- Hyundai Motor won its third Gold award through the ‘E-pit ultra-fast charger’
SEOUL, April 18, 2021 — Hyundai Motor Company triumphed at the world-renowned International Forum (iF) Design Award 2021 this week with 14 awards for design excellence, including iF’s top Gold award for the ‘E-pit ultra-fast charger’ for electric vehicle (EV).
- Hyundai Motor won 14 awards for design excellence at iF Design Award 2021, marking its seventh consecutive year of honors at the prestigious event
- · The company won its third Gold award through the ‘E-pit ultra-fast charger’
- · The company showed its range by winning design awards in categories such as product, communication, user interface, architecture,
- and professional concept
Hyundai Motor has now been honored at seven consecutive iF Design Award events, including three coveted Gold awards, which go to only 75 of the best designs among nearly 10,000 annual entries.
Hyundai triumphs across various disciplines such as product, communication, user interface, architecture, and professional concept. In particular, the company is recognized for its brand communication design with six awards in the communication category for the first time.
“This award is considered to be the part in which Hyundai has been fully recognized by global experts in the field of brand communication beyond product design,” said Thomas Schemera, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Hyundai Motor. “In the future, we will strengthen our activities to build an innovative brand image through creative and sustainable customer experiences.”
For the Gold : E-pit ultra-fast charger
Taking a rare Gold award, the ‘E-pit ultra-fast charger’ greatly improves user experience by solving several problems that are typically found in EV chargers such as bulky cables, complicated operation and service use, unclear charging status, hygiene (especially important during a pandemic) as well as production and maintenance.
Inspired by the pit stops of Formula One racing, Hyundai Design Center designed E-pit to offer fast, easy, convenient, and premium services to EV customers. It’s easy to use and provides a simple yet powerful design solution that considers a variety of things from hygiene in maintenance.
“Innovative design comes out when the designer focuses on the user’s experience as the top priority,” said SangYup Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of Hyundai Global Design Center. “The E-pit design is the absolute result of our efforts to offer a new charging experience to customers.”
E-pit’s design considers various charging scenarios based on the Hyundai Motor’s human-centered philosophy. For example, its large roof provides a comfortable charging experience regardless of weather conditions. Moreover, the auto-positioning feature, which automatically moves the charging cable, allows diverse charging positions for different vehicles.
All Awards Here
‘2020 Hyundai Planner and Calendar’ has a cover made of recycled leather from seats collected in vehicle junkyards. Furthermore, in order to reduce the waste, it omitted the year ‘2020’ from the cover so that it could be re-used for more than a year by just replacing the inner sheets.
‘Road to Sustainability’ report uses templates for the layout of chapters in order to easily classify and focus on the content. Also, it delivers Hyundai Motor’s vision for sustainable future by using an eco-friendly paper and less ink by printing part of the book with only one color.
‘Hyundai connected car application, Bluelink’ provides seamless connectivity between car and user, linking infotainment and connected car services such as remote starting with improved usability and aesthetics.
• Discipline: Architecture
‘Hyundai Motor Company Global Learning Center’ is a visually stunning facility that focuses on vehicle maintenance training. It consists of a training building and a dormitory building with a double skin expanded metal façade system to create integrated yet separated vehicle passages, well-ventilated classrooms, quiet and naturally lit interior spaces.
• Discipline: User Interface
‘Hyundai Aqua Design Infotainment System’ establishes a unique visual style optimized for a horizontal wide display that makes a variety of information sources more comfortable to see.
‘Genesis Copper Design Infotainment System’ is featured in 2020 Genesis models such as G80 GV80 and GV70. The copper theme symbolizes athletic grace. The specialized theme is the result of optimizing the digital environment for a moving vehicle.
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