(San Diego / USA) – Just a few months ago, Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its new Xcient Fuel Cell Class-8 Heavy-Duty Truck (up to 40 tons) for North American roads in California . Now, the South Korean manufacturer has appointed its trailer specialist Hyundai Translead in San Diego as its official sales partner to expand its market position in the North American commercial vehicle sector.
The US version of the Xcient tractor unit has been undergoing testing in several projects since 2021. © Hyundai Motor Group
Since its global launch in 2020, Hyundai reports that it has delivered more than 250 heavy-duty Xcient models to 13 countries, initially to Switzerland . In North America, the vehicle has been undergoing trials for various applications since 2021, including 30 publicly funded units operating in logistics operations at the ports of Oakland and Richmond. The tractor unit features a 180-kilowatt fuel cell system and is equipped with two 90-kilowatt stacks and a 72-kilowatt-hour battery pack. According to the company, its range is 450 miles (725 kilometers). The ten hydrogen tanks have a combined capacity of 68 kilograms.
Glovis will use 21 Xcient
In December 2024, the US logistics provider Glovis America Inc. announced its intention to use 21 Hyundai Xcient heavy-duty fuel cell trucks to supply the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA). This is Hyundai's first mass-production electric vehicle plant, located in Bryan County, Georgia. The Xcient trucks would transport vehicle parts from HMGMA suppliers in the region to the new factory. These vehicles comprised more than a third of the fleet that Glovis America operates for HMGMA.
With its HTWO brand, the Hyundai Motor Group's business unit for the entire hydrogen technology value chain, and HTWO Logistics, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Glovis America, part of Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd., Hyundai aims to build a hydrogen ecosystem. A hydrogen production facility and refueling station are also in the planning stages. The station is scheduled to begin operations by the end of 2025.
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Hyundai will sell the Xcient hydrogen truck in North America through its San Diego branch. © Hyundai Motor Group
