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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Toyota picks Australia to test hydrogen van prototype

The Toyota HiAce hydrogen prototype will be trialled by a company in Melbourne. (HANDOUT/TOYOTA)

Australia will become a testbed for Toyota's first hydrogen-powered van after the brand's parent company chose the nation as the "perfect place" to test the low-emission technology. 

The Toyota HiAce van prototype, revealed on Saturday, will initially be used by building firm CPB Contractors in Melbourne and will be refuelled at Toyota's hydrogen facility in Altona. 

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