(TMS: Torrance, CA) -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. (TMS) has opened the first hydrogen fueling station in the United States that’s fed directly from an active industrial hydrogen pipeline. The station is a collaborative effort between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and the Department of Energy (DOE). The facility will provide hydrogen for Toyota’s fuel-cell hybrid, demonstration-program vehicles as well as other manufacturers’ fuel-cell vehicle fleets in the Los Angeles area.

“Building an extensive hydrogen refueling infrastructure is a critical step in the successful market launch of fuel-cell vehicles,” says Chris Hostetter, group vice president, product and strategic planning, TMS. “We plan to bring a fuel-cell vehicle to market in 2015 or sooner, and the infrastructure must be in place to support our customers’ needs.”

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