additional power is
generated by a nickel-metal hydride battery pack.2

5. In addition to being used for transportation, Toyota
has also announced that their new buses can be used
as backup power sources, discharging power at a rate
of 9 kilowatts. Along with providing transportation,
these vehicles will also be used to provide emergency
power during natural disasters.

6. Toyota’s new hydrogen buses are only part of a
new wave of innovation taking place in Japan. The
country’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has called
for a future “hydrogen society,” where hydrogen
fuel cells power not only buses but buildings and
infrastructure as well.

7. In response to their country’s call, and the demands
of the international community for cleaner vehicles
and reduced greenhouse gases, Toyota has taken up
the challenge of making hydrogen fuel cells the clean,
zero-emission power source of the future.

8. Public transportation isn’t the only recent beneficiary
of Toyota’s hydrogen power experiments. Along with
the new line of fuel cell buses, the company is also
developing hydrogen-powered forklifts and fuel cells
that can be used to power individual homes.

9. While Toyota has not announced plans to introduce its fuel
cell buses outside the Tokyo area, this bold experiment
with hydrogen power could well be the first step in an
exciting new era. If the Tokyo Olympic buses are a success,
expect to see Toyota – and its competitors – put even more
weight behind developing fuel cell technology.

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11. 1. http://www.autotrackng.com/toyota-to-start-sales-of-fuel-
cell-buses-from-early-2017/
2. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1106850_toyota-to-
launch-fuel-cell-buses-next-year-for-olympics

12. Summary
In the lead up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Toyota
will introduce more than 100 hydrogen fuel cell-
powered buses in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Learn about this innovative idea here.