Energy Usage and Efficiency in a Fuel Cell Electric Semi-Trailer Truck

Toyota Engineering, 2016-17

Liaison(s): Mr. Takehito Yokoo
Advisor(s): Okitsugu Furuya
Students(s): Elyse Pennington (TLS), Cassie Burgess (TLF), Daniel Nguyen, Aurora Leeson (S), Luis Viornery (S), Lillian Liang (F), Sarah Silcox (F)

Toyota has long maintained that hydrogen fuel cell technology could be a zero emission solution across a broad spectrum of vehicle types. The scalability of this technology is enabling the automaker to explore a semi-trailer truck application for a California-based feasibility study. The Toyota Clinic project models energy usage and efficiency in the vehicle’s four main subsystems, with the goal of specifying vehicle component capacities.