Hyundai’s hydrogen car Nexo gets an on-board air purification system that filters gases and fine dust to keep the interior clean.
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In the United Kingdom, Korean car maker Hyundai has recently come under scrutiny for its claims about hydrogen cars. Hyundai Motor will now have to defend the claim that its Nexo Hydrogen Fuel Cell SUV can purify the air while on the roads.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Hyundai Motor’s unit in the country to refrain from saying on its website that the Nexo, one of its hydrogen fuel cell cars, ‘purifies the air’. The agency found this claim misleading. Britain’s advertising watchdog ASA issued the order on Tuesday, saying these claims would “mislead” customers into thinking that Hyundai’s hydrogen cars “will have no harmful effect on the environment” and that they will emit impurities from the air when driven. That means no impurity caused by running it will remain in the air.
Hyundai Motor, on its part, defended the ad catchline saying that the claim was based on the Nexo which has an on-board air purification system that filters gases and fine dust to keep the interior clean.
How pollution spreads from Hyundai’s hydrogen car
The Hyundai Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicle doesn’t exhaust like cars powered by an internal combustion engine, but even the cleanest cars may not always escape charges of greenwashing. The UK Government’s Air Quality Specialist Group believes that particulate matter from brakes and wheels can also contribute to a large part of the pollution.
The Hyundai Nexo SUV recently covered a record or longest journey on a single tank of zero-emission hydrogen. The Hyundai vehicle covered a distance of 887.5 kms during its record run in Australia. However, this record did not last long after the Toyota Mirai car set a new benchmark. As per the WLTP protocol, the official range of the Hyundai Nexo is a little over 660 kms on a single charge. Hyundai claims that it usually takes 3 to 5 minutes to recharge.
Hyundai is betting big on hydrogen fuel
Hyundai is betting big on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, especially in Europe. Not just cars, Hyundai is also using hydrogen fuel cells to power its Xcient trucks. Hyundai believes that hydrogen fuel cells are more cost-effective than spending money on electric batteries.
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