Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell
Category: Hyundai
The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is a CUV, a crossover utility vehicle, manufactured by the leading South Korean automaker, Hyundai. The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle stands separated from other vehicles in its class in terms of performance. As the first mass-manufactured fuel cell vehicle and the first crossover utility vehicle to ever present fuel cell know-how, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is one of the most innovative vehicles on the road at present. While the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell operates just as powerfully like an internal combustion engine, its only discharge is water. Furthermore, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is just as calm as a normal EV, at the same time as running farther on one fuel fill-up against one complete charge.
The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is the first fuel cell vehicle that was ever named to the 10 Best Engines list of Ward’s Automotive Group. Each year for the preceding twenty years, the editors of the Ward’s Automotive Group have tested the most sophisticated engines in the world to collect its list of Ward’s 10 Best Engines. For the year 2015, the Hyundai zero-discharges fuel cell engine in the Tucson Fuel Cell had earned a mark on this high-status list. It is the first occasion in the history a hydrogen fuel cell has ever grabbed this popular honor.
The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell has come across many on-road tests for durability and safety, conducted over a total distance of 2 million miles. In addition to the features, such as the high-power carbon fiber-covered fuel tank and quite a lot of safety systems intended to defend travelers and first responders, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is as protected as any automobile on the road.
While the motor of the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell performs just as powerfully like an internal combustion engine, its only release is water. In addition to offering a silent performance, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle meets the criteria for central and state discounts and buyers can register the vehicle to drive alone in high occupancy vehicle lanes. It takes only 10 minutes to fill the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell completely when compared to the current electric vehicles that take a maximum time of three hours with a 240-volt battery charge, or a maximum of 14 hours with a 110-volt battery charging.
As the first mass-manufactured hydrogen motorized vehicle on the road, the driving array of the the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell cross utility vehicle goes the maximum distance of 265 miles on a single tank, which is analogous to a lot of cars available at present, yet the only emission of this cross utility vehicle is water.
The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is equipped with the motor that produces the maximum power of 134 HP at 5000 RPM and a torque of 210 lbs per foot at 1000 RPM, with the maximum gas storage capacity of 5.63 kg. The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is accommodated with a 0.95 kWh battery of maximum power of 24 kW with the battery capacity of 60 AH. The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is capable of attaining the speed from 0 to 62 mph in 12.5 seconds and it is equipped with a single-speed automatic transmission. The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell comes with the fuel tank capacity of 140 liters and it offers a mileage of 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, with the combined mileage of 50 mpg.