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Hyundai will ‘take the bull by the horns’ with a new EV brand in the world’s biggest market

Baua Electric

Hyundai and BAIC’s relationship dates back to 2002 when they established a joint venture to build a car plant in China. Hyundai is set to take the bull by the horns,” an auto industry official said. An official at Beijing Hyundai explained the company has “a big picture to develop China-tailored EVs” but no concrete plans yet.

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Hyundai breaks ground for third plant in China; total China capacity of up to 1M units by 2012

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Company has begun construction of a third plant in China to respond to growing demand in the world’s largest automobile market. Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC), a 50-50 joint venture between Hyundai Motor and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., 28 in Shunyi District, Beijing. million units.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

“General Motors compounded their financial woes by destroying the EV1 and continued to work with the oil companies to gouge the public. Former EV1 driver Doug Korthof's 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV. It’s a dishonest act on the part of General Motors.” said Holden. Former EV1 driver Chris Reeves's 1997 GM Chevy S10 EV.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

Green Car Congress

From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). His clients have included companies ranging from MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, to EDC Automotive, an emerging leader in automotive thermal management systems. The company says it has had zero field failures so far.).

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We We now have a sprinkling of promising companies working to get funded to convert gas-guzzlers. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Fighting to preserve the EVs that the automakers were crushing almost 20 years ago, saving up to 1,000 from the crusher, and helping keep the cause alive when the government, most environmental organizations, and the car companies had given up. Mentorship to help grow this industry. What type of leadership makes you thrive?