Hyundai H2 truck and e-scooter win awards

Hyundai has won two 2020 Future Mobility of the Year Awards for its hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) heavy-duty HDC-6 Neptune truck and a built-in e-scooter.

The awards recognise concept vehicles making outstanding contributions to the future of mobility, the truck winning the Public & Commercial category and the e-scooter the Personal category.

Sixteen judges, including top automotive journalists from 11 countries, selected Hyundai from 71 concepts that have debuted at international motor shows, lauding Hyundai’s concepts for introducing innovative transport technologies and services for the future of mobility.

The Neptune debuted at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show last November, taking inspiration from the iconic Art Deco streamliner railway trains of the 1930s.

It embodies Hyundai’s vision for a zero-carbon emission future in the shift to eco-friendly commercial vehicles.

The built-in e-scooter, which debuted as a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2017, is being considered as an option for future vehicles.

The e-scooter will be integrated into vehicles, charging itself while the car is operating to provide last-mile mobility.

Hyundai Global Design Centre head and senior vice president SangYup Lee says the Neptune embodies Hyundai’s vision and customer value as a leader of the global hydrogen mobility industry in its futuristic design.

The company’s robotics lab head Dong Jin Hyun adds the built-in e-scooter delivers both mobility and usability, and sets a new standard for the individual last-mile mobility market.

Last December, Hyundai Motor unveiled its ‘Strategy 2025’ roadmap, under which the company will develop smart mobility devices and smart mobility services

Hyundai aims to become one of the world’s top three manufacturers of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and FCEVs by 2025.