Hyundai has opened the order books for the new Nexo
in South Korea. Offered in two trim levels called Modern and Premium, it can be
had from as low as 33,900,000 KWR (US$ 31,428).
The *final price includes the government grant for
fuel cell electric vehicles and a regional subsidy. Without these, the 2019
Hyundai Nexo has a starting price of 68,900,000 KRW (US$ 63,875) for the Modern
and 71,200,000 KRW (US$ 66,007) for the Premium grade.
Fuel cell components come with a 10-year or
160,000 km warranty locally, but it’s unknown if they will adopt
this strategy in global markets. Nevertheless, Hyundai will come back with more
on the topic “at a later date”, when pricing and availability for other markets
will be announced.
Going up against the Toyota Mirai and Honda Clarity,
the Hyundai Nexo has an electric motor rated at 163 PS and 395 Nm of torque. It needs 9.2 sec for the 0-100 km/h acceleration,
and can hit a top speed of 179 km/h.
Refueling the three storage tanks with hydrogen,
each having a capacity of 52.2 liters, takes less than 5
minutes, and after that, the vehicle can be driven for 609 km before
needing another fuel stop.
