- XCIENT Fuel Cell is said to be the world’s first heavy-duty fuel cell truck to achieve a total mileage of 5 million km in real customer operation
- A total of 47 hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles are in use at 23 Swiss companies in the areas of logistics, distribution and supermarket fulfillment
- Hyundai uses insights from various public-private partnerships to further advance the decarbonization of commercial vehicles
Seoul, South Korea, October 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor Company today announced the launch of its fleet of XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks Switzerland has traveled more than 5 million km in two years. As of 2020, the company exported 47 units of the hydrogen-powered, zero-emission commercial vehicles to 23 Swiss companies, who use them for logistics, distribution and supermarket fulfillment.
“XCIENT Fuel Cell is the world’s first heavy-duty fuel cell truck that has achieved a total mileage of 5 million km in real customer operation,” he said Markus Freymuller, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Business Innovation at Hyundai Motor Company. “The experience we have gained and the milestone we have reached Switzerland will provide good insights for many countries preparing for the transition to a sustainable hydrogen society. Based on this proven track record of successful operation in Switzerland, Good consistently expand this business Europe.”
In 2019, Hyundai Motor founded Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HHM) in partnership with Swiss company H2 Energy, which partnered with H2 Mobility Switzerland Association, a hydrogen fueling station network builder and XCIENT customer, and green hydrogen production company, Hydrospider is. Hyundai Motor is playing a crucial role in creating a zero-emissions heavy-duty truck ecosystem with eco-friendly hydrogen fuel cells, in which vehicle supply, hydrogen refueling and green hydrogen production are organically linked.
The XCIENT Fuel Cell is equipped with a 180 kW hydrogen fuel cell system with two 90 kW…
