Hyundai Kia hydrogen cars travel 2,655 km
Hyundai Kia Automotive Group announced yesterday that its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles completed the 2,655-kilometer course in the Hydrogen Road Tour 2009. The tour was organized by the U.S. Department of Energy. Other than Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, some of the world’s largest carmakers including General Motors, Toyota and Nissan took part in the San Diego to Vancouver tour for hydrogen vehicles.
The Korean group entered the event with hydrogen fuel cell powered sport utility vehicles Tucson and Mohave. The company said that its vehicles drove at an average speed of over 100 kilometers per hour over a distance of 400 to 500 kilometers a day to complete the trip.
The company is currently testing 66 hydrogen vehicles in projects organized by the U.S. Department of Energy and Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
