Hyundai Motor Company’s XCIENT Fuel Cell electric heavy-duty trucks have recently reached a cumulative driving distance of 10 million kilometers in Switzerland, demonstrating the durability and long-term reliability of its high-quality hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Hyundai triumphs in Switzerland
This impressive achievement has been accomplished in just three years and eight months since the XCIENT Fuel Cell fleet began operating in Switzerland in October 2020. This feat represents a significant achievement for hydrogen-electric heavy-duty trucks. mass-produced hydrogen-electric heavy-duty trucks, underscoring Hyundai’s mass-produced heavy-duty hydrogen electric trucks, underscoring Hyundai’s remarkable progress in this sector.
The Swiss fleet currently has 48 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in operation. These trucks are equipped with two fuel cell systems of 90 kW each, for a total power of 180 kW, and a 350 kW electric motor, giving them a maximum range of more than 400 km.
Positive environmental impact of XCIENT trucks
Compared to a fleet of conventional diesel trucks, which would emit around 6,300 tons of carbon dioxide over 10 million kilometers, these trucks offer a significant reduction in emissions. This decrease in emissions is equivalent to the carbon absorbed annually by approximately 700,000 pine trees, or the creation of a pine forest covering 508 hectares.
It should be noted that all XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks operating in Switzerland use exclusively “ green hydrogen “This ensures that no carbon is emitted during production, thus promoting a greener hydrogen value chain in Europe.
This breakthrough also drives the development of hydrogen fuel cell system technology. hydrogen fuel cell systems . Hyundai Motor plans to use the data collected on mileage, hydrogen consumption and fuel cell performance to continuously improve this technology and apply it to various types of vehicles.
Hyundai boosts hydrogen ecosystem
Hyundai Motor not only provides XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in Switzerland, but is also actively involved in the creation of a commercial hydrogen ecosystem, covering the entire value chain from production to refueling infrastructure and hydrogen consumption.
At CES 2024, Hyundai Motor announced the expansion of HTWO. This brand, created in 2020 for the hydrogen fuel cell system, will now represent the Hyundai Group’s entire hydrogen value chain, accelerating the transition to a hydrogen society.
May, Hyundai Motor presented its hydrogen vision and clean logistics business in the United States at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo 2024, reaffirming its commitment to a hydrogen-based society. reaffirming its commitment to a hydrogen-based society. As part of its key projects in the U.S., Hyundai Motor has implemented the NorCAL ZERO Project in California and other projects at its Georgia facility to reduce emissions through the use of XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks.
The XCIENT Fuel Cell truck, known for its reliability and environmental friendliness, has already been deployed in 10 countries, including the U.S., Switzerland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Korea, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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