Hyundai is developing technology for a hydrogen-powered Trailer Drone, a nonpolluting, robotic truck.
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Hyundai Motor, which is readying a new line of battery-powered vehicles, says hydrogen is essential for cutting carbon emissions from transportation, especially heavy-duty trucks, and intends to roll out a cheaper, smaller fuel cell system to power every commercial vehicle model it makes—as well as drones, emergency vehicles, homes, trains, ships and a sports car.
The Korean industrial giant, which has previously committed billions of dollars to commercialize hydrogen-powered trucks, said it will introduce a next-generation fuel cell system in 2023 that’s 50% cheaper, 30% smaller and twice as powerful as the current version. Every truck, bus and commercial vehicle it produces will also be offered with a fuel cell powertrain by 2028, and the…