五十铃和丰田将合作开发燃料电池轻型卡车

Isuzu Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have agreed to jointly develop a light-duty fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) truck, targeting the start of mass production in FY2027. The vehicle, which the companies said would be Japan’s first mass-produced fuel cell light-duty truck, is based on Isuzu’s ELF EV platform and uses Toyota’s third-generation fuel cell system.

Light-duty trucks are commonly used for supermarket and convenience store deliveries, often requiring refrigeration and covering long distances across multiple daily runs. The companies said FCEVs are well suited to such high-utilisation applications because hydrogen refuelling is significantly faster than battery charging, while offering a longer driving range per fill. Like battery electric vehicles (BEVs), FCEVs produce no CO2 emissions during operation.

Both companies are working to address the high cost of fuel cell vehicles. Isuzu is optimising the vehicle body structure and manufacturing processes, while Toyota is pursuing cost reductions through fuel cell design improvements. The project also draws on experience gained from their joint development of the ERGA FCV fuel cell route bus.

Isuzu and Toyota said they are collaborating with local governments and businesses to support the wider adoption of hydrogen mobility across Japan.

Source: Toyota