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Proving hydrogen is more than just hot air

HYUNDAI ix35 FUEL CELL
The car averaged almost 100 km/h which was another record for Hyundai

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11 August 2015

Hot spots of hydrogen fuel cell

  • Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell drives for 24 hours with zero emissions;
  • Non-stop driving on public roads in everyday conditions;
  • Averages almost 62mph another record for Hyundai’s pioneering car.

TWO scientists proved the hydrogen fuel cell car are not just a whacky lab experiment and could be your next company car by driving a Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell nearly 1,500 miles in 24 hours.

Sports scientist, Arnt-Gøran Hartvig, and Master of physics, Marius Bornstein travelled around the clock on public German roads, emitting nothing but water vapour from the ground-breaking fuel cell electric vehicle.

To achieve this impressive distance, the two Norwegians covered the route between Vatenfall’s hydrogen station in HafenCity, Hamburg and a Shell hydrogen station in Sachsendamm, Berlin as many times as possible in 24 hours. Refuelling the car takes as little as three minutes, enabling the drivers to maximise the distance covered.
Hartvig and Bornstein’s success was fully captured on GoPro cameras, you can watch the video below

Their route included city driving as well as high-speed roads, showing how the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell for everyday business life.

Thomas A. Schmid, Chief Operating Officer at Hyundai Motor Europe, commented: “This endurance drive highlights both the practicality of our fuel cell electric vehicle’s long driving range and the environmental credentials of our technology. Our Fuel Cell programme has already delivered many world firsts, so it is fitting that the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell has once again delivered a new benchmark.”

Hyundai Motor is the world’s first automotive manufacturer to mass-produce fuel cell vehicles and make them commercially available.

The ix35 Fuel Cell is the most affordable fuel cell vehicle in Europe and is already on sale and on the roads in 11 European countries.

The ix35 Fuel Cell is fitted with a 100 136PS electric motor, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 99mph. It only emits water vapour from the exhaust has an official driving range of almost 372 miles on one tank of hydrogen.

More information about Hyundai’s innovative fuel cell technology can be found at www.fuelcell.eu

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