Toyota ramps up fuel cell production to meet demand

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Japanese customers have been able to place orders since December, ahead of its launch Europe and the United States this autumn. Despite predicting 400 units would sell by the end of the year, Toyota is claiming 1,500 sales in its first month, 60% of which have gone to government and fleet customers.

The new plans will increae production from 700 units this year to 2,000 in 2016 and 3,000 in 2017, and Toyota said it will adjust supply in European and North American markets based on the interest recorded so far in Japan.

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Alex Grant

Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.

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