Toyota Opens First Hydrogen Station
Toyota Motor Sales America, yesterday 10/05/2011, inaugurated the first hydrogen refueling in the country Abang Sam (U.S.). This is the result of cooperation between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and Department of Energy (DOE). Supply of hydrogen is supplied directly from the industry by using a connection pipe.
This facility is only to provide hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles such as Toyota as a demo program which owned the other manufacturers in Los Angeles.
"Building a hydrogen refueling infrastructure is an important step to take part in the successful sale of the vehicle," commented Chris Hostetter, group vice president, Product Planning and Strategy of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS). According to Chris, it will start selling hydrogen vehicles by 2015 or it could be faster. So, the infrastructure must be there first to support the needs of customers.
Place the filling is adjacent to the sales and marketing headquarters TMS. As the owner of the land, renting land to Shell's Toyota. The Shell became the operator in cooperation with Air Product, which provides equipment, including gas pipeline from its plant in Wilmington and Carson, California.
"This is the first time that Shell is working with vehicle manufacturers to develop a demonstration station," said Julian Evison, General Manager of Operations for Shell.
Meanwhile, Air Products has a role to develop the Hydrogen Vehicle Authorization System (HVAS). This being the first for the industry and is unique in Torrance.
