The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell has been selected for the second
consecutive year by the European Commission-backed Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) to demonstrate the real-world benefits of hydrogen
fuel cell technology. The world’s first production fuel cell electric vehicle,
the ix35 Fuel Cell, will be made available throughout 2013 to members of the
European Parliament, European Commission officials and other policymakers for
test drives in Brussels, Belgium.
Hyundai Motor was awarded its first leasing contract for a
hydrogen-powered fuel cell car by the FCH JU in October 2011. Over the course
of 2012, the ix35 Fuel Cell was presented to EU decision-makers, stakeholders
and the general public at a number of demonstration drives and public events in
Brussels and other locations across Europe.