Toyota develops advanced fuel cell hybrid

Toyota has developed a fuel-cell hybrid vehicle that can travel 830 kilometers on a single fuelling, more than double the range of its predecessor. The Toyota FCHV-adv (fuel-cell hybrid vehicle-advanced) is equipped with the newly designed high-performance Toyota FC Stack. By improving fuel-cell unit performance, enhancing the regenerative brake system and reducing energy consumed by the auxiliary system, fuel efficiency has increased by 25%. The new vehicle has TMC-developed 70Mpa high-pressure hydrogen tanks, which also helped improve its range compared with its predecessor. (July 4, 2008)