Toyota a renowned auto firm has pierced through advanced technologies with the launch of Prius and Camry hybrid vehicles. The company announced of its aim to roll out hydrogen fuels in 2015. Toyota has amazing new products for Indian and overseas markets. The new Aygo stole the show at prestigious Geneva Motor Show.
Toyota is keen to work on the procedure of building fuel cell vehicles at a slow pace, and aims to become a leader in this segment. The company is hopeful to yield similar profits as observed with its Prius hybrid, a blockbuster launch in international segments. The main concern with fuel cell models at the moment is insufficient infrastructure. Toyota’s first model to have fuel cell technology is the (FCV) Fuel Cell Vehicle. The new FCV car scheduled to arrive in 2015 will be identical to current model. The car has close resemblances to a sedan.
The car will arrive with a package and cost over 10 million Yen and on conversion to pound currency it is £ 58,000. Auto companies all over the globe are facing the consequences of adverse impact of recession. Toyota is firm on its strategic approaches to roll out models that will churn significant profits ten years down the line. By 2020, Toyota is hopeful to make admirable sales of 10,000 on a yearly basis. The company will partner with a pioneer in lavish car segment BMW, to build second generation line ups of fuel cell models, but the brainwave behind the car is Toyota.
On the introduction of fuel cell vehicles, the project director of European based Toyota, Gerald Killmann commented, ‘’fuel cell cars will be sold in showrooms by 2015 in Europe, US and Japan. He did not disclose information on a particular European nation that will have the fuel cell vehicle and said that infrastructure plays a key role in the decision.
Toyota has always been a forerunner in advanced automobile engineering technology. Camry and Prius hybrids are posh cars draped with grand style cues and innovative technologies. The company has used a holistic approach to build the two models, and the focus is not limited to state-of-the art technologies. It is interesting to learn that Toyota will bring in fuel cell vehicles in the near future, how does it work? From outside they look like any other vehicle, the innovativeness lies in the insides. The fuel cell tank filled with (PEM) Polymer Electrolyte Membrane converts hydrogen gas with oxygen from atmosphere to form electricity, which thereby drives the electric model.
A majority of fuel cells generate electricity below 1.16 volts, which is pretty insufficient to generate power. Fuel cell tanks hence have multiple cells which are segmented into a single fuel cell unit. The voltage of electricity yielded is based on size and number of fuel cells and also PEM surface area.
The advantage of fuel cell vehicles are the low dependency factor on other forms of fuel, and the emission volumes are significantly lower. Fuel cell cars move on hydrogen gas, and not gasoline, and the harmful emission levels from tailpipe is nil.
Let’s look forward to Toyota’s series of fuel cell vehicles and may be expect products as exotic as Prius and Camry.
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