Besides the automobile industry, Toyota also has a giant organization in terms of logistics. The brand continues to expand the logistics network it uses to transport its own cars and spare parts. With this growth move, they are also trying to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Collaborating with the VDL brand, Toyota will now use hydrogen fuel in heavy-duty vehicles. Here are the details on the subject…
Hydrogen deal with VDL!
Japanese-origin automobile manufacturer Toyota is known in our country especially for its Corolla model. The factory of the brand, which also produces in our country, is currently located in Sakarya. Toyota Corolla and C-HR models are produced in Sakarya factory. Different models are expected to be produced in the coming years.
Toyota has such factories in different countries of the world as well as in Turkey. Establishing a supply chain between all these factories and dealers, Toyota has a huge logistics network for this reason. Of course, a fleet of different types of heavy vehicles brought by this logistics network. When we look at the content of the fleet, we come across a heavy vehicle group where Toyota has different types of trucks and tractor trucks.
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The Japanese brand has made a series of studies to minimize the damage to the environment of its vehicles in the fleet. In this context, Toyota, which has made an agreement with VDL, will now have heavy-duty vehicles running on hydrogen fuel. In this context, the size of the carbon footprint of the Toyota logistics network will also shrink.
The brand, which has made an agreement with the Dutch heavy vehicle manufacturer VDL Groep, will now use heavy vehicles running on hydrogen fuel. In general, hydrogen fueled vehicles come with many advantages. Hydrogen fuels, which are currently in a more advantageous position compared to electric heavy vehicles, have low mass. In this way, vehicles have the opportunity to carry more cargo.
On the other hand, the replenishment times are short. Charging an electric heavy vehicle on the road means serious loss of time. However, hydrogen can be filled quickly, just like in diesel-powered internal combustion heavy vehicles. Thus, the time spent on the road during the supply is also shortened. Finally, it is easier for a logistics network with a hydrogen infrastructure to be sustainable.
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