With an average of almost 100 km/h (62 mph), Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell ran for 24 hours, covering 2,383 km (1,480 miles) with zero emissions.



Inside the car were Arnt-Gøran Hartvig (Sports Scientist) and Marius Bornstein (Master of Physics), two “hydrogen pioneers” that drove non stop on public roads in Germany, sending out nothing but water vapour into the atmosphere.

The two Norwegians covered the +300 km (186 mile) route between Vatenfall’s hydrogen station in HafenCity, Hamburg, and a Shell hydrogen station in Sachsendamm, Berlin, as many times as they could in 24 hours. Luckily for us, they captured their success on GoPro cameras, showing them driving through city traffic as well as high-speed motorways.

“We wanted to see what the combination of a state of art fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen refueling station are capable of today. The result is stunning.”

Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time the duo have taken the ix35 Fuel Cell out for a record-breaking run.

In June last year, they traveled a record 700 km (434 miles) on one tank of hydrogen, and they’ve also driven from Oslo to Monaco while refueling only at hydrogen stations already installed on the 2,260 km (1,404 mile) route.

The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell is fitted with a 100 kW (136 PS) electric motor, allowing it to reach a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) without any harmful emissions – water vapor is all that exists the tailpipe. Its official driving range is about 600 km (372 miles) on one tank of hydrogen.

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