Innovation Segment : Electric Vehicles

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Hyundai Motor hydrogen trucks to Switzerland from S. Korea

Global

South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped 10 hydrogen-powered trucks to Switzerland, It also plans to expand hydrogen trucks to other parts of Europe including Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Norway, as well as North America.

XCIENT Fuel Cell truck will be delivered to Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and Swiss hydrogen solutions provider H2 Energy set up 

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Innovation theme: XCIENT Fuel Cell truck, Two hydrogen fuel cells, and maximum 350kW output driving motor. The green truck has a driving range of about 400 kilometers per single charge and 8 to 20 minutes hydrogen charging time.

Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Chemical engineer
  • Electrochemical engineer
  • Material sciences professional
  • Industrial engineer

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy storage
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Renewable energy sciences

Domain

Energy Efficiency

Energy storage

Sustainable transport

Sustainable materials

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Startup or entrepreneur

Solution provider

Industry