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The i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
will be unveiled by Hyundai at the Frankfurt show next week will
demonstrate the company's commitment to making vehicles which are both
stylish and environmentally responsible.
i-Blue will be joined by the Veloster,
a stunning coupe concept, and the production version of the hugely
practical i30 estate.
In keeping with this year’s show theme
of sustainability and climate protection, the i-Blue demonstrates a
significant step towards commercialisation of hydrogen-powered fuel cell
vehicles. Hyundai is making tremendous efforts to achieve mass
production using the technology within the next decade.
The hydrogen-powered, zero-emission
concept was developed at Hyundai’s Design and Technical Centre in Chiba,
Japan. The all-new platform is tailored to use Hyundai’s
third-generation fuel cell technology, currently being developed at the
company’s Eco-Technology Research Institute in Mabuk, Korea.
Unlike its predecessors, which were
built on SUV platforms, the i-Blue is a new D-segment 2+2 crossover
utility vehicle (CUV).
“The i-Blue is Hyundai’s first-ever
model designed from the ground up to incorporate fuel cell technology,
marking a tremendous leap forward for our R&D program,” said Dr
Hyun-Soon Lee, President of Research and Development. “Our engineering
team has successfully designed a more compact fuel cell vehicle, while
still realising the safety, comfort, convenience and driving range of a
traditional internal combustion engine vehicle.”
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