Toyota Motor Corp. has announced its policy to commercialize a "hydrogen engine vehicle" under development that burns hydrogen with an engine.
The focus is on whether it will be a new option different from electric vehicles such as EV = electric vehicles as a vehicle for a decarbonized society, with almost no carbon dioxide emitted when driving.
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is developing a "hydrogen engine car" that burns hydrogen with an engine to power it as a car that emits almost no carbon dioxide when driving, and continues to demonstrate its technical aspects in races and the like.
Toyota announced on the 3rd that it will conduct research and development on this "hydrogen engine vehicle" with the aim of commercializing it.
The specific time is undecided.
In addition, we will proceed with research on the use of "liquid hydrogen" as fuel in the future.
A car race has been held at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture since the 3rd, and President Akio Toyoda ran through the course as a driver of a "hydrogen engine car".
According to Toyota, "gas hydrogen" is used in the race on the 3rd, but if "liquid hydrogen" is used, the volume will be reduced to 1/800, so the amount that can be filled in the car will increase, 1 It means that you can extend the running distance by filling the degree.
President Toyoda, who met at the site, said, "It's been a year since I started racing with hydrogen engine cars, but during this time, Toyota's efforts toward carbon neutrality have progressed. I'm doing it. "
The focus is on whether EV = a new option different from electric vehicles such as electric vehicles as a vehicle for a carbon-free society.