Hyundai Motor's hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle the All New Nexo (hereinafter Nexo) earned the top rating of five stars in the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).
Hyundai Motor said on the 14th that the Nexo received the highest rating after winning praise for keeping the passenger compartment stable in a crash to protect occupants well and for being equipped with a range of advanced safety features.
The Euro NCAP test is Europe's new car assessment program that began in 1997, conducting safety verification tests on cars sold in Europe and releasing results annually. The evaluation items consist of a total of four categories: ▲ adult occupant protection ▲ child occupant protection ▲ pedestrian protection ▲ safety assist systems, and ratings are assigned based on the overall assessment results.
Euro NCAP said it highly rated the Nexo for maintaining a safe passenger compartment in frontal and side impacts to protect occupants' key body regions and for having countermeasures that reduce the risk of injury between occupants.
In the adult occupant protection assessment, the Nexo demonstrated good effectiveness in preventing cervical spine injuries to the adult dummy in rear impacts through the front seat and head restraint evaluation, and in the child occupant protection assessment, it earned top scores respectively by protecting all critical body regions of the 6-year-old and 10-year-old dummies in the frontal and side impact tests.
A Hyundai Motor official said, "Following the dedicated electric vehicle models Ioniq 5 in 2021, Ioniq 6 in 2022, and Ioniq 9 in September this year, the hydrogen fuel cell electric Nexo has also achieved the top rating in the Euro NCAP assessment, proving the safety of Hyundai Motor's electrified lineup," and added, "In particular, building on the first-generation Nexo's achievement in 2018 of being the first hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle in the world to receive five stars in the Euro NCAP assessment, the second-generation model has also achieved the top rating, further strengthening our position as a leader driving hydrogen mobility."