Hyundai has announced it will launch two new hydrogen fuel cell powertrains in 2023, as part of its mission to popularise the technology by 2040. The announcement was made at Hyundai’s Hydrogen Wave conference, which showcases the firm’s plans to make the tech “readily used for everyone, everything and everywhere”.
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The company will offer two versions of its third-generation hydrogen fuel cell stack producing an output of 100kW and 200kW respectively. The former is developed for use in passenger automobiles (like the current NEXO SUV), while the latter is specifically developed for use in commercial vehicles.
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Since the NEXO was launched back in 2018, Hyundai has decreased the size of its 100kW hydrogen fuel cell stack by 30 per cent, which it says makes it simpler to apply to a range of different car types. The 200kW unit is also a similar size to the NEXO’s, but provides double the power output.
By 2030, Hyundai aims to produce a hydrogen fuel cell car with a similar price point to a battery electric vehicle, thanks to the improved production efficiencies of its next-generation powertrains. The firm is keen to point out that it has already decreased the cost of the technology over the previous 20 years – by a staggering 98 per cent compared with its prototype fuel cells in 2003.