Hyundai CEO: “This New Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!” 

Quite a few misconceptions here: 1. Hydrogen combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cells are being mentioned alternately. Very confusing. 1a. Both are compared to ICEs and BEVs alternately. Very confusing. 2. Range is mentioned. At least with a hydrogen combustion engine range would be less than current generation BEVs, or the sedan becomes a 2-seater because of the hydrogen tanks. 3. Problems with hydrogen: It's a beast regarding logistics. It has to be stored at very high pressure or very low temperature. Both lowering the already bad efficiency compared to BEVs. Transporting it to other locations is absurdly wasteful. Fueling stations are absurdly expensive and safety is a concern. Refueling takes less time than fast charging a BEV, that's right (for now). But after every refueling the refueling station has to get to pressure again, which takes time. So if you got a car in front of you at the station, bad luck, because you wait longer now than a BEV to wait for another BEV to charge. It's seriously expensive. Like really expensive. The reason why we don't see hydrogen fuel cell cars more on the streets is they are expensive to buy and expensive to drive. Hydrogen combustion engine cars would be quite expensive to buy and absurdly expensive to drive. Who would want that? Maybe ultra rich people, why not. But certainly not normal and sane people. We all vote with our wallets. 4. Hydrogen upsides: It's a good energy storage medium, when used wisely. Like in industrial applications it can be useful and worth the money. For planes it could be useful, although today there's absolutely no way to carry enough hydrogen for medium and long haul flights. Part of the problem is that hydgogen tanks don't fit into wings. At least not the wings of today, radically different shapes could help here. We'll see. Last, but not least, the Hyundai CEO didn't say what's claimed in the headline. Instead Hyundai is quite successful in building ICEs and BEVs and also in selling them. They also sell a FCEV for quite some time now, but not many people want to buy them, even though there are heavy subsidiaries for years.

We now have 4 Hydrogen fuel stations in the Sacramento region, up from 1 just a few years ago. 13 in Los Angeles (google maps). So a good concept, with a long way to go. Who knows, maybe by the time my Tesla wears out I'll go hydrogen.

The challenges left to overcome are quite daunting. I am glad they are working on them.

Tow issues: - it is not easy, not economically sound to deal with hydrogen in terms of : production, storage and transportation . - fuel cell needs a catalyst ( a precious metal like platinum ) to run the show .

Biggest problem with hydrogen car is fuel tank for H2. It has to be huge and made of very solid materials, because it оperates at 700 bar pressure. And the worst thing - because the hydrogen molecule is extremely small it is very difficult to stay inside the tank fol a long time. Imagine this, you fill your hydrogen tank to the top, park your car and after a week it is empty without driving the car.

Did we forget to mention a hydrogen burning combustion engine also expels NOx from the tailpipe, which is a pollutant. Another issue you need a much larger tank compared fossil power cars to get the same range. Hydrogen combustion engines and fuel cell motors are still 50% or less efficient. In the UK they are removing hydrogen filling stations because no one is using them. Oh and fuel cell vehicles still need a battery. I'll admit EV charging times are slower then the above, but those who are lucky enough to charge at home can have a full battery when they wake up in the morning and also due to their efficiency the cost per mile is a fraction of hydrogen or fossil fuels. In the UK one of the arguments against EV's is where will all the power come from? Well if we go down the hydrogen route we will need at least twice the amount of electricity and the vehicles to transport it. However I think hydrogen has a big role in large transport; Ships, planes and trucks where there can be a central filling point. and to finish it maybe the most common element in the universe, but on planet earth you have to make it, there is really only one green and sustainable way of making it which is electrolysis, but as already mentioned you need a lot of power.

The problem with hydrogen is the infrastructure needed to support it actually need more power plant if you use environmentally friendly to produce hydrogen with the efficiency of energy transfer to car of 25% compare to energy transfer to car from plant to car for BEV about 75%... Hyundai not the only one doing it, as Toyota has been doing it with Mirai.

The only challenge is big oil lobby.

definitely haven't seen this thumbnail on your channel before...

It’s not combustion engine, it’s hydrogen fuel cell, both are very different thing!

WOWW AMAZING

Where does the fuel station get its Hydrogen from? Is that green?

Toyota,Hyundai and Honda are the revolution in middle east as well as they are captivating slowly slowly in European mass automotive car marketing strategies in strategic car market 🍎🍎🍎💙💙

only watched the first 3 minutes but the video was alternating between hydrogen engines and hydrogen fuel cells in a confusing way, perhaps not realizing that these are two different things

And the fear of sitting over a bomb is a very good feeling good revolutionary boom.

What about Porsches ideas to produce "Environmentally Friendly E- ⛽️ Fuels," that will be environmentally friendly and am even MORE ATTAINABLE goal than Hydrogen?😯🤔🙂🌟

Theres are working on battery swap for EV cars which takes less than 5 mintues at the battery swap stations ...

Hey General Motors! Where the ---- are you with the production version of the Hywire?

What about green hydrogen production - how much green electricity is used to produce it? Show me someone who has a gallon of it for sale.

