Hyundai Motors, a Korean car maker, has gradually adjusted its business development strategy. After NEXO FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Hyundai Motor plans to use the European market as a Nexo fuel cell vehicle Key markets.
According to reports, Hyundai Sae Hoon Kim, head of research and development for fuel cell vehicles at Hyundai, told a press briefing on the next generation of Nexo that the company is striving to build 400 fuel cell charging stations in Germany by 2025. Therefore, Germany is the European market One of the most potential markets.
It is reported that Germany is now intensifying efforts to build fuel cell charging network, which is highly appreciated by Sae Hoon Kim It is understood that Germany in H2 2015 established the H2 Mobility business, mainly for fuel cell vehicles to build hydrogen infrastructure throughout the country.
Under the plan, a new generation of Hyundai Nexo will debut at the Geneva Motor Show this Tuesday, while later this month, Nexo will be marketed in South Korea, followed by this summer and the fourth quarter of this year in Europe and one after another The US market is listed Nexo product manager Dong Geun Lee said Nexo will be priced according to Toyota Mirai, which sells for 78,600 euros in the German market.
Hyundai Motor expects Nexo's main customer base will be commercial vehicles and shared car users. Sae Hoon Kim said it plans to sell thousands of Nexo's in the global market each year, but for Nexo's specific European sales target, Sae Hoon Kim and Not disclosed.
Hyundai Motor said that over 500 European customers have now purchased the Tucson / iX35 battery version of the car, which is on sale in 2013.
The Nexo is powered by the new pure battery car platform, so the Nexo has more power, longer battery life and better driving experience than the Tucson / iX 35. The car is based on Hyundai's future Hydrogen Social "concept developed a hydrogen fuel electric car, its name comes from Denmark, a beautiful island, a symbol of Hyundai's leading environmental technology.
It is reported that the car design maximum range of 804 km mileage, electric engine power of more than 100 kilowatts, reaching 120 kilowatts.Modern car said, according to the test in South Korea, thanks to the 5.7wt% hydrogen storage density advantage, Nexo in When the battery is full, the mileage can reach 609 km (about 378 miles) .Mostly, consumers only need 5 minutes to fully charge, the related charging components can last for 10 years, and in addition, NEXO even It can purify dust with high efficiency air filter, purify 99.9% of respirable particulate matter and effectively remove ultrafine dust under PM2.5, which is called air cleaner walking in the city.
Nexo is also a showcase of Hyundai's technology, with a new blind spot detection system that allows drivers to observe the traffic information behind and sideways as they change lanes. Hyundai Motor said it is an innovation for the industry and Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. is the first in Nexo to support auto-steering lane keeping, while Hyundai also equipped NEXO with a remote intelligent control system, a rear side image detection system, a front-end pre-crash System and other high-tech auxiliary functions, as well as 4-level automatic driving function (according to the American Society of Automotive Engineers classification) and 5G network technology.
According to a report released last month by KPMG, a world-renowned auditing, tax and consulting services company, one out of every four cars worldwide by 2040 is FCEV, equivalent to 35 million vehicles, Hyundai Motor Co. said in a report scheduled for 2025 Will launch a total of 18 models of hybrid vehicles, 4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, 5 electric vehicles and a hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a total of 18 green car plans and the strategic adjustment of the business, but also the layout of a new generation HEX fuel cell car NEXO An attempt and effort, Hyundai hopes in the future competition in the automotive market to obtain a pivotal market position and strength.