Hyundai Motor Enters Swiss Eco-Friendly Commercial Vehicle Market
Provided in the form of a service, considering the early stages of market formation


Hyundai Motor Company is establishing a mass production system for large hydrogen-electric trucks and will target the European eco-friendly commercial vehicle market, starting with the Swiss market.

Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 6th that it shipped 10 hydrogen-electric large trucks, the 'XCIENT Fuel Cell', from Gwangyang Port in Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do and exported them to Switzerland.

The Xcient hydrogen-powered trucks will be delivered to Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Swiss hydrogen solutions specialist H2 Energy, which officially launched in September of last year. Hyundai plans to export an additional 40 units by the end of this year, gradually increasing the total supply to 1,600 units by 2025.

The Xcient hydrogen electric truck is a large cargo truck with a gross vehicle weight of 34 tons, including the combined weight of the connected vehicle. It is equipped with a 190kW hydrogen fuel cell system consisting of two hydrogen fuel cells and a drive motor with a maximum output of 350kW (476ps/228kgf·m). It has a driving range of approximately 400km on a single charge, and hydrogen refueling takes approximately 8 to 20 minutes.

This supply of the Xcient hydrogen electric truck to the Swiss market will be made in the form of a mobility service that pays for the amount of driving (Pay-Per-Use) rather than through the traditional vehicle sales method. The usage fee includes all costs related to vehicle operation, such as charging costs, repair costs, insurance, and regular maintenance fees, thereby increasing the convenience of using the service.

Hyundai Motor Company stated, “Customers using the Xcient hydrogen electric truck only need to hire truck drivers,” and added, “We expect this to help rapidly expand the market by lowering the initial costs and psychological burden on customers who introduce expensive hydrogen electric trucks in the early stages of market formation.”

Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Company has decided to build a hydrogen ecosystem to ensure the smooth distribution of its Xcient hydrogen electric trucks and provide vehicles. To this end, Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility has become a partner of the Swiss Hydrogen Mobility Association.

The Swiss Hydrogen Mobility Association plans to open a new hydrogen charging station in Oberstraße, St. Gallen, Switzerland on the 7th (local time), and to build a total of seven hydrogen charging stations in major Swiss regions by the end of the year, building a hydrogen charging network of approximately 80 stations by 2025.