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Toyota Motor Launches New Fuel Cell Route Bus "Sora"

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Toyota has launched a new, upgraded version of Sora, its route bus powered by a fuel cell (a system that generates electricity from hydrogen). Toyota launched the first-generation Sora in 2018.

Key details

  • The new Sora was jointly developed by Isuzu Motors Limited and Toyota as part of efforts to achieve zero-emission route buses.
  • It combines Isuzu's full-flat route bus platform, built for battery electric vehicles, with Toyota's fuel cell system.
  • Toyota says the new bus further advances the environmental performance and usability of route buses, and that it will promote the use of hydrogen in public transportation.

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In 2018, Toyota launched the first-generation Sora, offering a new value for route buses through clean, quiet fuel cell-powered operation. With the introduction of the new, upgraded Sora, Toyota will continue to contribute to realizing a hydrogen society by promoting the use of hydrogen in public transportation.

The new Sora is a next-generation FC route bus jointly developed by Isuzu Motors Limited (hereinafter, Isuzu) and Toyota as part of efforts to achieve zero-emission route buses. It combines Isuzu's BEV full-flat route bus platform with Toyota's FC system, further advancing the environmental performance and usability of route buses.

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