Hino Motors Limited and its parent company Toyota Motor Corporation have begun trialling a new fuel cell bus in Toyota City, Japan ,to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of the technology in public transport.
The verification testing is being conducted with Toyota City as part of a public fuel cell bus road trial, and emergency external power supply testing scheme, which is being promoted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Hino developed the vehicle with Toyota using the Toyota fuel cell system from the Mirai fuel cell vehicle.
The bus is equipped with eight high-pressure hydrogen tanks, as well as two fuel cell stacks and two motors to provide the required power output.
It also contains a system for supplying electric power to buildings and other facilities during emergencies such as natural disasters and power blackouts.
Hydrogen fuelling of the bus is being carried out at Toyota Ecoful Town, and it began servicing the Toyota Oiden bus route in Toyota City earlier this month.
