I Drove 900 Miles In A Hydrogen Car: Hyundai NEXO Review

In some alternate reality, it’s not electric cars replacing gas-guzzlers on the nation’s highways, but hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. I recently got a glimpse of that alternate timeline, spending five days behind the wheel of Hyundai’s newest hydrogen car, the NEXO. My co-pilot: Joshua Vergara of JVTechTea. My mission? A 900-mile road trip from San Diego to Sacramento using nothing but hydrogen ... and leaving nothing but water behind. Spoiler alert: we accomplished our mission, but not exactly the way we'd planned. Join Joshua Vergara and MrMobile for the Hyundai NEXO Review!

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[ABOUT MRMOBILE'S HYUNDAI NEXO REVIEW]

MrMobile's Hyundai NEXO Review was produced following five days in a Hyundai NEXO review vehicle provided by Hyundai Motors of America. The car was driven from San Diego to Sacramento with many intervening stops, for a trip length totaling approximately 900 miles. The vehicle was refueled four times during the test drive period.

Hyundai Motors of America covered travel and lodging costs during the NEXO review period, as well as a $300 gift card for hydrogen fuel. The entirety of that gift card was exhausted on hydrogen fuel for the NEXO during the drive period. No compensation or other consideration was requested or provided. Hyundai was not offered copy approval nor an advance screening of this video before publication.

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Hyundai NEXO Road Trip [JVTechTea]:

Hyundai NEXO [Official Site]:

"Cars, Trucks, Buses and Air Pollution" [UCS]:

"So Just How Dangerous Is Hydrogen Fuel?" [WSU]:

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety [FuelCellsWorks]:

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Refueling Stations:

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“Renewable Energy” by Aulx Atudio, available at Premium Beat:

“As Science Progresses” by Aulx Studio, available at Premium Beat:

“Ultra Boost” by Cymatix, available at Premium Beat:

“True Persistence” by Cymatix, available at Premium Beat:

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#hydrogencar #hyundainexo #nexo #fuelcellvehicle #fcv #electriccar #greenenergy #hydrogen

[kyledavis]

People talk about hydrogen being flammable as if gasoline isn’t

Reviews from the heart, not the wallet. Love these.

[johntremor]

MrMobile is taking the word "Mobile" to multiple levels now.

[sg]

More fueling stations and with car price down I'd buy one

[aylyi-huh]

proud of hyundai leading the way to the future, although they could've done a better job with the rear design

[ubaft]

9:34 i thought it was like a joke but it's the actual location of the photo. Holy XP!

[ABXInferno]

If you run out of Hydrogen, can you use the Huawei Mate 20 Pro's reverse wireless charging to provide emergency power to the battery via the wireless charging pad? 🤣

[shoppingcart]

My dad owns an electric Hyundai Ioniq, so i might aswell show him this because he is one hecc of a hyundai fan

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Doug DeMuro wants to know your location

[maxwellj]

I love these reviews! You're technique for telling information is so honest and clean cut, which is a good thing.

[TheAllMightyGodofCod]

The interior of this car is the best I have ever seen on a Hyundai

[medilyesoudhini]

hands down you're the best reviewer/editor/script writer/storyteller on YouTube

[p.zeller]

Problem: Hydrogen is made from methane (and other fossile resources) - if it's produced with electric energy, it needs 55kWh/kg, which makes around 60 miles range. A Model X drives twice as far with the same amount of electric energy.

[TheRealAquus]

Not a big Hyundai fan but this car is amazing!

[ronknox]

Every reviewer that mentions or reviews electric cars says you can charge it overnight. Since more than half the population live in condos, apartments or townhouses w/o a garage or dedicated driveway it is hardly the answer....yet. I vote for hybrid (you name the fuel) until somebody comes up with a vehicle that is practical for everyone. But this is a very cool vehicle. Good review otherwise.

[terence]

The only mitigate-able problems with such cars are

1. Sources and sustainability of h2 gas
2. Safety of h2 fuel tanks in accidents

[rixille]

Hydrogen just has so much potential. Obviously.

[AscendedBeyond]

Alright that's pretty cool. I'll be looking forward to the infrastructure improvement and the cost of the hydrogen to come down which might take awhile.

[brybrysofly]

This was a great video! Extremely informative and relatable POV. I hadn’t seen any videos on the Nexo yet, let alone in a real world scenario. Hell, I didn’t know hydrogen was that dawgone expensive lol.

[BoonBreyne]

So the major cons here are...
1) Fuel prices
2) H₂ produced from CH₄
3) Not enough fueling stations
When you look at these in an optimistic way, couldn't all of them be solved within a year or 10 in case this idea cathes on?