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Hyundai launched the world's first mass-produced fuel cell
vehicle in 2013, dubbed the Tucson Fuel Cell, but sales have
trailed expectations due in part to a lack of refueling stations
and a high price tag.
For its new fuel cell vehicle, the automaker is set to double
the driving range to about 800 kilometers (497 miles), the
Electronic Times reported in January.
The new model will be a sport utility vehicle (SUV), in contrast
to the fuel cell sedans of Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co
Ltd, the South Korean newspaper reported citing a high-ranking
Hyundai official.
The automaker declined to comment on details of the new fuel
cell vehicle when contacted by Reuters. Vice Chairman Yang was
speaking on Wednesday during a ministerial tour of a Hyundai
research and development center.
Hyundai, which has long trumpeted fuel-cell vehicles - those
powered by electricity generated using hydrogen and oxygen -
also plans to launch its first battery-powered car later this
year.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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