Toyota FCV Development Status and Market Introduction

Abstract

Fuel cell vehicle is the nearest one to offer solutions for energy and climate change. In this paper, the technologies of fuel cell and fuel cell vehicle (FCV) are described. The recent CV has following significant features (1) Improved sub-zero startup, (2) Great extended cruising range and (3) Enhanced durability of the fuel cell stack. These performances of FCV are established close to the current gasoline powered vehicle. Toyota announced the introduction of FCV to the market around 2015. The Latest Toyota FC Stack has the highest output performance of 3kW/l power density in the world.