Hydrogen fuel cell car fully charged in 5 minutes

The Nexo was developed to replace the previous generation Hyundai ix35 FCEV electric vehicle. This electric car has a large and efficient hydrogen battery, integrates the company's latest driving assistance systems and is environmentally friendly.

The Hyundai Nexo prototype is based on the company's fuel cell system research since 1998. Its success could lay a new foundation for the future of fuel cell vehicle manufacturing.

Hyundai Nexo - hydrogen fuel cell car fully charged in 5 minutes

This FECV uses three 700-barrel hydrogen tanks with a capacity of 156.6 liters and a weight of nearly 110 kg. The vehicle has three parallel gas tanks that significantly increase fuel capacity as well as prevent exhaust gases from entering the cabin.

The 1.56 kWh Li-ion battery pack saves 64% more energy than previous electric vehicles. The large battery capacity allows this Hyundai to use the regenerative braking feature more. The steering wheel has 2 gearshift paddles, allowing the driver to easily switch between 3 regenerative modes.

The car has a 291 torque engine that produces 161 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 - 100 km / h in 9.9 seconds. This speed is quite high compared to other environmentally friendly SUVs. The hydrogen refueling process only takes 5 minutes and the exhaust gas is completely water vapor.

Inside the car is a large, black dashboard with two LCD screens. One screen acts as a digital instrument cluster that displays information about the car's speed, power level, and fuel efficiency.

The second screen is an improved version of the Blue Link entertainment system developed by Hyundai. It includes a main screen with multiple windows to support the driving process similar to BMW's iDrive feature.

Below the information display is the central body control panel. It includes many buttons to customize driving modes, temperature and can be linked to the Blue Link entertainment feature.

The car operates most smoothly at speeds of 70 - 90 km/h and has little noise. The car's turbocharger engine does not emit the hum or whine that is common in other fuel cell cars. In particular, the car only emits water vapor.

Despite being equipped with many advanced engines, this hydrogen-powered FCEV prototype from Hyundai is very light and energy-efficient. It can travel more than 240 km while consuming an average of 4.4 liters of fuel per 100 km.

It is predicted that Hyundai Nexo will lead the trend of producing semi-autonomous cars and driving assistance technologies in the future.

This model will be equipped by Hyundai with two innovative technologies: Lane Keeping Assist (LFA) and Highway Driving Assist (HDA). Along with the above two features, there is support from a sensor camera, high-precision GPS and map data that allows drivers to move in the correct lane even when they cannot see the dividing lines.

The Hyundai Nexo concept also features a Blind Spot Monitoring (BVM) system on both sides of the vehicle. This system also uses sensor cameras to detect blind spots and displays them on the main control screen.

In addition, Hyundai Nexo also has a remote smart parking support feature. It allows the driver to park or take out the car without having to enter the vehicle. This is very useful when parking in tight spaces. However, installing semi-automatic features for the car depends on the regulations of each country.

The Hyundai Nexo has a lot of promise, but it still needs some tweaking and testing before it’s ready for the market. Hyundai plans to launch the electric vehicle in the fourth quarter of this year.

Gia Minh