According to www.dcvelocity.com, Toyota Motor North America has installed two mobile hydrogen fueling devices at its largest parts distribution facility in the U.S., enabling heavy-duty trucks to refuel in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles.
The equipment is stationed at the North American Parts Center California (NAPCC), which Toyota describes as its biggest parts distribution site in the country. The tanks and fuel are already in place, and the company’s commercial logistics fleets intend to use the mobile fuelers to support Toyota operations by serving heavy-duty fuel cell trucks hauling freight from the Port of Los Angeles to Ontario and across the surrounding region.
Toyota said a permanent station is planned for the same location. The report, published on Oct 21, 2026, states that the station will initially fuel heavy-duty trucks commissioned through Hyroad Energy and will later integrate heavy-duty trucks equipped with Toyota’s own certified fuel cell powertrain.
Production trucks targeted for 2027
Toyota expects production trucks powered by its fuel cell systems to reach commercial operations in 2027. That timeline places the mobile fueling installation ahead of the company’s planned rollout of its own powertrain in heavy-duty freight service.
The mobile units are intended to bridge the gap between early fleet demonstrations and permanent infrastructure, according to the source. Toyota’s commercial logistics fleets plan to use the devices to support Toyota operations by fueling heavy-duty fuel cell trucks moving freight from the Port of Los Angeles to Ontario and throughout the region.
Federal lab partnership targets high-flow fueling
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, according to the report.
High-flow fueling lets trucks accept hydrogen at speeds up to 300g/s, or roughly five times faster than conventional light-duty fueling technology. The source states that this allows heavy-duty trucks to take on energy at a rate equivalent to a 20 MW fast charger, with refueling times comparable to modern diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks. Unlike a diesel powertrain, however, fuel cells emit only water.
The company supports the research through its Toyota Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) division, which the source describes as the lead office in North America for development, engineering, commercialization, and business operations of Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies. H2HQ is based in Gardena, California, and works with Toyota R&D offices in Michigan and Texas as well as business units in Japan and internationally.
Source: DC Velocity
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