Brussels, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other major automobile and energy companies said Tuesday that they will work together to help spread large trucks that run on hydrogen in Europe. The eight will collaborate in a wide range of fields spanning from vehicle development and production to hydrogen supply and refueling infrastructure. They aim to roll out such trucks on a full scale in Germany by 2030, with their business model set to be expanded across Europe down the line. The announcement was made during the IAA Transportation 2026 trade show in Hanover, Germany. The event is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle exhibitions. Aside from Toyota, the companies within the framework include Germany’s Daimler Truck AG, Swedish automaker Volvo Group, German car parts maker Robert Bosch GmbH and French energy giant TotalEnergies. The eight companies plan to develop large-capacity hydrogen stations capable of refueling up to 100 trucks per day. They aim to lower prices mainly through mass production of such trucks, as well as establish hydrogen supply chains in order to make the vehicles more economically competitive with diesel vehicles. Toyota will contribute through its fuel cell technologies accumulated over more than 30 years. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
