Mr. Wimmer directs Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) Energy and Environmental
Research group. He has been with Toyota since 2003 and currently leads a team of research
engineers and scientists assessing how changes in energy and environmental technology, policy and regulation will affect the automotive industry. Research areas include petroleum and low-
carbon fuels, electric-drive, battery and hydrogen technologies, power generation and carbon policy.
Mr. Wimmer is also responsible for hybrid, plug-in electric and fuel cell vehicle external affairs and
technical activities within Sustainability Regulatory Affairs. He coordinates these with other
Toyota divisions in the US and abroad. Additionally, he manages energy collaborations with
other corporations, the company’s interaction with the US Department of Energy and a portion
of TMNA’s university and think-tank research activities.
Prior to joining Toyota, Mr. Wimmer was Technical Director of Fuel Cell Bus Programs at
Georgetown University for twelve years where he provided technical and program management
oversight during the design, fabrication and testing of five fuel cell / battery hybrid transit buses.
A native of California, Mr. Wimmer has an MS degree in Systems Management from the
University of Southern California and a Mechanical Engineering degree from California State
Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, CA.