President Park Geun-hye test-drives a hydrogen-powered taxi at an Air Liquide research center in the southeastern French city of Grenoble on June 4.
President Park Geun-hye visited a research center for Air Liquide in Grenoble, France, during her state trip to the European nation on June 4. President Park studied for six months in the southeastern French city in 1974.
The president inspected some of the cutting-edge hydrogen technologies at the center, such as “hydrogen charging” and “fine dust reduction” technologies. She also took a test drive of a hydrogen-powered electronic taxi jointly developed by Hyundai, Air Liquide and a Paris-based electric taxi company.
Cheong Wa Dae said that Hyundai’s world-first commercialization of hydrogen-powered cars, combined with the French companies’ strengths in hydrogen liquefaction, charging and manufacturing, will make this hydrogen-powered car project a leading example of Korea-France partnerships in cutting-edge new industries.
By Chang Iou-chung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae
icchang@korea.kr
President Park Geun-hye listens to an explanation about how to make hydrogen-powered cars at an Air Liquide research center in Grenoble, France, on June 4.
President Park Geun-hye charges a hydrogen-powered electric car at a research center for Air Liquide in Grenoble, France, on June 4.
