Toyota Establishes US Hydrogen Headquarters to Advance Fuel Cell Technology

Toyota Motor North America is renaming the TMNA R&D California office as its new North American Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ). The team will be tasked with commercialisation and sales of hydrogen-related products and technologies.

H2HQ will support the localisation of global hydrogen-related technologies and products that include light-duty fuel cell applications, heavy-duty fuel cell opportunities, stationary fuel cell power generation, port vehicle applications and more.

The facility already provides R&D assets, including a hydrogen fueling station capable of providing fuel for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles.

Toyota says H2HQ will be home to several new projects in the coming years.

In 2023, Toyota reorganised its hydrogen business in Japan to create what it calls 'Hydrogen Factory' with the idea to bring all hydrogen-related work under one location and accelerate customer-oriented product development and production in fuel cell or hydrogen-related products. 

Ted Ogawa, President and CEO, Toyota Motor North America, says: “Toyota has developed hydrogen fuel cell electric solutions for more than three decades, and we will continue to advance this scalable, zero-emission technology as part of our electrified portfolio. Renaming this facility as North American Hydrogen Headquarters represents our leadership in fuel cell development creating real-world products to help reduce carbon emissions.”

Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America.