Toyota FCHV to Serve Centrair and Vicinity as Commercial Transport Vehicle.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 19, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that the TOYOTA FCHV The Toyota FCHV is a series of prototype hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, presented in 2001. The contraction "FCHV" stands for "Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle". This hybrid should not be confused with other hybrid electric vehicles with a combustion engine, but equipped with the FCHV. , Toyota's fuel cell hybrid vehicle For other types of "Hybrid Transportation", see . A hybrid vehicle (HV) is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to propel the vehicle such as: METI Medical Education Technologies, Inc. ). The TOYOTA FCHV being used in the project will be registered as a commercial transport vehicle. It will be loaned to Yamato Transport and used for deliveries between one of its Nagoya-area distribution centers and Centrair. The vehicle will be fueled at the JHFC Centrair Hydrogen Station, which was set up within Centrair as part of the JHFC's Demonstration Study of Hydrogen Fueling Facilities for Fuel Cell Vehicles
TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center plans to obtain a wide range of data necessary for the commercialization of fuel cell hybrid vehicles This is a list of hybrid vehicles in chronological order of production: Early designs
TMC plans to hand the Toyota FCHV over to Yamato Transport at a ceremony on April 24 at Yamato Transport's Kanagawa Regional Branch in Yokohama. Outline of Yamato Transport TOYOTA FCHV
Start of operations: Late April 2007
Operating area: Between Tokoname Shinkai distribution center and
collection and distribution sites in Centrair
Operator: Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
Number of vehicles: 1 (commercial registration obtained)
Primary use: Delivery services
For reference - The Japan Automobile Research Institute, which is promoting the JHFC under METI, made an appeal in April 2006 for third-party companies and organizations to operate a fleet of fuel cell vehicles. TMC responded and was selected that year. - Units of the FCHV-BUS (a fuel cell hybrid bus) that TMC developed jointly with Hino Motors, Ltd. have been in operation in and around Centrair since July 2006. Outline of the TOYOTA FCHV 1) Development In December 2002, Toyota became one of the first companies to commercialize a fuel cell hybrid vehicle, the TOYOTA FCHV, when it began selling the vehicle on a limited basis in Japan and the U.S. The TOYOTA FCHV was partially improved in June 2005 and became the first fuel cell hybrid vehicle in Japan to acquire vehicle type certification. Vehicle leasing began on July 1 of that year. The fuel cell hybrid vehicle to be used by Yamato Transport has been modified by TMC for freight purposes, and the transport company has acquired a commercial registration. The vehicle's decals have been changed and equipment necessary for transporting freight has been installed. 2) Main Features The vehicle features an electric-motor hybrid system powered by a battery and fuel cells supplied with high-pressure hydrogen gas. During operation, it does not emit carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. , said to be a cause of global warming, or any other atmospheric pollutant such as nitrogen oxide; it is both highly energy-efficient and very quiet. 3) Main Specifications (Yamato Transport specifications) Vehicle: Name TOYOTA FCHV Overall length/width/height 4,735/1,81/1,685mm Occupant capacity 2 people Maximum load capacity 150kg Performance: Maximum speed 155km/h Fuel cell: Name Toyota FC Stack Type Polymer electrolyte Output 90kW Motor: Type Permanent magnet Maximum output 90kW (122ps) Maximum torque 260N-m (26.5kg-m) Fuel: Type Hydrogen Storage system High-pressure hydrogen storage tanks Maximum storage pressure 35MPa Battery: Type Nickel-metal hydride About Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7203; NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TM), established in 1937, is one of the world's representative automobile manufacturers, producing vehicles in 26 countries and regions and marketing vehicles in more than 170 countries and regions. In fiscal 2006, Toyota provided nearly eight million vehicles on a consolidated basis to customers around the world under the Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino brands. Toyota had more than 280,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2006. The company is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. For more information, please visit www.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html. Source: Toyota Motor Corporation Contact: Toyota Motor Corporation Corporate Communications Department Public Affairs Division Tel: +81-3-3817-9150 URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/ Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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