Toyota broke new ground when it deployed a hydrogen-burning engine in a race car in 2021. Since then, it has improved the clean-burning power system and is pitching it as an alternative to battery-electric vehicles in the pursuit of carbon neutrality. It is not a hydrogen fuel cell technology that generates electricity. The proposed powertrains are internal combustion, but they burn hydrogen instead of gasoline. The potential benefit is their ability to piggyback on internal combustion components, in addition to promising better performance under extreme temperatures and heavy loads. But hurdles remain, especially the lack of a fueling infrastructure. Toyota has not set a timeline for commercializing the concept. However, suppliers are already queuing up to help make it happen.
Hydrogen combustion offers an EV alternative
Toyota said hydrogen combustion holds great potential for achieving carbon neutrality.
Toyota is pursuing hydrogen combustion engines on its road to carbon neutrality.
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