Toyota tests HFC-powered Coaster mobile clinic
By Jim Gibbins - 15th April 2021
Japan - Toyota Motor Corporation of Toyota, Japan, together with the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital in Kumamo, as of March 2021, has started testing of what it claims is the world’s first fuel cell electric vehicle mobile clinic (FCEV mobile clinic) that uses hydrogen to generate electricity for patient treatments during times of emergency and natural disasters.
The Toyota FCEV mobile clinic is based on its Toyota’s Coaster minibus equipped with a first-generation fuel cell system taken from the Toyota Fuel Mirai car. It features multiple 100 VAC (Voltage in an Alternating Current circuit) accessory power outlets inside and outside the vehicle. These can supply electricity to a variety of electrical products. It is also equipped with an external DC electric power supply system delivering a high-output, large-capacity supply of power (9kW max output, approx. 90 kWh supply capacity). Inside, the vehicle combines air conditioning with an exhaust system and HEPA* filter to improve infection control for occupants when working.