August 2, according to foreign media reports, after exporting 47 units to 23 companies in Switzerland, Hyundai Motor’s hydrogen fuel cell heavy truck XCIENT, which will be launched in 2020, will be exported to Europe again, supplying 27 units to 7 companies in Germany. Hyundai Motor has announced on its official website on Tuesday, local time, that they will export 27 XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell heavy trucks to 7 companies in Germany.
From what Hyundai announced on its official website, the introduction of the Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty truck is being introduced by seven companies in the logistics, manufacturing and retail sectors in Germany. Since it is a 0 carbon emission heavy truck, these 7 companies will also receive subsidies from the German Federal Ministry of Digitization and Transport.
Regarding the export of XCIENT hydrogen-fueled heavy trucks to Germany, Mark Freymueller, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Vehicle Business Innovation at Hyundai, said they are pleased to officially announce the entry of XCIENT hydrogen-fueled heavy trucks into the German commercial vehicle market, which is a recognition of their leading hydrogen fuel cell technology, and they will also take this opportunity to successfully support Germany’s carbon neutrality goals by They will also take this opportunity to expand their business to the wider European market by successfully supporting Germany’s carbon neutrality goals.
This export to Germany is another export of Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen-fueled heavy trucks to the European market, with 47 units supplied to their Swiss customer, which have accumulated over 4 million kilometers of travel by July this year.
XCIENT is a hydrogen fuel cell heavy truck launched by Hyundai in 2020, equipped with a 180 kW hydrogen fuel cell system. The vehicle is equipped with seven hydrogen fuel tanks that can store about 31 kg of fuel, and depending on the ambient temperature, it takes 8-20 minutes to fill a hydrogen fuel tank and can travel 400 km after a full refill.