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Hyundai's bold new hydrogen concept EV gives us a glimpse of its future, but the tech still has a long way to go

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Initium concept takes the form of a rugged SUV, complete with a new Art of Steel ’ design language that chief designer SangYup Lee says is both “solid and safe’ Hyundai ’s 27 years in hydrogen fuel cell research has resulted in the next generation of fuel cell stacks that it believes moves the game on from the early units found in the Tucson IX35, which offered a range of 258-miles , and the Nexo of 2018 , which increased that range to 414 miles .

The next generation fuel cell vehicle, which will go into production next year , is aiming for a range in excess of 400 miles , which is not exactly the huge increase many expected.

Hyundai 's HTWO vision is to create a circular economy where hydrogen is produced from biomass and plastic waste, distributed via its fleet of hydrogen-powered trucks.

The company already has a successful program running in the port of Oakland , California , where some 30 Class 8 Xcient fuel cell vehicles are helping it reduce its carbon output without impacting payload abilities.