- A redesigned Hyundai Nexo hydrogen gasoline cell crossover is ready to debut in 2025
- The brand new Nexo will possible pack a extra highly effective powertrain than the present mannequin
- Hyundai stays dedicated to hydrogen powertrains, a expertise it has been creating for nearly three many years
Engineers from Hyundai are out testing prototypes for a second-generation Nexo hydrogen gasoline cell crossover.
The present Nexo launched in 2018 as a 2019 mannequin within the U.S. The redesigned one is due subsequent 12 months, which means it is going to possible launch as a 2026 mannequin within the U.S.
The design is a radical departure from the present Nexo, judging by the prototype in our spy pictures. Gone are the fluid strains of the present mannequin, changed as an alternative by a boxy form just like what’s discovered on the redesigned Santa Fe. The identical boxy form can also be anticipated to be adopted for the following Palisade, prototypes for that are additionally out testing.
There are not any particulars for the powertrain, however a step in efficiency over the present Nexo is probably going. The present Nexo encompasses a single electrical motor that is rated at 161 hp and attracts its vitality from a hydrogen gasoline cell stack and a small 40-kwh battery. The gasoline cell generates about 127 hp by itself and the battery can provide an extra 53 hp throughout high-load conditions.
2021 Hyundai Nexo
The EPA-rated vary is 380 miles on a fill of hydrogen (as much as 14 kilos will be saved), however the brand new era is anticipated to ship nearer to 500 miles, probably with assistance from an even bigger battery.
Hyundai has been creating hydrogen powertrains for nearly three many years and has no plans to desert the expertise, regardless of the dearth of demand and fueling infrastructure. Along with the present Nexo, Hyundai additionally presents hydrogen semi-trailer vans and is rumored to be readying a hydrogen sports activities automobile based mostly on its N Imaginative and prescient 74 idea from 2022.
Hyundai in September additionally signed a cope with Normal Motors to discover the potential for collaboration in a number of areas, together with hydrogen applied sciences.
Different automakers plan to supply new hydrogen autos. Toyota, which presents the hydrogen-powered Mirai, entered a partnership with BMW in September to collectively develop hydrogen powertrains. BMW mentioned when asserting the partnership that it’s going to have a hydrogen automobile in showrooms by 2028. Honda additionally presents its CR-V with a hydrogen powertrain.
