--- title: "Toyota Announces Hydrogen-Powered Semi Truck" description: "Toyota has announced it will officially develop a production hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric semi truck, a collaboration with manufacturer Hino." date: "2020-10-06" modified: "2020-10-06" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/toyota-announces-hydrogen-powered-semi-truck" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "hydrogen fuel" - "hydrogen fuel cell" - "nikola motors" - "semi trucks" - "the digest" - "toyota" --- # Toyota Announces Hydrogen-Powered Semi Truck ![Toyota has announced it will officially develop a production hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric semi truck, a collaboration with manufacturer Hino.]() *\Image: Toyota\* ## Hydrogen Truck Toyota [announced **today**]() **that** it will officially develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered electric semi truck. "It will be quiet, smooth and powerful while emitting nothing but water," Tak Yokoo, Senior Executive Engineer at Toyota, said in [a statement](). ## Emitting Water The Japanese carmaker's North America division will be partnering with Hino USA, a commercial vehicles manufacturer, to produce the "heavy" Class 8 fuel cell truck specifically for the North American market. The truck itself will be based on the existing Hino XL Series chassis and powered by Toyota's fuel cell technology. Toyota is planning to show off the first demonstration vehicle in the first half of 2021, but we still know little about it. The prototype of a prior initiative called Project Portal 2.0 may provide some clues: revealed in 2018, the prototype was a 670 horsepower semi with 1,325 pound-feet of torque and a towing capacity of 80,000 pounds. Its fuel cells gave it a reported range of 300 miles, [*CNET* reports](). ## Remember Nikola? It's a strange time to announce plans for a hydrogen-powered semi. The news comes after Tesla competitor Nikola Motors [landed in hot water]() last month after an investigation revealed that the company may have misled shareholders with its demonstration of its "fuel cell-powered" Nikola One semi truck back in 2018. The company's founder [later stepped down]() amidst the scandal with a Ford VP taking over the reigns. **READ MORE:** [Look out, Nikola: Toyota and Hino partner for fuel cell-powered semi truck]() \[*CNET*\] **More on hydrogen trucks:** *[Founder of Tesla Competitor Nikola Steps Down Amid Fraud Scandal]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()