Toyota Tests 8-Minute Hydrogen Refuel for 450-Mile Fuel Cell Trucks
GARDENA, Calif. – October 31, 2026 -- Toyota has demonstrated that its fuel cell heavy-duty trucks can be refueled in about eight minutes for a range of up to 450 miles, with production trucks expected on the road for commercial operations in 2027.
The tests were run with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Golden, Colorado. They followed the SAE J2601-5 standard and covered 70 MPa high-flow hydrogen fueling. Toyota and NLR engineers performed multiple rounds of testing.
High-flow fueling reaches 300 g/s, about five times the light-duty rate
High-flow fueling delivers hydrogen at up to 300 g/s. Toyota says this is about five times faster than conventional light-duty fueling and equivalent to the energy transfer speed of a 20 MW fast charger. Toyota says refueling times are comparable to modern diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks.