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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to form autonomous driving joint venture; autonomous platform to be available in 2022

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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will be forming an autonomous driving joint venture to advance the design, development and commercialization of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies. As part of the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will each have a 50% ownership stake in the joint venture, valued at a total of US$4 billion.

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Hyundai Heavy lands $1.12B order for two deepwater drillships; total of 9 new drillship orders this year

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Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, landed a US$1.12-billion Winning this order brings Hyundai Heavy’s total drillship new orders this year to 9, worth US$5 billion, with options to build three more drillships. The drillships Hyundai Heavy builds use the drillship-specific Gusto P10,000 design.

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2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid video road test

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The 2018 Toyota Camry is the latest generation of the car that launched a category—the mid-size hybrid sedan—way back in 2007. While competitors in that segment now include the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, and Kia Optima, the Camry Hybrid remains one of the most popular and best-selling hybrid sedans.

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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in US in October hits highest level yet

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mpg from October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). in August, an improvement of 19% since October 2007. in August, an improvement of 19% since October 2007. All of the values are now corrected for the changes in the EPA ratings for the Hyundai/Kia vehicles that were issued on 2 November. Click to enlarge.

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UMTRI: November average new vehicle fuel economy in US same as October; September Eco-Driving Index at a record 0.8

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mpg from October 2007, according to the latest tracking figures from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This value indicates a record improvement of 20% since October 2007. l/100 km)—tying the record set in October, and up 4.0 EDI and two sub-indices.

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Report: Hyundai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Coming In 2012

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Hyundai is determined to turn itself into a leader in the field of hybrid and electric vehicles, having already unveiled a number of production vehicles and concepts. One of these was the 2007 Hyundai i-Blue, a hydrogen powered, zero-emission concept powered by the automaker's third generation fuel cell technology.

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Top 10 Electric Vehicle Manufacturers in India 2021

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Hero Electric started manufacturing electric vehicles in the year of 2007 at its manufacturing facility near Ludhiana, Punjab. Though Hyundai released one variant of the electric car The Hyundai Kona Electric, it became most popular for its high range. Electric Vehicle Manufacturers in India. Hero Electric.

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