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Recently, foreign media ** applied for a patent for hydrogen fuel cell technology based on Kia Stinger.
Hyundai Motor's application for a patent application for a hydrogen-fueled electric vehicle with the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) has been **. According to the analysis, the patent application that began at the beginning of this year is for the mass production of the Hyundai NVISION 74 concept car. But this time it was Kia that applied for the patent. They all belong to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The latest patent application is the "Rear Body Structure" patent, which arranges hydrogen tanks in parallel at the rear of the vehicle. The patent image is based on the body of the Kia Stinger, but the gas tank is clearly visible behind the body.
Caption: Kia Stinger-based hydrogen fuel cell technology patent.
The patent package focuses on the rear frame structure to accommodate the necessary structures such as suspension, hydrogen tank, fuel cell and machinery. It features increased space for batteries, hydrogen fuel cell stacks, drive motors, and inverter modules.
Although the vehicle on which the drawings were based was indeed a Kia Sport sedan, the rear space had to be sacrificed due to the large design of the gas tank. Therefore, it can also be judged that this car will not be a four-door sedan, but a two-door sports coupe.
Caption: Hyundai N Vision 74
Hyundai's patent applications for hydrogen fuel cell technology have been ongoing since the beginning of the year. It is worth mentioning that Hyundai has never completely denied the possibility of mass production of the N Vision 74 concept. The management has repeatedly expressed the possibility of mass production of the nVision74, and as a result, consumers are quite anticipated.
It is worth mentioning that Hyundai Motor filed a trademark application for "Hyundai N74" with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in September this year. Rumors about the possibility of mass production are gradually expanding.
Caption: Hydrogen tank of the Hyundai N Vision 74.
In addition, Hyundai currently only produces and sells one type of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the NEXO. Industry**: As a new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the N Vision 74 will be the perfect solution to change the public's understanding of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. ”
In the past, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were not particularly successful because Hyundai has been trying to make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a popular model and has been trying to launch them in a low-cost way. However, due to the fact that hydrogen refueling stations and other supporting facilities are particularly expensive, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have not been promoted on a large scale. Now, Hyundai-Kia is expected to launch hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as a high-performance model, which may be liked by performance car users with higher budgets.