Tom's Truck Center opened the first hydrogen refueling station at a commercial truck dealership in Los Angeles County, the dealership announced recently.
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"California is laying the foundation for a hydrogen-powered future, and we are proud to help drive this transition," says Tom's Truck Center President and CEO KC Heidler. "This station allows us to support our customers who choose hydrogen units by offering the necessary infrastructure. By parterning with HYLA and making hydrogen refueling accessible, we're significantly reducing carbon emissions, improving air quality and setting new standards in clean transportation."
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The Nikola HYLA modular hydrogen refueling station is at Interstate 5. It is a high-pressure dispensing station that can refuel up to 30 trucks daily. It will operate Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with dedicated HYLA ambassadors and operations technicians.
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Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton., attended the unveiling event.
"Hydrogen and fuel technology offer a promising pathway toward replacing diesel with green, renewable resources of energy at scale and affordability," Newman says. "Today's opening of the HYLA station at Tom's Truck Center in Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County is an important milestone for zero-emission heavy goods movement in California and represents a critical next step as California makes progress on its ambitious goals to decarbonize our transportation systems in the service of cleaner air and a healthy sustainable environment for all."
There are other HYLA hydrogen refueling locations in California, including in Long Beach and Ontario. The company hopes to have 14 refueling solutions operational by year's end.
