Hyundai Looking at a New Fuel Cell Vehicle for 2017
Of course, given our current climate situation, we are all collectively looking toward a few technological options to at least limit our dependence on fossil fuels, as well as to lesson the impact such a thing has on the environment. Any company nowadays is certainly going to have to put the time and effort into exploring such options if said company wants to be successful in the business world of the future. One such option that Hyundai has particularly taken an interest in is the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, or simply fuel cell vehicle (FCV). That is, the South Korean automaker is already on track with regard to developing its second generation fuel cell vehicle, set to be officially released sometime in 2017. In fact, As Hyundai Product PR Manager Robin Hayles notes, Hyundai expects to have a production run of at least 10-15,000 units within four years (or, as he puts it, “as many as possible”).
Now, this specific Hyundai fuel cell vehicle, which is being consider as the official replacement of their current ix35/Tucson Fuel Cell, will mostly be aimed at companies already invested in hydrogen infrastructure (Hayles puts at least 1,000 on the road by 2017), but Hyundai does not just stop there. In fact, the automaker has noted that their next installment of fuel cell vehicle will be aimed at much of the general public. Too, as far as emissions go, a fuel cell vehicle makes quite a bit of sense. The idea is to use a fuel cell to power the vehicle’s on-board electric motor. These fuel cells create electricity to power the electric motor by using oxygen from the air and compressed hydrogen. These means, of course, that a fuel cell vehicle only emits water and heat and no tailpipe pollutants, officially cementing any fuel cell vehicle as a zero emissions vehicle.
As of 2014, there were already a number of implemented hydrogen infrastructures popping up throughout the United States, with at least ten hydrogen fueling stations for automobiles publicly available in the United States. Too, plenty more hydrogen stations are planned to come about in the future, especially in places like California, Japan, and Germany. All in all, it could be quite safe to say that the future is looking a little less cloudy and dirty as long as these companies keep investing in fuel cell vehicle technology.
As is always the case, keep checking back in here with us at Rosen Hyundai for more information with regard to Hyundai’s next new fuel cell vehicle. Too, you can always come on down and stop by and sign up to test drive one of our numerous lot vehicles.
