Hyundai Motor Company has premiered its new XCIENT Fuel Cell Prime Mover, a commercialised class 8 6×4 fuel cell electric truck.

First launched in 2020, XCIENT Fuel Cell has already been deployed across five different countries, including Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Korea, ad New Zealand.

“Hyundai has been focusing on hydrogen for over 20 years,” said Martin Zeilinger, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai Motor’s Commercial Vehicle Development

“Our advanced fuel cell technology already is in use through various applications and especially in the commercial vehicle sector, showing its powerful performance and reliability.”

Exhibited at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, the model shown is equipped with two 90kW hydrogen fuel cell systems (total 180kW power) and a 350-kW e-motor.

Its gross combination weight is a maximum 82,000 lbs (30,194 kgs) and offers a driving range of over 724 kms per charge, even when fully loaded.

“Hydrogen is an energy carrier with high density that allows FCEVs to provide sustained energy output suitable for long-haul driving and carrying heavy loads,” the company writes.

“FCEVs enhance work and infrastructure efficiency compared to battery electric vehicles (BEV) by minimising downtime with quicker refuelling.”

Source: Hyundai Motor Company | Hyundai Motor premieres commercialised model of its XCIENT Fuel Cell prime mover and vision for Hydrogen Mobility in U.S.

3 May 2023