Karsan and Toyota Motor Europe are extending their cooperation in fuel cell technology. The plans are to launch its first hydrogen fuel cell-equipped vehicles in 2025. As part of this cooperation, Karsan's hydrogen buses equipped with Toyota Fuel Cell Modules are expected to be released to the market in 2025. Toyota assembles fuel cell systems at its facilities located in Zaventem, Belgium.
Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, "We continue to implement future-shaping innovations, with the desire to achieve better. Through this cooperation, we are proud to include Toyota, a global powerhouse that has proven itself in hydrogen technology, among our business partners. Toyota, the Japanese automotive company, has more than 30 years of hydrogen technology experience in road transport. Hydrogen is an environmentally friendly and innovative technology. With e-ATA Hydrogen launched at the end of 2022, we executed our vision for cutting-edge technologies once more. Owing to this new partnership, we will get stronger with outstanding Japanese technology, maintaining our claim in the field of hydrogen." Thiebault Paquet, Vice President of Toyota Hydrogen Factory Europe stated: “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.”
Karsan introduced its e-ATA Hydrogen bus on the occasion of the IAA Transportation Fair held in Germany in September 2022, has taken a crucial step to strengthen its claim in hydrogen technology and advance further in this field. "Through this cooperation, we are very proud to include Toyota, a brand that has proven itself worldwide in hydrogen technology. Hydrogen is an area we, as Karsan, consider a priority in environmentally friendly and innovative technologies. With e-ATA Hydrogen we put this vision forward. Owing to this robust cooperation, we are taking our claim in the field of hydrogen even further by getting strength from Japanese technology." Thiebault Paquet, Vice President of Toyota Hydrogen Factory Europe stated: “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.”