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Kilometres DrivenHyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell Truck
The Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell has been proving its worth since October 2020 as a 4×2 variant with a gross train weight of 36 tonnes, with dry case or refrigerated case. It is now also available as a 4×2 and 6×2 chassis. The latter benefits from a liftable and steerable rear axle, with a total weight of 42 tonnes.
Fuel cell specifications 4×2 and 6×2
Cab type | Electric driven hydraulic tilting |
Configuration | 4X2 |
Abmessungen | |
Wheelbase | Short: 5‘130 mm, Medium: 5‘330 mm, Long: 5‘530 mm, Long Plus: 5‘730 mm |
Overall length | Short: 9‘780 mm, Medium: 9‘780 mm, Long: 9‘780 mm, Long Plus: 9‘780 mm |
Overall width | 2’540 mm |
Overall height | 3‘730 mm (With Standard Spoiler) / 3.900 mm (With Add-On Spoiler) |
Gewicht | |
Max. gross vehicle weight (kg) | 19’500 kg |
Max. gross combination weight (kg) | 38’000 kg |
Axle loads, Front/Rear (kg) | Front: 8‘000 kg / Rear: 11‘500 kg |
Cab type | Electric driven hydraulic tilting |
Configuration | 6X2 |
Abmessungen | |
Wheelbase | Short: 5’000+1’350 mm, Medium: 5‘330+1’350 mm, Long: 5‘530+1’350 mm, Long Plus: 5‘970+1’350 mm |
Overall length | Short: 9‘780 mm, Medium: 11’550 mm, Long: 11’525 mm, Long Plus: 12’035 mm |
Overall width | 2’540 mm |
Overall height | 3‘730 mm (With Standard Spoiler) / 3.900 mm (With Add-On Spoiler) |
Gewicht | |
Max. gross vehicle weight (kg) | 27’000 kg |
Max. gross combination weight (kg) | 42’000 kg |
Axle loads, Front/Rear (kg) | Front: 8‘000 kg / Rear: 19’000 kg |
Body solutions
The certified refrigerated and dry case body can be customised to meet individual customer requirements. Single-zone or dual-zone cooling is possible.
Bodies for deep-freeze transport are also available.
In this version, the hydrogen tanks are attached to the body behind the driver’s cab. This results in special requirements for the strength of the front wall of the body, which must be verified and tested by the body manufacturer. With GK Grünfelder in Switzerland, a body manufacturer was certified for the first trucks.
Further body manufacturers will be certified from 2021. This means that additional variants such as tarpaulin bodies and swap bodies can now also be realised.
Fuel cell technology
In the fuel cell, hydrogen reacts with oxygen from the air. This produces water, electricity and heat. This electrochemical reaction is also known as “cold combustion” and is particularly efficient.
In the Xcient Fuel Cell, Hyundai relies on the proven fuel cells of the Hyundai Nexo, whereby two units are installed in parallel in the truck, with an output of 2 x 90 kW. Combined with the high-voltage battery, the drive unit offers enough power to drive the hydrogen-electric truck fully loaded – with the 6×2 chassis up to 42 tonnes – comfortably and fuel-efficiently.
