Toyota chose the International CES this week to exhibit a test version of its zero-emission Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) concept car, which was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show last fall.
The automaker has been testing four engineering prototypes of the hydrogen-powered vehicle in such disparate and extreme North American climates as Yellowknife and Death Valley.
"We aren't trying to reinvent the wheel, just everything necessary to make them turn," said Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., as journalists snapped photos of the camouflage-taped test vehicle. It was displayed alongside an FCV production mockup in brilliant blue.
"Fuel-cell electric vehicles will be in our future sooner than many people believe, and in much greater numbers than anyone expected," Carter said.
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