The first-generation Hyundai Nexo is a five-door SUV powered by hydrogen rather than petrol, offering electric driving with refuelling times closer to those of a conventional family car.
The Hyundai Nexo engine is really a fuel cell stack that combines hydrogen with air to make electricity, which then drives an electric motor. Examples such as the Fuel Cell CVT pair that hybrid powertrain with a variable transmission and front-wheel drive, so acceleration arrives smoothly and without gearchanges.
SUV 5-doors — Hyundai Nexo Engines and Transmissions
SUV 5-doors Hyundai Nexo Engines and Transmissions
Alongside the hydrogen tanks sits a lithium-ion battery, as fitted to the Fuel Cell CVT. Hyundai Nexo battery capacity is modest by design: the pack buffers energy recovered under braking and adds a burst of power when overtaking, rather than being charged from a socket.