Hyundai delivers 50 ix35 fuel cell vehicles in Europe

Hyundai supplies another batch of hydrogen fueled ix35s in Europe, pushing the total number of Hyundai ix35 fuel cell vehicles on the road to over 250 units

Hyundai has delivered 50 units of its hydrogen fuel cell powered ix35 SUV in Europe. Hyundai claims this shipment is the largest delivery of hydrogen powered cars in Europe. The recent delivery has also pushed up the total number of Hyundai fuel cell vehicles in Europe to over 250 units. The recent batch of 50 hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai ix35s will be supplied to private and corporate customers across Europe.

The Hyundai ix35 fuel cell model is powered by a 134kW electric motor which uses hydrogen stored in the car’s fuel tank to power the car with the zero tail pipe emissions. The claimed driving range on a full tank of hydrogen for the ix35 fuel cell is 600 km and the vehicle has a top speed of 160 km/h.

The Hyundai ix35 hydrogen powered SUVs that have been on the road so far have racked up a cumulative distance of 1.2 million kilometers. By the end of the 2015 calendar year, the hydrogen powered Hyundai ix35 will be available for purchase or lease across 13 European nations as Spain and Switzerland join the existing 11-country distribution network.

Thomas A. Schmid, Chief Operating Officer at Hyundai Motor Europe, commented: “This latest landmark delivery enhances our leading position in the roll-out of fuel cell vehicles in Europe. With our fuel cell distribution network growing to 13 European countries, we are enhancing our sales and customer service capabilities, making fuel cell electric vehicles more accessible for customers throughout Europe.”

Hyundai is looking to further expand its fuel cell distribution network as the hydrogen refueling infrastructure in Europe continues to grow. Hyundai has also trained its dealership workforce in Europe to service and repair its fuel cell vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Europe has been working with the Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH-JU) since October 2011 through a Public-Private partnership to further research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe.

Hyundai aims to become a leading environmentally friendly car maker by the year 2020 globally. Launched in 2014, the ‘2020.22.2’ project has set the goal of introducing 22 low-emission models by 2020, including 12 hybrids, six plug-in hybrids, two electric vehicles and two hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

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