The Korean city of Ulsan plans to create an “ infrastructure for the hydrogen economy ” by distributing over 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles around the city and building more than ten hydrogen recharging stations to support the vehicles . Lee Ji - heon , deputy mayor of the Ulsan City Government , said , “ Although Korea succeeded in mass - producing hydrogen vehicles almost for the first time in the world , it is lagging behind Japan in terms of the distribution and diffusion of hydrogen vehicles . ” The main driver behind the city government’s commitment to the establishment of the hydrogen economy ecosystem is the fact that although Hyundai Motor developed the world’s first Tucson ix hydrogen vehicle in February 2013, its sales in and outside Korea remained low at less than 400. The Seoul City Government plans to spend millions ( $ 40 million ) to increase the current number of hydrogen vehicles from 500 to 1,000 and hydrogen charging stations from 1 to 12 by 2020 .
The Korean city of Ulsan plans to create an “ infrastructure for the hydrogen economy ” by distributing over 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles around the city and building more than ten hydrogen recharging stations to support the vehicles . Lee Ji - heon , deputy mayor of the Ulsan City Government , said , “ Although Korea succeeded in mass - producing hydrogen vehicles almost for the first time in the world , it is lagging behind Japan in terms of the distribution and diffusion of hydrogen vehicles . ” The Seoul City Government plans to spend millions ( $ 40 million ) to increase the current number of hydrogen vehicles from 500 to 1,000 and hydrogen charging stations from 1 to 12 by 2020 .