Hyundai Rotem Hydrogen Electric Tram Wins Main Prize at the 'iF Design Award'

The First in the Domestic Railway Industry
Debut at Busan BEXCO in June

Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen electric tram has won a global design award for the first time in the domestic railway industry.

On the 16th, Hyundai Rotem announced that its hydrogen electric tram won the main prize in the product category at Germany's '2023 iF Design Award (International Forum Design Award)'.

Perspective view of Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen electric tram, winner of the iF Design Award main prize.
[Photo by Hyundai Rotem]

The 'iF Design Award', one of the three most prestigious design awards, is an international competition where about 10,000 projects submitted in seven categories?product, packaging, communication, interior, professional concept, user experience (UX) and user interface (UI), and architecture?are judged by over 130 design experts from various countries. The evaluation considers innovation, skill, functionality, aesthetics, social responsibility, and positioning.

Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen electric tram is a next-generation eco-friendly transportation powered by hydrogen. Its research and development began in 2021 as a demonstration project led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and final development is expected to be completed by the end of this year. The hydrogen electric tram is designed to emphasize both aesthetic design elements and practicality that considers passenger safety.

Hyundai Rotem plans to actively promote the social benefits of the hydrogen electric tram following this award. The tram can purify approximately 800㎍ (micrograms) of fine dust per hour during operation and produce 107.6 kg of clean air. It also enables low-floor operation to guarantee mobility rights for transportation-vulnerable groups.

A Hyundai Rotem official said, "The hydrogen electric tram is scheduled to be unveiled to the public for the first time at the '2023 Busan International Railway Technology Industry Exhibition' to be held at BEXCO in Busan this June," adding, "We will do our best to proceed smoothly with the mass production project of the hydrogen electric tram in the future to contribute to improving the domestic transportation network environment."

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