New Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen Electric Vehicle debuts 700km

Hydrogen, as vehicle fuel, is greener in the environment and allows for fast charging (by EV standards) to be more controversial. Although it has not become mainstream yet, more OEMs are exploring the hydrogen route. Hyundai is one of the companies that just revealed its second-generation Nexo based on the Initium-based concept revealed last year.

Hyundai Nexo Hydrogen Electric Vehicle

When I looked at the second generation of modern hydrogen hydrogen electric vehicles, I felt very familiar and some bells rang. This is because it is based on the modern initialization concept that was demonstrated last October 2024. It’s completely different from the first generation of Nexo and its curve design language, and it’s now even more quirky.

Compared to the Initium concept, it will be difficult for anyone to make a difference on the new Nexo. This is because the production version of Nexo looks almost the same as the Initium concept. Apart from the toned alloy wheels, the roof carrier and four-wheel pixel LED headlights and taillights, the production-specific Nexo and Initium concepts are actually the same.

The “art of steel” design language used on the new Hyundai Nexo reminds me of Pontiac Aztec, which is hailed as one of the worst automotive designs ever. However, on the Hyundai Knicks, this silhouette looks a bit nice and futuristic due to the overall cool factor and the solid SUV appeal, so the Aztecs don’t.

Double dash LED DRL signatures along with four-pixel LED lighting signatures at the front, rugged front and rear bumpers at the front, large alloy wheels, flush door handles, a bit triangular rear quarter glass, roof tracks, rear view camera, SUV camera, SUV lens, round wheel arches, round arches, hard sides and other exteriors make up a surprising appearance element.

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Inside, the situation is more traditional, as the entire dash layout is inspired by Santa Fe and Palisade. There are two 12.3-inch monitors (infotainment and instrumentation), two displays that show rear view camera feed, there is a digital IRVM, a 12-inch HUD, and finally Hyundai and Kia’s Slim Slim pill-shaped climate control screen.

There is a double deck center console and attached to the dashboard. The gear selector is mounted on the steering column and looks like the same unit we see in the Creta Electric. The steering wheel gets the four-dot logo that reads “H” in the Morse code. Also worth noting is the 14-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system.

To power this car, we have a 2.64 kWh battery pack that sends juice to a single 201 bhp motor that hopefully brings juice to 0-100 km/h Sprint in 7.8 seconds. Continuous replenishment of the battery is a 147 bhp hydrogen fuel cell stack. In contrast to the 6.33 kg storage tank, the new Hyundai Hydrogen Electric Vehicle has obtained a larger hydrogen tank (6.69 kg) and promises a maximum range of 700 km in one filling. Speaking of, hydrogen takes almost no 5 minutes compared to electric car charging.