According to foreign media reports, in the wave of development of electric vehicles, in addition to pure electric vehicles that are charged, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that generate electricity through the chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, is also a development aspect, Toyota and Hyundai Motor and other manufacturers, in this field has been studied for many years, Hyundai Motor also launched a number of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, including the hydrogen fuel cell heavy truck Xcient.
The latest report by foreign media shows that Hyundai Motor, which started early in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, sold 7,410 units of this type of new energy vehicle worldwide in the first eight months of this year, making it the highest-selling manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
In the report, the foreign media said that among the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles sold by Hyundai in the first eight months, the highest sales volume was the Nexo model, accounting for nearly 60%.
In the first eight months of last year, Hyundai sold 5,873 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, and 7,410 in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 1,537 units or 26% year-on-year.
From foreign media reports, 12,407 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles were sold worldwide in the first eight months of this year, compared to 11,198 in the same period last year, an increase of 11% year-on-year.
Toyota, which has been researching hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles for many years, sold 2,561 units in the first eight months of this year, less than 4,406 units last year, down 42% year-on-year, with a share of 21%, the second largest manufacturer; Honda is the third largest manufacturer, selling 209 units in the first half of the year, up 17% year-on-year, compared with 178 units in the same period last year.
