Hyundai has unveiled a new concept car that will form the basis of a successor to the Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) SUV. Dubbed the Initium concept – a Latin word for beginning, or first – the concept will preview a production model that will launch globally in the first half of 2025. It’s unclear at this stage whether it will bear the Nexo name, or if/when it will come to Australia, where the current Nexo continues to be available only to fleets on a lease basis.
Hyundai claims the Initium concept is fitted with a new-generation FCEV powertrain comprising “large hydrogen fuel tanks”, a higher-output fuel-cell stack, a battery pack with “enhanced” capacity, and an electric motor producing 150kW of power. For context, the existing Nexo incorporates a hydrogen fuel tank capable of storing 6.33kg of compressed hydrogen, a 95kW hydrogen fuel-stack, 1.
56kWh battery pack, and a 120kW electric motor. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal.
Browse now . Hyundai claims a 0-100km/h sprint time of 8.0 seconds, and 80-120km/h acceleration in 6.
0s, and is currently targeting a range of more than 650km with the production version of the Initium concept between refills. The Nexo offers 666km of range, according to WLTP testing. Perhaps more importantly, the Initium concept debuts a new design language for Hyundai, called ‘Art of Steel’.
According to SangYup Lee, executive vice president of Hyund.