HYUNDAI WELCOMES FIRST OF FIVE NEW HYDROGEN FUELLING STATIONS IN THE LONDON AREA THIS YEAR

May 12, 2016 by Hyundai

New hydrogen fuelling station is opened, as government announces £2m fund to encourage businesses to use hydrogen-powered vehicles

◾Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell drivers now have more options than ever for refuelling, as the first of five new hydrogen fuelling stations in the London area opens

◾Based in Teddington, the new station joins other Greater London sites at Hendon and Heathrow, as well as those in Swindon and Sheffield

◾Developed with ITM Power, the new Teddington filling station will be followed by four further stations in the London area by the end of 2016

◾Coinciding with the station opening, the government launched the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet Support Scheme, a £2m fund to encourage businesses to use hydrogen vehicles like the ix35 Fuel Cell

◾The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell is powered by a 136PS electric motor, can travel around 369 miles per refill and is available to order from Hyundai Motor UK

High Wycombe, 11th May 2016 – Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell drivers now have more options than ever for refuelling, following the opening of a new high-tech site in Teddington, Greater London. Developed in partnership with ITM Power, the new filling station is based at Teddington's National Physical Laboratory, and is just the first of five new hydrogen sites planned for the London area this year.

It joins other high-tech facilities in Hendon, Heathrow, Swindon and Sheffield, and is the latest new filling station to be opened as part of the British government's £6.6 million hydrogen infrastructure investment strategy. Part of the investment will also include the building of the four additional hydrogen stations in and around London, including one in Rainham, East London, near to Canary Wharf.

Coinciding with the launch of the new hydrogen station in Teddington, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles launched the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet Support Scheme. This new £2m fund allows public and private sector fleets to get as much as 75% off the cost of new hydrogen-powered vehicles, including ix35 Fuel Cell, bought by April 2017, as well as the cost of running them for three years. Interested businesses must submit a bid to be part of the scheme by Monday 4 July.

With the ix35 Fuel Cell already in use by businesses such as Johnson Mathey, TfL, Air Products, ITM Power and Anglo American, Hyundai has seen demand grow in line with developments in the refuelling infrastructure. There are nearly 400 ix35 Fuel Cells on the road globally and 15 in the UK.

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Hyundai Motor UK CEO, Tony Whitehorn said: 'When we made the ix35 Fuel Cell commercially available we were blazing a trail, and we made a commitment to help in the development of the refuelling infrastructure – the fruits of which can clearly be seen with this, and other station launches happening this year. We also know how well received the ix35 Fuel Cell is with our existing fleet customers so we're very happy to be involved with the government's new £2m fund to encourage more businesses to switch to hydrogen.'

Dr Graham Cooley, ITM Power's chief executive, said: 'The opening of five public access hydrogen refueling stations in London before the end of 2016 is a big task for us, but car manufacturers like Hyundai have already made huge advancements in hydrogen technology and we're very excited to be at the cutting edge with them.'

The ix35 Fuel Cell is powered by a 136PS electric motor, and is fitted with two hydrogen fuel tanks that allow for a total range of around 369 miles. Priced at £53,105 OTR (including part-funding from the Europe-wide HyFive project) it's available for immediate order directly from Hyundai Motor UK.

About Hyundai Motor

Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond. The company leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars. Hyundai Motor has eight manufacturing bases and seven design & technical centers worldwide and in 2015 sold 4.96 million vehicles globally. With more than 110,000 employees worldwide, Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with localised models and strives to strengthen its leadership in clean technology, starting with the world's first mass-produced hydrogen-powered vehicle, the ix35 Fuel Cell and IONIQ, the world's first model with three electrified powertrains.

About Hyundai Motor UK

Hyundai Motor has sold in the UK since 1982 and since then has sold over 1 million vehicles. In 2005, Hyundai opened its own UK subsidiary, Hyundai Motor UK Ltd, based in High Wycombe. Since 2008, the company has risen from 21st to one of the top manufacturers in the UK and last year sold a record 88,257 vehicles. Hyundai Motor UK employs over 3000 people through its UK operations and dealer network.

Hyundai offers a full range of vehicles from the award-winning New Generation i10 city car through to the capable Santa Fe SUV and iLoad LCV. All passenger cars come with Hyundai's industry-leading 5 Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty package. Further information about Hyundai and its products is available at www.hyundai.co.uk.

About the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell

The ix35 Fuel Cell is equipped with a 100kW (136ps) electric motor, allowing it to reach a maximum speed of 100mph (160km/h). Two hydrogen storage tanks, with a total capacity of 5.64kg, enable the vehicle to travel a total of up to 369 miles (594km) on a single fill, and it can reliably start in temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius. The energy is stored in a 24KW lithium-ion polymer battery, jointly developed with LG Chemical. The ix35 Fuel Cell currently holds the record for the longest journey on a single tank of hydrogen achieving a range of 435 miles.