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REACTION TO WEATHER CHANGES & ECO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
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Pollution-Free Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
The day hydrogen will replace fossil fuels, humanity will become free from global
warming caused by CO2 and air pollution caused by emission gases. Hydrogen fuel
cell electric vehicles, which use hydrogen as their energy source, are in the limelight
of eco-friendly cars as they discharge nothing else but water vapors as exhaust.
Since 1998, Hyundai Motor has been developing its own fuel cell technologies that
reflect the company’s unique philosophy. In order to improve overall product quality
in addition to the performance of the fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai Motor suc-
cessfully achieved low temperature ignition at -20°C, and is focusing on developing
technologies which address the biggest challenges of fuel cells - durability and high
production costs. Recently, Hyundai Motor succeeded in developing its own fuel cell
architecture as well as localizing over 90% of the driving components.
True to its pioneering spirit as a global automaker, Hyundai Motor is passionate about
environmental protection and the necessity for eco-friendly cars, and will continue to
develop related technologies to advance the era of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles
that offer a fuel efficiency that is double that of existing internal combustion vehicles.
1.
Tucson hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle
2.
Ceremony commemorating the delivery of hydrogen fuel cell
electric vehicles
3.
Demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in the US
01
02
03
Who says that you can’t make cars that protect
and nurture the environment? At Hyundai Motor,
we continue to look for new ways to develop cars
that do not harm the environment, and we are
making them a reality.
Hyundai Motor,
Developing Cars Welcomed
by Nature
Demonstration and Production
2000
Participation in the California fuel cell partnership (Santa Fe fuel cell electric vehicle)
2003
Sole development of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle
2006
Sole development of a fuel cell electric bus
2004~2009
Operation of a test fleet with the US Department of Energy
(Tucson fuel cell electric vehicle)
2006~2009
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Actual application of the independently-developed
fuel cell electric architecture
2009~2010
Delivery of pilot fleets
2012
Production in
small quantity
1st Stage(~2006)
Development and testing
of new technologies
Design and securing of mass
production technologies Production in small quantity
2nd Stage(2007~2009) 3rd Stage(2010~)