Tuesday 7 July 2020

Hyundai ships ‘world’s first’ fuel cell heavy-duty trucks for commercial use

Hyundai ships ‘world’s first’ fuel cell heavy-duty trucks for commercial use

Hyundai Motor Company has shipped its first ten fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to Switzerland.

The Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks claim to be the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty vehicles - the trucks boast seven large hydrogen tanks offering a combined storage capacity of around 32.09kg of hydrogen and use a technology enabling them to travel approximately 400 kilometres on a single charge.

Refueling time for each truck takes approximately eight to 20 minutes.

Cheol Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Division at Hyundai Motor, said: "By putting this groundbreaking vehicle on the road now, Hyundai marks a significant milestone in the history of commercial vehicles and the development of hydrogen society,"

The carmaker has pledged to roll out 50 trucks this year and a total of 1,600 units by 2025.

Written by

Bruna Pinhoni

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