Sasol and Toyota unveil SA\u2019s first hydrogen mobility ecosystem, as petrol prices break R25 barrier
Sasol and Toyota have showcased a South African first proof-of-concept hydrogen mobility ecosystem at the opening of the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit in Midrand this week.
A BEV needs to be charged at a charging station for electricity to be stored in its batteries; this could take hours depending on the speed of the charger . A hydrogen FCEV, however, can be filled at a fuel station that is equipped with a hydrogen pump, but takes a few minutes, as demonstrated at the SMA Summit.Fleetwood Grobler, CEO and president of Sasol, said: “We are confident that green hydrogen is key to decarbonising various hard-to-abate sectors, as well as the transport sector.
He adds that it will be bolstered by a further 69MW from the Msenge Emoyeni wind farm in the Eastern Cape. Touching on the Hilux BEV and FCEV, Kirby says Toyota has plans to bring it to SA, but it will most likely gain traction with businesses who want to reduce their carbon footprint and are able to install hydrogen charging infrastructure or EV charging stations.
“The prototype was assembled by Toyota UK in England, but there was significant input from Toyota SA Motors too. In fact, the basic vehicles were built in Prospecton in KwaZulu-Natal and then sent to England for fitment of the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain.”
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