Toyota Motor Corporation has deployed 20 fuel cell forklifts, manufactured by Toyota Industries Corporation, at its Motomachi plant located in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.
Toyota’s first two fuel cell forklifts, which were introduced at the Motomachi Plant on the 31st January 2017, brings the number of fuel cell forklifts up to 22. The company has also built a hydrogen (H2) station for designated use by fuel cell forklifts at the plant.
As part of its efforts to realise the Plant Zero CO2 Emissions Challenge, which falls under Toyota’s Environmental Challenge 2050, Toyota has been developing and implementing low-emission production technologies and conducting regular kaizen activities. In addition to these efforts, it is also utilising renewable energy and H2 in its plants, and this deployment of fuel cell forklifts is part of these efforts. In order to achieve the Plant Zero CO2 Emissions Challenge, Toyota intends to continue to replace existing conventional forklifts with fuel cell forklifts, deploying a total of 170 to 180 fuel cell forklifts to the Motomachi Plant by around 2020. Furthermore, the deployment and use of fuel cell forklifts will also be promoted at other plants.
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