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Hyundai bets on new materials to improve its upcoming electric vehicles

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Hyundai is constantly looking for ways to improve the range and performance of its EVs. With its latest partnership, Hyundai will develop new materials for better EV performance. According to Chang Song, Hyundai’s president, the company aims to become a “first mover and gain a competitive edge” with the new materials.

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Hyundai finds new materials partner to improve EV battery and motor performance

Baua Electric

Hyundai is constantly looking for ways to improve the range and performance of its EVs. With its latest partnership, Hyundai will develop new materials for better EV performance. According to Chang Song, Hyundai’s president, the company aims to become a “first mover and gain a competitive edge” with the new materials.

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Hyundai Motor Group Previews Integrated Snow Chain Tech

The Truth About Cars

Hyundai Motor Group have introduced a novel snow chain that’s integrated directly into the tire. Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia state that the technology relies on “shape memory alloy modules that are located inside the wheel and tire.” Hyundai says it’s working on that. Images: Hyundai] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Hyundai & Kia to pay record $100M penalty for GHG conformity violations & lose $200M+ in emission credits

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Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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Tesla market share explodes in Q1, overtaking BMW, Mercedes, and others

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Now, according to new data from Cox Automotive , Tesla was the fastest-growing automaker in terms of market share in the United States during Q1, even overtaking many legacy brands. of the overall market, placing it above brands like BMW, Mercedes, Mazda, Subaru, and even Volkswagen within the United States. This is a 1.4%

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Just Got Cheaper. Again

The Truth About Cars

Though it’s now cheaper to buy a new Tesla Model 3 or Model Y, some are eligible for federal tax credits, making them even more appealing. Changes in the rules have excluded vehicles from Hyundai and Kia, two major contenders for the top EV sales spot in the United States.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? The Sprint was nowhere near the cheapest new car Americans could buy in 1987. Crushes the Hyundai Excel. per gallon.

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