Ukwethulwa kweloli elisha le-Toyota elingakhiphi izinto eziyingozi emkhathini senzeka e-Los Angeles. Le phrojekthi yaqalwa ngokuhlanganyela ne-Kenworth Truck Company, itheku ledolobha kanye ne-California Air Resources Board. I-prototype eyethulwe i-Fuel Cell Electric Truck heavy-duty (FCET) isebenza ngesisekelo samaseli e-hydrogen, ikhiqiza amanzi njengemfucuza.
Iloli elethulwe lisuselwa kuma-prototypes, ukuthuthukiswa kwawo okuqhubeka kusukela ngo-2017. Ngokusho kwedatha esemthethweni, i-FCET ikwazi ukumboza cishe amakhilomitha angama-480 ngaphandle kokugcwalisa i-refueling, okucishe kube izikhathi ezi-2 kunesilinganiso sansuku zonke samaloli.
Le nkampani ihlose ukukhiqiza amaloli angu-10 obuchwepheshe obuphezulu azosetshenziselwa ukuthutha impahla esuka echwebeni lase-Los Angeles iya ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene ngaphakathi kwedolobha nangale kwayo. Njengama-prototypes angaphambilini, iloli elethulwe lisekelwe kugandaganda we-Kenworth T680 Class 8. Umgomo oyinhloko olandelwa abathuthukisi ukuhlela ezokuthutha kusetshenziswa ezokuthutha ezihambisana nemvelo ukuze kuncishiswe izinga lokukhishwa kwezinto eziyingozi.
Abamele izinkampani bayaqaphela ukuthi iToyota iyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe obukwenza kube nokwenzeka ukudala izimoto zikagesi ezizosiza ukuhlangabezana nezidingo eziningi futhi zingakhiqizi izinto eziyingozi. Ngokuzayo, inkampani ihlose ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza amaseli e-hydrogen fuel wamaloli.
Source: 3dnews.ru