XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks shipped to Switzerland
The first 10 units of the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, have been shipped to Switzerland.
Hyundai Motor Company plans to ship 50 XCIENT Fuel Cells to Switzerland this year, with handover to commercial fleet customers starting in September. Hyundai said it plans to roll out 1,600 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks by 2025.
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“XCIENT Fuel Cell is a present-day reality, not as a mere future drawing board project. By putting this ground-breaking vehicle on the road now, Hyundai marks a significant milestone in the history of commercial vehicles and the development of hydrogen society,” said In Cheol Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Division at Hyundai Motor.
Hyundai said XCIENT is powered by a 190kW hydrogen fuel cell system with dual 95kW fuel cell stacks. Seven hydrogen tanks offer a combined storage capacity of around 32.09kg of hydrogen and the driving range for XCIENT Fuel Cell is about 400km on a single refuelling. Refuelling time for each truck takes approximately 8-20 minutes.
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