Toyota Achieves Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Truck Milestones

Planned infrastructure additions include publicly available hydrogen fueling for heavy-duty trucks and a separate light-duty vehicle area.

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Toyota (TM) installed two mobile hydrogen fueling devices at its North American Parts Center California to support heavy-duty fuel cell trucks. Testing with the National Laboratory of the Rockies demonstrated refueling in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles. Toyota-powered production trucks are expected to begin commercial operations in 2027. Toyota also plans a permanent station at the parts center and upgrades to its private fueling infrastructure.

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• Minor pointTwo mobile hydrogen fueling devices installed at Toyota's North American Parts Center California.
• Minor pointTesting with NLR demonstrated refueling in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Toyota-powered production trucks are expected to enter commercial operations in 2027.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Planned permanent station will initially fuel Hyroad Energy-commissioned trucks, later integrating trucks with Toyota's certified fuel cell powertrain.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.H2HQ high-flow fueling upgrade targeted over the next several months for heavy-duty vehicle testing.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.New light-duty fueling equipment planned at H2HQ to evaluate station hardware and improve operations and reliability.

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The NAPCC station remains planned; once online, Toyota intends it to be public, initially serve heavy-duty trucks commissioned through Hyroad Energy and later trucks using Toyota’s certified fuel-cell powertrain, with conventional and high-flow fueling and a separate light-duty area.

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GARDENA, Calif. and PLANO, Texas , Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North America's Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) division is making steady progress in fueling improvements for heavy-duty fuel cell trucks as it works to bring these advancements to Toyota's commercial fleets in the U.S.

Toyota recently installed two mobile hydrogen fueling devices at North American Parts Center California (NAPCC), its largest parts distribution facility in the U.S. With the tanks and fuel ready, Toyota's commercial logistics fleets plan to use the mobile fuelers to support Toyota operations by fueling heavy-duty fuel cell trucks hauling freight from the Port of Los Angeles to Ontario, and throughout the region. A permanent station is planned to be built on location.

The station will initially fuel heavy-duty trucks commissioned through Hyroad Energy and will later integrate heavy-duty trucks with Toyota's own certified fuel cell powertrain.

Toyota and National Lab of the Rockies Complete Milestone Filling
In a public-private partnership, Toyota is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, Colorado, to research several initiatives, including 70 MPa high-flow hydrogen fueling for heavy-duty trucks.

High-flow fueling allows trucks to accept hydrogen fuel at speeds up to 300g/s, or about five times faster than the rate of conventional light-duty fueling technology. It allows heavy-duty trucks to carry energy into the vehicle at an equivalent speed of a 20 MW fast charger. Refueling times are comparable to modern diesel-powered, heavy-duty trucks. Unlike a diesel powertrain, however, fuel cells emit only water.  

Toyota and NLR engineers and researchers have performed multiple rounds of testing per SAE J2601-5 standards, successfully demonstrating that Toyota-powered heavy-duty trucks can be refueled in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles.

Production Toyota-powered trucks are expected to hit the open road for commercial operations in 2027.

Building the Next Generation of Hydrogen Fueling
Over the next several months, Toyota aims to upgrade its private fueling infrastructure at its H2HQ to the same high-flow standard for testing heavy-duty vehicles. It also plans to install new equipment for light passenger fuel cell electric vehicles in order to evaluate station hardware and share insights intended to improve operations and reliability.

When the publicly available permanent station at NAPCC goes online, Toyota plans to provide conventional and high-flow hydrogen fueling for heavy-duty trucks, along with a separate area for fueling light-duty vehicles.

Toyota continues to develop and refine fuel cell technologies for heavy-duty vehicles, commercial applications, stationary power generation and light-duty passenger vehicles, including supporting past, current and future vehicle development.

About Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ)
Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) is the lead office in North America for the development, engineering, commercialization and business operations of Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell technologies. Based in Gardena, California, H2HQ works collaboratively with Toyota's R&D offices in Michigan and Texas, as well as business units in Japan and internationally, to create zero-emissions fuel cell technologies that enable energy independence, innovation and the movement of people, goods, energy and information.

For more information about Toyota, visit Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) – Toyota USA Newsroom. 

About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for nearly 70 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of over 50 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In 2025, Toyota's plant in North Carolina began to assemble automotive batteries for electrified vehicles.

For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.

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What did Toyota's heavy-duty hydrogen truck fueling tests demonstrate?

Testing demonstrated that Toyota-powered heavy-duty trucks could refuel in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles. Toyota and National Laboratory of the Rockies engineers and researchers completed multiple rounds of testing under SAE J2601-5 standards.

How will Toyota use the mobile hydrogen fuelers at its California parts center?

Toyota's commercial logistics fleets plan to use the mobile fuelers for heavy-duty fuel cell trucks hauling freight from the Port of Los Angeles to Ontario and throughout the region. The devices are installed at North American Parts Center California, with tanks and fuel ready.