Toyota, Kenworth, UPS, the California Air Resources Board, the Port of Los Angeles and Shell recently met at the Port of Los Angeles for the unveiling of the first Kenworth-Toyota Fuel Cell Electric Truck, the first of 10 zero-emissions Kenworth T680 test units that will haul cargo at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and throughout the L.A. Basin.
The trucks are being funded by a $41 million grant from CARB to the Port of Los Angeles as part of the Zero and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) Project.
“Toyota is committed to fuel cell electric technology as a powertrain for the future because it’s a clean, scalable platform that can meet a broad range of mobility needs with zero emissions,” said Bob Carter, Executive Vice President for Automotive Operations Toyota. “The ZANZEFF collaboration and the innovative ‘Shore-to Store’ project allow us to move Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Cell Electric technology towards commercialization.”
The zero-emissions T680 expands on Toyota’s fuel cell technology which has been at work in Southern California since 2017 through two Class 8 fuel cell trucks the automaker launched under Project Portal. The proof-of-concept trucks have logged more than 14,000 miles of testing and drayage operations in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Kenworth-Toyota T680 offers an estimated range of more than 300 miles per fill, twice that of a typical drayage daily duty cycle. The trucks will fuel up on Shell’s expanding hydrogen fuel infrastructure. The first truck is expected to go to work in the fourth quarter.
