This year’s CES 2024 show in Las Vegas was littered with language learning models, in-car AI assistants and the ubiquitous gargantuan infotainment displays that look set to fill our future vehicle interiors. But now the dust has settled, it appears that the subject of hydrogen and a refocus on fuel cell-powered passenger vehicles was a key takeaway overlooked by the masses.

Hyundai’s central stand at the show revolved around hydrogen and the company’s drive to produce clean energy from waste product, such as plastics and biomass, but it also confirmed its commitment to powering heavy goods vehicles with H2. Hyundai has the world’s highest market share in hydrogen-powered vehicle sales, having bet early on the technology when it mass produced and marketed the Nexo in 2018.

It also offers the production XCIENT Fuel Cell truck, which can manage 400km on a single fueling. But at CES, it announced that its HTWO initiative will focus on the production, storage, transportation, and utilization of hydrogen in numerous areas across the Hyundai Group, including steel, construction, air mobility, marine, robotics and, most importantly, the passenger car. Read full article here.