Seeing some manufacturers have started to use the fuel cell vehicle, Hyundai is one of the South Korean manufacturer has been rumored to want to plan to work on that segment by relying on models of the Hyundai Tucson. This they call the oxymoronically, or 'mass production with small scale'. Principals targeting after 2015, they will have 1,000 units, and most will be sent to the European market.
As if being able to predict the market, the principal also believes that after 2015 they will be able to increase production capacity to 100,000 units per year. Of the total production, the principal shall immediately send a unit of Hyundai's fuel cell for California and European regions. To complement and facing the consumer level, they will also reach out to the infrastructure of the region.
In building this model of Tucson Fuel Cell, they will put the assembly line in the Ulsan, South Korea. With a power of 100 kilowatts, the company believes that the car is capable of accelerating to 100 mph. With a record of travel time for a distance of 0-62 mph in just 12.5 seconds. Tucson Fuel Cell has a tank capacity of 12 pounds of hydrogen, at a pressure of 10,000 psi.
Quoted from MotorTrend, they have done a test drive of the model. In the test drive session, mentioned that the silence in the cabin space is maintained. Regarding luggage capacity, this car also offers a larger capacity. With the introduction of the fuel cell Tucson models, interpret that Hyundai will soon be joined by Honda, Daimler, Nissan, and Toyota in collaboration with European governments.
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