Toyota unveils big hydrogen bus plans in Japan

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Japanese automaker announces plans to introduce over 100 fuel cell buses in the Tokyo area by 2020 as part of vision to create a 'hydrogen-based society'

Toyota has announced it will begin selling fuel cell buses in Japan from early 2017, leading up to the introduction of over 100 such buses in and around the Tokyo area by the time the city holds the Olympic...

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