MHEV, HEV, PHEV, REEV, EV (BEV), these five English abbreviations represent different energy forms representing the era of electrification, and in terms of the current domestic requirements for new energy vehicles, MHEV representing light hybrid and HEV representing oil-electric hybrid are not so in line with the electrification trend. Of course, you can also say that except for pure electric, the rest of the energy form is only a temporary transition product.
However, in addition to the above common forms of new energy vehicles, there is also a class of products that are also considered to be an important form of new energy in the future, which is equipped with a fuel cell FCEV, and in view of the current development and production process of the automotive market, many automotive media directly use FCEV to refer to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and today our protagonist, Hyundai Nexo, will be the first hydrogen fuel cell passenger car that is legally on the road in China.
From the design point of view, the modern Nexo does have the avant-garde of the new generation of modern families, although this borderless main grille adopts the current common X-letter style, the upper and lower narrow structure and the internal banner, cross interlaced middle net, so that it can catch the consumer's attention at the first time. At the same time, the split headlight emphasizes the popular concept of combined light band and the through-line form in daytime lighting, while the independently presented triangle headlight will undertake the task of far and near lighting.
Objectively speaking, the modern Nexo's 4670/1860/1630mm circumference and 2790mm wheelbase cannot be ignored in the compact SUV market, but if it is placed in the mid-size SUV market, such data is not convincing. Of course, this size data between Class A and Class B can support the vehicle's good spatial feedback, although for the experience of 180cm, its rear seat leg space can not reach the 2 and a half punches of a medium SUV, but the knee margin of 2 punches is still commendable.
From the rear side, the hyundai Nexo can no longer behave as modern as the front face, and we can also see the semi-suspended D-pillar and hidden door handles at the rear of the side, but the entire tailgate is not possible to impress young consumers who have been fed by the new forces of personality except for the blackened triangular loop taillights near the tailgate.
From the interior, we can find some of the shadows of the hyundai flagship SUV Paristi imported earlier in the Hyundai Nexo. Like Paristi, its one-piece dual-screen and center console also forms an L-like main cockpit enveloping structure. However, the modern Nexo has a more concise and capable disposal, such as its LCD screen size has reached 12.3 inches, and maintains ease of use through the UI interface design of the imitation phone. Moreover, in the same interface, the intelligent car machine equipped with the vehicle can also achieve coordinated gradient navigation and other split-screen displays, without switching the interface to grasp or operate multiple functions at the same time.
In addition, the integration of the center console and the gear shift mechanism is further deepened compared with The Parisian. From multimedia to HVAC, from driver assistance to electronic button shifting, etc. are all integrated into the gear shift mechanism, and its tilt connection design with the central air outlet completely closed will also be more conducive to the rapid one-handed operation of the cockpit, in addition to some excessive mechanical feeling in the decorative style, there are indeed not many faults that can be picked out.
From the configuration point of view, in addition to the dual LCD screens, the front pop-up cup holder also provides heating function, the front electric adjustment seat with environmentally friendly soft leather also has a heating/ventilation function, and accessories such as the front wireless charging board, partition control air conditioning and so on are also readily available. In addition, the assisted driving system equipped with hyundai Nexo also includes active safety functions such as front-row collision assist, lane keeping assist, blind spot collision assist, etc., and can realize highway cruise and even intelligent cruise driving based on on-board navigation.
From the perspective of power, Hyundai Nexo will provide an electric motor with a maximum power of 120kW and a maximum torque of 395N·m on the mid-matched model, which can achieve a maximum speed of 179km/h, while the liquid hydrogen storage tank with a capacity of 3.99kg can bring a comprehensive CLITC range of 595km. It should be noted that hydrogen fuel is not a real driving energy, but acts as a power generation energy, which will convert kinetic energy through the fuel reactor mechanism with a front power of 95kWh, driving the drive motor to achieve the final kinetic energy output, which is actually similar to the internal combustion engine on the extended range electric vehicle.
Of course, as a hydrogen fuel cell pack, the advantage of hyundai Nexo is not to say how high the speed or how long the endurance can be obtained through the hydrogen fuel powertrain, but that the rate of hydrogen fuel replenishment is very fast, it takes only 5 minutes, and the liquid nitrogen injected in the carbon fiber hydrogen storage tank can meet the vehicle's working conditions of nearly 600km, which is difficult to achieve for any mass-produced plug-in new energy vehicle.
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During this year's Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, Toyota's 140 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle Toyota Mirai has become an important part of the "Zero Carbon Winter Olympics" with the identity of the official car. Today, Hyundai Motor is the first Toyota Mirai to obtain a new energy vehicle license in Beijing, although from the performance of hyundai Nexo's global market, the historical significance of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles entering China at this time is still higher than the actual sales, but in the new energy market with hybrid forms, Hyundai Nexo may be a pivotal chess piece for the Chinese automobile consumer market to promote the complete electrification of the whole market.