Hyundai Motor Partners with Gas Supplier Air Products to Expand Hydrogen Commercial Vehicle Deployment

Hyundai Motor's Hydrogen Truck Launch Schedule Linked to Air Products Korea's Full Conversion of Gas Transport Vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Air Products, a manufacturer and seller of industrial gases, to expand the distribution of hydrogen commercial vehicles. The photo shows Hyundai's hydrogen electric heavy-duty truck, the 'Xcient'.

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Air Products, a manufacturer and seller of industrial gases, to expand the supply of hydrogen commercial vehicles.

Hyundai Motor recently announced on the 10th that it held a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with Air Products Korea to expand the supply of hydrogen commercial vehicles. The MOU signing ceremony, held on the 9th at the Air Products Korea headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, was attended by key officials including Woo Won-ha, Vice President and Head of Hyundai Motor's Domestic Business Division, and Kim Kyo-young, CEO of Air Products Korea.

At the signing ceremony, Vice President Woo said, "We are pleased to sign this MOU with Air Products Korea, a global industrial gas manufacturing and sales company," adding, "We sincerely hope that cooperation between the two companies will continue and serve as an opportunity to activate the hydrogen value chain."

The two companies aim to expand the supply of hydrogen commercial vehicles in Korea by linking Hyundai Motor's hydrogen truck model launch schedule with Air Products Korea's plan to convert all industrial gas transport vehicles it operates to hydrogen-based vehicles and collaborate on the development of hydrogen special-purpose vehicles.

In this process, Hyundai Motor will be responsible for the development, supply, and after-sales support of hydrogen trucks, as well as the development of special-purpose industrial gas transport vehicles such as tank lorries. Air Products plans to convert all gas transport vehicles it operates domestically to hydrogen vehicles and is considering establishing a supply network for liquefied hydrogen refueling stations in the future to contribute to the creation of a hydrogen ecosystem.

A Hyundai Motor official stated, "Through mutual cooperation with Air Products, we will lay the foundation for creating a hydrogen ecosystem," and added, "In particular, Hyundai Motor will strive to revitalize the domestic hydrogen economy through the development and supply of hydrogen trucks."

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