Toyota reveals plan to turn trucks into emissions-free ‘power plants’

Carmaker is to begin testing proposal to fit its Dyna vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells

Portable emissions-free “power plants” could soon hit the road under plans by Toyota to fit some of the company’s light-duty trucks with hydrogen fuel cells that can generate electricity.

The world’s second-largest carmaker will begin testing the plan to fit a Toyota Dyna with hydrogen fuel cells in Japan later this month, a move that could create fleets of temporary, mobile electricity sources worldwide.

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