Hydrogen Cars Australia

It will be joined by the hyundai ix35 family suv powered by hydrogen which has been testing on australian roads since june 2014.
Hydrogen cars australia. Though hydrogen cars are effectively electric cars when it comes to what delivers drive to the wheels they don t need a massive heavy battery to store power. How do hydrogen cars work. The mirai is in australia for a global conference on hydrogen cars in sydney from october 12 to 14. Toyota in partnership with the victorian government will open.
Hyundai spokesman scott nargar told the abc this trial was a massive step for australia s hydrogen powered car market. Two weeks ago little known company h2x. If the hydrogen is generated entirely with green power it can be just as eco friendly as an electric car that s charged from renewable sources. Major automotive players hyundai and toyota have invested millions of dollars in producing hydrogen powered cars and other vehicles and provided the test vehicles for this trial.
The toyota mirai and hyundai nexo. Essentially a hydrogen fuel cell car is an electric vehicle but its key difference compared with any ev currently on sale in australia is that instead of drawing power from pre charged batteries the hydrogen car produces its electricity as it s required in house so to speak. Unlike the first hyundai hydrogen car that arrived in australia in 2015 which is left hand drive and can only be used on public roads by drivers with special permits the nexo suvs heading. Coregas is currently supplying gas to hydrogen cars being trialled around australia and has built a hydrogen vehicle refuelling plant in northern sydney.
The queensland government will add five hyundai nexo cars once its hydrogen station in brisbane is operational by the middle of 2020. Japanese car giant toyota says australia is perfectly placed to adopt hydrogen cars but the lack of refuelling points is holding back the technology. Gas companies will partner with hyundai to supply refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen powered cars in australia next year in a bid to accelerate the take up of the zero emissions fuel technology.