Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Bus Appears at Korea's Largest Prize Golf Tournament

Hyundai Hydrogen Bus for Genesis Championship Event Operations Vehicle

Hyundai Motor's hydrogen electric bus has attracted attention as an official vehicle for the 2024 Genesis Championship, which opened on the 24th. Co-hosted by the KPGA and the DP World Tour, this tournament has been held as an international event since this year by merging with the Korea Championship presented by Genesis. Environmentally friendly transportation means have been introduced for a sustainable tournament.

This year's tournament features last year's champion Park Sang-hyun and overseas players Kim Joo-hyung and An Byeong-hoon. In addition, 120 top players from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, including Nikolai Hojgaard and Pablo Larrazabal, will compete. The total prize money is $4 million, the highest ever for a tournament held in Korea.

Hyundai hydrogen electric bus used as an official vehicle for the Genesis Championship, which opened on the 24th [Photo by Hyundai Motor Group]

Participants are taking a commemorative photo in front of the Genesis G80 electrified model, which is offered as a prize to the winner of the 2024 Genesis Championship.
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Group]

The bus used as an official vehicle for the tournament is the Hyundai Universe hydrogen electric bus, the world's first high-speed hydrogen electric bus. It was launched last year. Hyundai Motor has a diverse lineup of hydrogen vehicles, including city hydrogen electric buses (Elec City FCEV), large commercial vehicles (Xcient FCEV), and passenger cars (Tucson ix FCEV). All are the world's first mass-produced hydrogen vehicles.

Hyundai is developing and demonstrating various hydrogen-powered transportation means such as hydrogen forklifts and trams, and has launched hydrogen fuel cells under the brand HTWO, establishing a comprehensive value chain related to the hydrogen ecosystem at the group level. This is because hydrogen energy is considered an important resource for enhancing human values. Hydrogen projects are being carried out not only in Korea but also at overseas sites such as the United States (introduction of eco-friendly trucks at ports) and Indonesia (organic waste conversion).

Hyundai Hydrogen Electric Truck Xcient being loaded for overseas export
[Photo by Hyundai Motor Group]

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