GARDENA, Calif. – October 31, 2026 -- Toyota has demonstrated that its fuel cell heavy-duty trucks can be refueled in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles, with production trucks expected on the road for commercial operations in 2027.
The tests were run with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, Colorado. They followed the SAE J2601-5 standard and covered 70 MPa high-flow hydrogen fueling. Toyota and NLR engineers performed multiple rounds of testing.
High-flow fueling reaches 300 g/s, about five times the light-duty rate
High-flow fueling delivers hydrogen at up to 300 g/s. Toyota says this is about five times faster than conventional light-duty fueling and equivalent to the energy transfer speed of a 20 MW fast charger. Toyota says refueling times are comparable to modern diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks.
Toyota installs two mobile fuelers at its largest U.S. parts center
Toyota's Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ) division installed two mobile hydrogen fueling devices at North American Parts Center California (NAPCC), the company's largest U.S. parts distribution facility. Toyota's commercial logistics fleets plan to use them to fuel heavy-duty fuel cell trucks hauling freight from the Port of Los Angeles to Ontario and across the region.
A permanent station is planned at the site. It will initially fuel trucks commissioned through Hyroad Energy and later trucks with Toyota's own certified fuel cell powertrain.
Permanent NAPCC station to offer conventional and high-flow fueling to the public
The publicly available NAPCC station is planned to provide conventional and high-flow hydrogen fueling for heavy-duty trucks. A separate area will serve light-duty vehicles.
Over the next several months, Toyota aims to upgrade its private fueling infrastructure at H2HQ to the same high-flow standard for heavy-duty vehicle testing. It also plans to install new equipment for light passenger fuel cell electric vehicles to evaluate station hardware and gather insights on operations and reliability.