White-and-blue city bus marked SORA and FCEV, shown against a white background.

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Toyota launches next-generation Sora fuel-cell bus

Toyota has launched a new Sora hydrogen fuel-cell route bus, jointly developed with Isuzu. Toyota reports a range above 300 km and a full-flat passenger floor, with range and refuelling figures based on company measurements.

A white truck with a hydrogen symbol drives on a road beneath a wind turbine.

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BMW Begins Leipzig Trial of 18-Tonne Hydrogen Truck

BMW Group has begun testing an 18-tonne truck powered by a hydrogen combustion engine in logistics operations at its Leipzig plant. The field trial will examine how the truck performs on longer routes and in three-shift operations.

Three people pose behind a hydrogen pipeline marked BMW Group Werk Leipzig, with industrial buildings and a wind turbine in the background.

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BMW Leipzig Begins Work on a Hydrogen Grid Connection

BMW Group has marked the start of construction on a roughly two-kilometre hydrogen pipeline linking its Leipzig plant to the hydrogen grid. The connection is scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2028 and would let the plant use hydrogen more extensively in its paint shop.