The new truck expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first Project Portal test vehicle by increasing the estimated range to more than 300 miles per fill. Project Portal Beta maintains the torque (1,325 pound-feet of torque from two Mirai fuel cell stacks and a 12kWh battery) and horsepower (670-plus) numbers of the Alpha truck. The truck also enhances versatility and manoeuvrability.

Since it first began operating in April 2017, the Project Portal ‘Alpha’ truck had logged nearly 10,000 miles of testing and real-world drayage operations in and around the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles while emitting nothing but water vapor. The Beta vehicle began drayage operations in the fall of 2018, increasing the Ports’ zero emission trucking capacity and further reducing the environmental impact of drayage operations.

Going forward, Toyota remains committed to supporting the development of a consumer-facing hydrogen infrastructure to realize the potential of fuel cell vehicles. The company also announced the construction of the Tri-Gen facility which will be the first megawatt-sized carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with hydrogen fuelling in the world (expected to begin services in 2020). The 100% renewable plant will use agricultural waste to generate water, electricity, and hydrogen that will support Toyota Logistics Services’ operations at the Port of Long Beach.

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