Hyundai NEXO Hydrogen Fuel Cell SUV review | Australia

Hydrogen cars have been around for a while. But still, most of us have never actually seen one close up. In this video, Simone looks at Hyundai’s Hydrogen Fuel cell SUV. The Hyundai Nexo. Even though the official Hyundai website in Australia lists the NEXO as ‘coming soon’, the first 20 Nexos have already landed in Australia. And it’s widely known they will be a part of the Australian Government fleet in 2021.

Now at surface level, this information doesn't mean much to a person looking into buying the NEXO. You see, the NEXO is a hydrogen car. They aren't very common on this planet, there is little infrastructure to support them and the available info comes from fuel cell enthusiasts and manufacturers - both clearly subjective when it comes to the potential so not really very critical of the practical use.

Being a Hydrogen fuel cell car the Nexo is still considered an electric vehicle or EV. As we know electric motors deliver all the torque from zero revs. This is why driving some higher-powered electric cars is so exhilarating. The push-in those cars is instant and amazing, whether you're flying away from a traffic light or overtaking a slower vehicle. We are all familiar with cars like the Tesla Model S. The Kona Electric we tested a while back was also really awesome to drive. The IONIQ Electric was less thrilling but also nice.

In any case, the NEXO is a very interesting addition to the automotive world, and one that we here have been privileged to drive so early.

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[thomasyouil]

After watching this, I now believe that hydrogen cars are the future. They almost have the convenience of filling up in a petrol car and the instant torque in electric cars. You wouldn’t have to wait 30+ minutes waiting for your car to recharge on a road trip for example and wouldn’t have to worry about the battery degradation

[kevintheman]

Amazing the way Hyundai has progressed over the years. Good review

[realjohnboxall]

666km ... oh the humanity! But seriously, a very interesting review.

[henrylawson]

Have a small regular battery electric car for running around town and, if you are a 2 car family, a hydrogen car for long journeys.

[BASSstarlet]

"You're watching Simone and a car review channel"!

[RallyLife]

I suppose the green argument will be...which is the least resource intensive. Lithium mining being destructive and requiring electricity to charge the batteries (ongoing) vs hydrogen production using electricity and still requiring lithium for the batteries. Which one would have the largest carbon footprint per 100km?

[KanishQQuotes]

These can get populer by a taxi fleet or bus fleet alone

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The effects at 0:59-1:05 make me feel like I'm still in 2010, lol.

[ckdineshck]

You are absolutely right, why arnt we driving hydrogen fuel cell vehicles already ? Cannot wait to see the infrastructure grows.

[riloh]

Very interesting.

Lots of upside if the support infrastructure can catch up. Downside you can’t refuel at home from a PV array on your roof. Where does the hydrogen come from/how is it produced? EV Battery production can be pretty ugly too so need to weigh that up. I knew that HFCs had the edge for range over pure EVs, and will certainly be a good option for larger vehicles (trucks, buses etc).

Either way I’d be happy to see a mix of pure EV and HFCs taking over from Petrol and Diesel.

[sak]

Very interesting review. We have had Hydrogen cars available in the USA for a few years but only in California. I think (not sure) they are offered for lease, not for sale at this point.

[EdgarRenje]

Wow, you got them very late over there. It's on the market since 2018. Unlike others who favor either pure EVs or FCV, I predict a coexistence of the two technologies. Hydrogen is more expensive to produce and has a lower efficiency, but it is faster to refuel and allows longer ranges more easily. Batteries, on the other hand, I see more in the short to medium range despite the increasing energy density. I can't wait for the 2nd generation Toyota Mirai coming soon, too.

[vulander]

Im hopeful that hydrogen will replace petrol both on cars, planes and ships. However the cynicism in me thinks that the goverment and petrol companies are figuring out how they can make the same amount (or more) of money from hydrogen cars than petrol. That way, they have their budgets fullfiled and shareholders happy.

[joeluk]

the manufacturing cost and environmental impacts are still high.

[KanishQQuotes]

Hydrogen is the future, because batteries require rare chemicals that need to be mined, which again is non renewable, part of the reason why japan is pushing this
Hydrogen can easily manage to be renewable energy if the production of hydrogen done through sustainable methods

[nikkipedro]

The process to manufacture hydrogen, unfortunately at present, a very dirty method. It is very costly as well. That is why we are not driving these yet.

[Crushprog]

Thanks Simone for making me watch this hydrogen thingy

[duh]

Im a diesel fan and i hate electric cars but H² cars are the future

[rogeriogomesosorio]

Hydrogen fuel cell cars can be the future... and can put not only gas cars against the wall but also EV’s. They have good range and, most important, they can be fulfilled with hydrogen in just a couple of minutes. The only true enemies are: prince of the cars; network available to top up with hydrogen and how much we will have to pay to top up with this fuel.

[AKA]

Great review. Even better tech and engineering. However, why make things more complex again? Hydrogen is expensive to produce, its production is not without impact on the environment and the infrastructure is years behind and even more expensive to produce. Why not focus on cleaner and more efficient central electricity generation? This can be integrated solar, wind and water, supported by LNG and batteries. In the long run LNG can be replaced by hydrogen or even thorium. I love the idea of zero emission vehicles, but putting electricity generation back to consumer vehicles is not the way forward. I do however believe that commercial application may work. Like freight transport.