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Hyundai shows love for Korea's waste collectors with FCEV garbage truck

Jerrica · Jan 5, 2022 03:01 PM

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Hyundai Motor Group has taken a very unusual step with its sustainable journey by introducing a garbage truck powered by hydrogen. Here’s how sanitisation workers will benefit from a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) garbage truck.

According to Hyundai’s video, sanitisation workers in Korea are exposed to more dust particles than mine workers, 260,000 bacteria, and are required to endure extreme temperatures of approximately 40 degrees Celcius while carrying out sanitisation work next to an internal combustion engine (ICE) garbage truck.

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On top of that, an ICE garbage truck also emits 120 dB, which is the same noise level as an airplane. Not the most ideal situation as sanitisation workers is required to clear household garbage in the wee hours of the morning before most of Korea has woken up.

Hyundai claims that the FCEV garbage truck would help eliminate the noise pollution by 40 percent and also reduce the heat sanitisation workers are exposed to on a daily basis.

Also read: Hyundai goes racing with hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai Veloster N

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The truck’s powertrain is designed to acquire oxygen by purifying the air. The oxygen and hydrogen will then be converted to generate electricity to power the truck.

And since an FCEV will only emit purified air and pure H2O, Hyundai engineers inserted a basin to collect the H2O so workers will be able to wash their hands wherever they are.

Also read: BTS explains the benefits of hydrogen power in new Hyundai documentary

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But other than just shining the light on the benefits of FCEV garbage trucks, Hyundai’s video also took the opportunity to highlight other issues that sanitisation workers faced, such as getting hurt by wrongly disposed of sharp objects and poorly separated waste.

Jerrica

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There isn’t a time in memory that doesn’t involve staring at cars. After discovering the excitement of watching Schumacher vs Hakkinen, Formula 1 became a major part of life. The love for cars and F1 ultimately led to a job with CAR Magazine. The untimely death of the magazine meant a hiatus from cars at lifestyle women’s magazine Marie Claire before another opportunity came knocking again.

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