Toyoda Gosei has established a new plant in the city of Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan to produce high pressure hydrogen tanks, a crucial component of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Preparations for the start of production are currently underway.
Production capacity at the new plant for these tanks will be built up gradually to meet growth in demand with the expected increase in number of FCV models as these vehicles come into wider use.
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Toyoda Gosei is accelerating the development of products for automobile electrification in its operations, including development of lightweight parts by taking advantage of its strengths as a specialist in the field of rubber and plastics. It will continue to contribute to the improved environmental performance of automobiles in the future, it says
Toyota is rolling out its hydrogen FCV Mirai to new markets and said earlier this year that it will commence sales of the car in Canada by the end of the year. Hydro Québec is the world’s fourth-largest producer of clean hydro-electricity which means the hydrogen used to drive Mirai will be produced from clean sources, Toyota says. Toyota Canada has been working closely with partners in Québec over the past year?in particular, the Ministries of Energy, Environment, and Transportation?to ensure the introduction of an appropriate fuelling infrastructure in the province.
