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Toyota pump tech could be key to hydrogen-combustion practicality
A new super-conducting pump is helping to revolutionise its hydrogen program
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by Jesse Crosse
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15 July 2026
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Toyota moved its hydrogen racing car programme on at the beginning of June with the TGRR GR Corolla H2 Concept and the TR LH2 Racing Prototype.
The pair made appearances at the Fuji 24 Hours Race in Japan and prior to the Le Mans 24 Hours respectively. Both are ICE-powered but fuelled by liquid hydrogen as part of Toyota’s research into developing the use of hydrogen fuel, which has been ongoing since the FCEV-1 hydrogen fuel cell prototype of 1996.
The GR Corolla, powered by a hydrogen version of the three-cylinder GR Yaris engine, completed 468 laps at the finish with fuel being fed to the engine by a new, super-conducting hydrogen pump, something that Toyota is claiming as a world first. The job of the hydrogen pump is to compress liquid hydrogen as it leaves the tank on its way to the engine.
Previously, pumps were fairly conventional affairs powered by an electric motor. The new pump has a super-conducting motor, super-conductivity being a phenomenon that occurs at extreme low temperatures, such as at liquid hydrogen’s -253deg C. With this arrangement, the pump can therefore be mounted inside the tank instead of on top, as in the case of previous versions.
Doing so frees up space, increasing the tank’s capacity from 220 litres...