Hyundai Elec City
The Hyundai Elec City is Hyundai Motor Company's first low-floor electric bus and heavy-duty single-decker bus. Its models include the fuel cell bus as a city bus as either an Elec City FCEV or smaller Elec City Town.
In May 2017, after eight years of development, Hyundai Elec City was first unveiled at Hyundai Motor Company's commercial vehicle motor show, the Hyundai Truck & Bus Mega Fair. it was officially launched on November 24, 2017. The bus offers 27 seats. Equipped with a 256kWh high-capacity Lithium polymer battery, it can travel up to 290km on a charge. The battery is mounted on the ceiling and the motor is mounted on the rear wheel, creating a bus that is larger on the inside than on the outside. It is equipped with technologies such as automatic temperature control, optimizing battery performance in extreme cold or heat, and an ultrasonic sensor that prevents the front and rear doors from closing when a person approaches them.
Elec City FCEV (2019–)
The Elec City FCEV is an urban fuel cell bus. Hyundai began research and development of hydrogen vehicles in 1998 and launched the Elec City FCEV in 2019. It was equipped with a fuel cell system with a maximum output of 180 kW, a hydrogen tank capacity of 875L, and a battery that could store 78.4kWh. The first CNG Verison could travel 550 km on a single charge. The overall length was 11 m, the width was 2.49 m, and the height was 3.4 m.It was exported to Saudi Arabia in 2020 and to Austria in 2022.
In September 2024, cumulative sales exceeded 1,000 units.
Elec City Town (2022–)
The Eleccity Town is a mid-sized model measuring 9m in length. It is equipped with a 145kWh battery, and can travel over 220 km on a charge. The maximum capacity is 41 passengers and the overall length is 9 m. It is equipped with functions such as two-stage regenerative braking, kneeling, and body height adjustment.In July 2024, after passing local driving tests, it was exported to Japan.