Hyundai knows how to make a good-looking hydrogen concept car

Hyundai is 1 of respective automakers moving to make hydrogen-powered electrical vehicles a thing, and a bully first measurement is making judge they’re not ugly. I deliberation the designers deed the target pinch the “Art of Steel” creation connection utilized successful the Initium conception SUV revealed this week astatine an arena successful Korea. It seems to get immoderate of the fearlessly angular and retro-inspired looks it’s teased complete the years connected different vehicles for illustration the N Vision 74 concept and the Seven (which will eventually go the Ioniq 9).

According to Hyundai's estimates, the Initium tin thrust much than 400 miles (650km) connected a azygous refuel — astir 30 miles further than its accumulation Nexo substance compartment SUV. Hyundai says the Initium is simply a “preview” of an upcoming substance compartment EV it will uncover successful the first half of adjacent year.

Earlier this year, Hyundai claimed hydrogen vehicles will “play a salient role” successful the company’s extremity of going c neutral by 2050. It plans to usage hydrogen successful cars, commercialized trucks, buses, generators, and different applications. Hyundai is building it each nether its “HTWO” hydrogen business brand.

Hydrogen is the astir abundant constituent successful the world, and vehicles that usage it merchandise h2o vapor alternatively of tailpipe emissions. However, it’s not easy to package and distribute, and its infrastructure is still successful its infancy (despite improvement lasting decades) compared to really acold EV charging networks person travel successful conscionable complete 1 decade.