Toyota inaugurates a hydrogen refuelling station in Indonesia
The new hydrogen refuelling station in Indonesia features two types of pressure systems. Toyota has installed a 350-bar pump for refuelling short-range vehicles, like a forklift, and a 700-bar pump for refuelling the Mirai, trucks, and other long-range vehicles.
Hydrogen refuelling stations are capital-intensive, and Toyota’s new outlet in Indonesia is no exception. The company invested more than 35 billion rupiah (2.05 million euros) in this facility. Toyota showcased the second-generation Mirai and hydrogen fuel cell forklifts, as well as technologies like hydrogen grillers and hydrogen cartridges, at the inauguration of the new hydrogen refuelling station in Indonesia.
“Through multi-pathway technology, Toyota Indonesia will implement all types of vehicle technology according to our principle of ‘No one Left Behind,’” Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia President Director Nandi Julyanto said. “This means that all types of technology contribute to reducing carbon emissions,” he added.
Toyota aims to push hydrogen as a sustainable energy source in both automotive and non-automotive industries by establishing the new hydrogen refuelling station in the industrial area of Kawarang. The Japanese automaker sees great potential in hydrogen for multiple applications, including not only transportation but also energy storage, industrial processes, and power generation.
On the product front, Toyota has no firm plans to launch a hydrogen FCEV in Indonesia in the immediate future. A CNN Indonesia report, citing Julyanto, said that the company is still trying to understand if the Mirai is feasible for the market and is studying the car’s both first- and second-generation models to come to a conclusion. Toyota may launch the Mirai in select locations in the country, hopefully in 2030, he added. The distant timeline suggests that the Japanese automaker may directly introduce the third-generation model in the country.
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