Hydrogen = GOD/GODDESS of gas fraternity

I'm glad about the future

Will hydrogen fuel cell be better than battery electric?

mercedes had a ice hydrogen 270 van decennia ago , not so different from an lpg conversion, tank was filled with a metal that absorp hydrogen to nake it safe, so it is not expensive, advise to check out history

Why should it be called internal combustion engine, when it is not ?

Great effort ! 👍

The end product is water vapour means they produce water,does it have any effect on amount of water vapour in atmosphere and in the planet earth

Again - this only works if we figure out how to produce Hydrogen at a rate that is efficient and Clean. If I am not mistaken Brown Hydrogen makes up the majority of all produced globally to date. This needs to be Blue and Green hydrogen at mass for this to work.

Hydrogen, fuel cells, undoubtedly, more environmentally, friendly, then lithium ion batteries! My makes a lot more sense. Just like internal combustion + smaller battery= hybrid makes more sense than battery alone. We do not have grid infrastructure to support widespread battery use , and never will.

The crash testing will be fun!!!!!

Hydrogen gas is 10x worse for global warming than releases of CO2 a Scandinavian study has just released. It will probably be needed in earth-moving and long-range trucking but is unlikely to compete with battery-powered cars.

Hmmmm .....I'll stick with my 1978 mini for a few more years.

Hyundai CEO: “This New Engine Will Destroy The Entire EV Industry!” Yes, it will, if you have found a way to violate the laws of physics and thermodynamics, Mr CEO!

Can we turbocharge it haha

Hydrogen is not the future for private vehicles. First of all, the energy efficiency to produce hydrogen is extremely poor. So why don't take the energy directly to move your car? Why use it in a wasteful way to transform it into a different medium? Also, to produe hydrogen, most of the companies use fossil ressources to generate the energy :). So nothing with CO2 neutral. It only makes sense if the energy used for creating this fuel is generated out of renewable ressources and co2 neutral. And at the end, you will need hydrogen in industries where big batteries are not possible like aviation industry. They have a strong need and will drive the pricing. It's gonna be a pretty expensive ressource compared to energy.

:)) :)) hydrogen? :))

I agree the new engines to using new cycle new fuells to taking the green house gas's to making an new fuel to reduce the heat level down to normal levels for the planet.

All these CEOs with engines that are going to destroy the EV industry - They must be quaking in their boots! These videos are going to be hilarious in a couple of years. I wonder how many of these OEMs will still exist. I wager Toyota will be the Nokia of the car industry and Honda the Kodak. I still can't decide which German OEM will be the Sony-Ericsson. 🤔 😂

Synthetic fuel?

Toyota and Hyundai leading the way!

Where did Hyundai get this engine? Is this another example of Korean theft from Japan which has been well documented for decades?

Hydrogen is Not for private cars. Its to expensive. In Holland more than 10 Euro Par kg. To much. No Electric is for us the future.

All hydrogen projects will be end soon coz it's cost too much in production and nowadays ev is equal price combustion engine even charging time decreasing sharply....

I want a clean coal powered car

And where are the promised details on this Engine? And the V8 hydrogen engine you showed some images of, is made by Toyota. But nevertheless - I'd prefer hydrogen over any EV.

10000psi of any gas is a hideous idea…. It’s a no thanks from this old engineer …

Hydrogen fuel cell needs a big battery to equalize power load for the electric motor. Battery should be about 20kwh. So good luck with hydrogen.

I believe Toyota has the same thing but better!

answer is HYDROGEN

100% delusion from that CEO

Dream on, hydrogen is not going to happen!

When did hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen combustion become the same thing? Author seems to be confused. Combustion still emits nitrous oxides if not done right. Combustion is inefficient, after a century of refinement the best we can do is about 40%. Hydrogen like you say is produced which is about 75% efficient currently. Most hydrogen production is currently from fossil fuels which should get conspiracy theorists thinking. So let's see back to efficiency.. 100%÷(75%x40%)= 3.33 times the "green" energy required to power a hydrogen combustion vehicle compared to an ev. For most people charging an ev is quicker and easier. Just plug it in at home and walk away compared to awkward pressurised cold and heavy gas connections that you should oversee, drive to and pay a premium for the infrastructure, 3rd party profit, convenience and in-efficiency of. But I'm sure it will have a use somewhere or while govt props it up. And not everyone can plug in at home so there needs to be a lot of investment either way.

My apologies . Please people understand that CO2 is too important for the ecosystems life and decarbonize is the most destructive way you chose against mother nature is taking the food from them and is more than that. Threes needs food and CO2 is their best nutrients

Is China doing the samething? I hope China can join the race.😅

Hydrogen requires far more energy to produce than recharging a battery for the same amount of range. Engines are far more complex and difficult to service than an electric motor. Expensive ticking mobile bombs will work for maniacs only.

in the near future, you will see hybrid (Hydrogen + EV) cars coming.

Destroy Tesla 😂

Copy Toyota Past

Hyundai brand will die soon with this new hydrogen engine with the onslaught of better EV from China and Tesla including those from Europe like VW, Volvo ,Mercedes . Hyundai = RIP

And the production of Hidrogen is what? Like for batteries

Can they name one, the Hyundai Hindemberg l