TECHNOLOGY
Truck manufacturer helps fuel-cell cars hit the clean-energy road in Australia
Hino Australia has created a unique mobile hydrogen fuel-cell refuelling truck
Hino Australia has collaborated with its Toyota operation to produce the country’s first mobile hydrogen refuelling station used as a support vehicle for three Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedans. The Hino 700 Series SS2848HR ProShift is a temporary solution to the lack of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in Australia. Bernie O’Connor, Toyota Australia’s fuel-cell project sponsor and senior executive adviser to the board, praised Hino’s involvement in the Mirai demonstration project. "It is the first high-pressure hydrogen refueller in Australia that can completely fill a fuel-cell vehicle. "This is a practical and necessary measure to enable people around Australia to learn about and experience the game-changing Mirai and its groundbreaking technology first-hand," O’Connor says. Hino’s product and marketing department provided resources to design and co-ordinate the production of the hydrogen refuelling station. Its product strategy manager, Daniel Petrovski, says supporting the Mirai ...
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