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Hyundai's FCEVs: A Pathway to New Possibilities

2013; Institute of Physics; Volume: 50; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1149/05002.0003ecst

2151-2051

Tae-Won Lim, Byung-Ki Ahn,

Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Due to the energy and environment issues, polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are actively being studied for use in passenger cars and fleet vehicles. PEMFCs are known to possess high current density, and the stack structure is rather simple. PEMFC has other advantages such as rapid start-up and response and long endurance. Recently, fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) of the major automakers is seen in numbers in USA, in cities throughout Europe, and in Japan. Hyundai-Kia Motors Co. (HKMC) started fuel cell researches with the aid of government funded programs since 1999. HKMC has been developing several kinds of fuel cell sports utility vehicles and buses, and so far has been operating over 200 vehicles worldwide. The total mileage has exceeded 4 million km. In this paper, overall aspects of Hyundai-Kia Motors' fuel cell researches are presented along with the development history and the future roadmap.