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UAE: Toyota to test hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in dry conditions

Toyota Motor Corporation will begin testing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United Arab Emirates.



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As part of the program, Toyota will begin driving and refueling demonstration tests of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in the UAE from May 2017.

The Japanese auto maker has agreed with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors to a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the UAE for the creation of a sustainable, low-carbon society.

Utilizing a hydrogen station that is to be built in May 2017, Toyota will conduct a complete range of driving and refueling tests under extreme heat, dust, and other conditions unique to the local environment.

"As the government continues to promote new initiatives and pursues the creation of a hydrogen-based society, the UAE is able to emerge as the world leader of next-generation clean energies," said Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation Board of Directors.

The UAE government is currently promoting a new national agenda called the UAE Vision 2021, which prioritizes air quality improvement, expansion of the use of clean energies, and to make the nation a world leader in infrastructure quality.

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