Toyota FCV To Begin Production In December: Report

Toyota will reportedly commence production of its first-ever mass market fuel cell vehicle, the FCV, in December of this year.

And according to Japan Times, the Japanese auto giant is preparing to forge ahead with its plans for a production fuel cell vehicle, even though the specialised hydrogen refuelling infrastructure needed to keep them gassed up is still in its infancy.

The first production FCVs will be sold in Japan and select states in the USA, with the cost of an FCV in Japan expected to be around ¥8 million (AU$83,500).

That's a hefty price for a Corolla-sized four-door, zero-emissions or not, but Toyota is hoping to drop the cost of entry to somewhere between ¥3 million ($31,320) and ¥5 million ($52,190) next decade, as hydrogen cars transition from new tech to mainstream.

What will happen on the infrastructure side remains to be seen.

Toyota has declared in the past that it won't branch out into the business of supplying hydrogen, and the expectation is that the existing fuel industry will adjust to cater for demand.