Hyundai delivers the first seven units of its fuel cell truck
Production capacity of XCIENT Fuel Cell to reach 2,000 units per year by 2021 to support expansion in Europe, the U.S. and China.
The world’s first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck has been delivered to customers in Switzerland, with a total of 50 hitting the roads there this year. The delivery of XCIENT Fuel Cell marks the official entry of Hyundai’s commercial vehicles in the European market, as it waits to enter the North American and Chinese commercial markets.
“The delivery of XCIENT Fuel Cell starts a new chapter not only for Hyundai’s hydrogen push, but also the global community’s use of hydrogen as a clean energy source. Today’s delivery is just a beginning as it opens endless possibilities for clean mobility,” In Cheol Lee, Executive VP at Hyundai Motorl
Production capacity of the fuel cell truck will reach 2,000 units per year by 2021 to support its expansion. The increase in capacity will be backed by a $1.3 billion investment in addition to a previously announced $6.4 billion stake in establishing a hydrogen ecosystem.
Part of that investment will be opening of 100 hydrogen fuelling stations in Switzerland, to cater for commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles.
XCIENT is powered by a 190-kW hydrogen fuel cell system with dual 95-kW fuel cell stacks. Seven large hydrogen tanks offer a combined storage capacity of around 32.09 kg of hydrogen. That provides a driving range of around 400 kilometres.
Hyundai also is working with various parties in China, which aims to get 1 million hydrogen vehicles on its roads by 2030 as the country’s hydrogen industry is on a sharp growth trend.
