According to the officials, 2012 will be the year when the production version of the i-Blue will enter the market. The production i-Blue will be sold in limited numbers because the vehicle is powered by hydrogen fuel cells, still an experimental technology. During the next two years from the launch, i-Blues are expected to be limited to just 500 to 1,000 units.
Hyundai also wants to reveal its new mini-MPV, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle that will look very much like i-Blue. The company doesn’t stop here, because it is planning to launch another plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of 2012.
Vehicles like the upcoming plug-in hybrid and production i-Blue are not aimed at producing profits but rather to promote Hyundai’s intention to become a leader in this field and to draw in customers. It is not the only automaker that promotes hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles. Honda, for example, had a great success due to its FCX Clarity and after one year Mercedes-Benz has launched a test fleet of its B-Class F-cell vehicles, powered by hydrogen.
[Source: All Cars Electric]