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Toyota Chips In With 10 Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles for Station Builder Sun Hydro

By Danny King, Contributor


California's version of a so-called hydrogen highway may be languishing in a weak economy, but an East Coast version is getting started with its first fueling station and 10 Toyota hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles.


We here at Green Car Advisor won't quibble with that - we believe there is an important role in the transportation sector for hydrogen-fuel and fuel cell electric vehicles.



SunHydro, which plans to build a chain of self-service hydrogen fueling stations from Massachusetts to Florida, will receive 10 Toyota fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in the Connecticut area this fall, SunHydro and Toyota said in a statement.


The vehicles, part of a broader Toyota demonstration plan that will include the deployment of 100 FCEVs in the U.S. over the next three years, will be used by employees of SunHydro and its parent, Proton Energy Systems.


"This is a big step for Connecticut, our country, and the overall evolution of alternative fuels in the U.S.," said SunHydro founder Tom Sullivan, who previously founded Lumber Liquidators.
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Tags: Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, Toyota, Ethanol Blend Wall, FCEV, Hydrogen Fuel Stations, Sun Hydro, SunHydro

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East Coast Gets First Station in Proposed Privately Built Hydrogen Highway was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.