The Hyundai Motor Group plans to develop hydrogen gasoline cell variations of all its business automobile fashions by the yr 2028, with the agency additionally seeking to introduce a “subsequent technology fuel-cell system” in 2023.

In an announcement Tuesday, the South Korean automotive large stated its purpose was to “obtain a gasoline cell automobile worth level corresponding to a battery electrical automobile by 2030.” This ambition applies to each passenger automobiles and business autos.

The Seoul-headquartered group has a long time of expertise within the sector, having developed its first fuel-cell electrical automobile in 1998. Extra just lately, it launched the XCIENT Gasoline Cell, a heavy-duty truck, in 2020. A fuel-cell SUV, the NEXO, was launched in 2018.

On the fuel-cell entrance, Hyundai stated its subsequent technology system would are available in 100 kilowatt and 200 kilowatt variations “with prices being lowered by greater than 50%, complete package deal quantity decreased by 30% and energy output doubled.”

Described by the Worldwide Vitality Company as a “versatile power provider,” hydrogen has a various vary of purposes and might be deployed in sectors equivalent to trade and transport. Gasoline cells harness the chemical power of hydrogen to generate electrical energy, which then powers the automobile.

Whereas there may be a whole lot of speak concerning the potential of hydrogen gasoline cell autos, there are additionally a variety of hurdles the expertise wants to beat if they’re to develop right into a mainstream possibility for drivers.

The U.S. authorities, for instance, has cited a variety of challenges. These vary from the sturdiness and reliability of gasoline cells to automobile price. “The present infrastructure for producing and getting hydrogen to customers can not but assist the widespread adoption of FCVs,” it provides.

Regardless of the above, Hyundai is one in all a number of giant corporations seeking to develop hydrogen gasoline cell choices for highway transport.

In June, the BMW Group stated it had began to check autos that use a hydrogen gasoline cell drivetrain. It described hydrogen gasoline cell tech as having the “long run potential to complement inside combustion engines, plug-in hybrid programs and battery-electric autos.”

The identical month noticed Jaguar Land Rover announce it was engaged on the prototype of a hydrogen gasoline cell electrical automobile.

The corporate, which is owned by Tata Motors, stated gasoline cell electrical autos have been “complimentary to battery electrical autos … on the journey to internet zero automobile emissions.”

Different companies to have dipped into the hydrogen gasoline cell market embrace Toyota and Honda, whereas smaller corporations equivalent to Riversimple are additionally engaged on hydrogen-powered automobiles.