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Hyundai plans fuel-cell car for 2012
October 28, 2008 - by Emma Ritch, Cleantech Group
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Hyundai Motor (KSE:05380) said Tuesday it plans to commercially produce its first hydrogen fuel-cell car starting in 2012.
South Korea's largest automaker expects to spend more money on research-and-development in order to roll out the vehicle, officials said in a release. The company could not be reached for further details.
The fuel-cell vehicle could come three years after Hyundai introduces its first gas-electric hybrid Avante compact car in 2009 (see Hyundai to start mass producing hybrids in 2009).
The lithium-ion powered hybrid version of the Sonata sedan is planned for the U.S. market in 2010 (see Hyundai plans to sell hybrid in U.S. in 2010).
Automaker General Motors (NYSE:GM) has also cited 2010 as the year it plans to commercially produce its plug-in Chevrolet Volt hybrid, also powered by lithium ion batteries. The company is currently testing 100 hydrogen fuel-cell powered Chevrolet Equinox demonstration vehicles.
The company has put the current price as between $100,000 and $1 million, which is expected to decrease with government incentives and production economies of scale.
This summer, Honda began delivery of 200 leased fuel-cell powered FCX Clarity sedans (see Honda to make fuel cell cars 10 years earlier than thought).
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, fuel cell vehicles are expected to reach the mass market starting in 2010.
Much of the world still lacks the infrastructure to power the fuel-cell vehicles with hydrogen, with the exceptions including Norway and parts of California (see Norway fast-tracks hydrogen highway).
Companies such as Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) have already built hydrogen fueling stations.
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car fuel being mixture of petrol/diesel/hydrogen.
Submitted on August 19th, 2009 by clark (not verified)why do the manufacturers want to go all the way as the first choice with fuel cells. why can we not start with having hydrogen plus petrol or diesel internal combustion engines. this mixture will still reduce the CO2 emmissions to a more acceptable level than currently operates and the technology would not be difficult to accomplish. furthermore you do not necessarily have to have in car hydrogen storage!.
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