Hyundai Auto Canada has received its first shipment of the Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV).
The vehicles were unloaded in Vancouver and will soon be delivered to Canadian customers on a three-year lease in the local area.
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Hyundai announced in November it would be the first automotive company to make hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles available to Canadians, and launched a dedicated website.
“We’ve seen a tremendous response to our call for applications. Canadians all over the country wrote us to express their support for the fuel cell programme and submit an application,” said Don Romano, president and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada. “The numbers far exceeded our expectations, and it shows there is a definite market for fuel cell vehicles in this country. Our ambition is to lead the way in the zero emissions space.”
The Tucson FCEV takes less than five minutes to refuel and has an estimated range of 426km; both are comparable to the company’s existing petrol-powered Tucson and eliminate the range anxiety or recharge-time compromises of battery electric vehicles, the distributor said.
