Karsan has announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Europe to leverage hydrogen fuel cell technology for Karsan’s first hydrogen buses, set to be introduced in 2025.
As part of this cooperation, Toyota will provide Karsan with its Fuel Cell Modules, which are assembled in Zaventem, Belgium.
Cooperation between Karsan and Toyota Motor Europe
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Karsan CEO Okan Baş said:
As Karsan, our progress in advanced technologies continues unabated. We are constantly striving for better and to implement future-shaping innovations. We are proud to include Toyota, a global powerhouse in hydrogen technology, among our business partners.
Karsan presented the e-ATA Hydrogen bus in 2022, marking the company’s first significant step in hydrogen technology.
The company has already deployed over 1,100 electric vehicles in 23 countries, primarily across Europe. With the introduction of hydrogen buses, Karsan aims to expand its impact on sustainable mobility.
The new hydrogen buses will integrate Toyota’s Fuel Cell Modules, which have been extensively tested and validated across more than 20 million kilometres.
The first vehicles are expected to hit the market in 2025.
Thiebault Paquet, Vice President of Toyota Hydrogen Factory Europe said:
We strongly believe that Hydrogen will play a crucial role in future decarbonization of public transport. That’s why we are more than happy to extend our cooperation and supply Karsan with our Fuel Cell Modules, together working towards a hydrogen society.