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Hyundai Heavy verifies performance of 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine

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Hyundai Heavy Industries successfully verified the performance of a recently developed 1.5MW-class LNG/hydrogen engine, which can selectively use diesel and a mixture of LNG and hydrogen to reduce emissions. Hyundai Heavy says the engine is a first step toward hydrogen-fueled engines.

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Hyundai unveils second-generation KONA, leading with EV variant

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Hyundai Motor Company held a digital world premiere to unveil the new upscaled KONA in the B-SUV segment, led by an all-electric variant (EV) that offers advanced safety and convenience features and class-leading range. KONA Electric will play a major role alongside our IONIQ models in reinforcing Hyundai’s EV leadership.

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Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

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Hyundai Motor Company plans to ramp up the US commercial vehicle market entry with XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks. At the 2022 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Hyundai Motor will share the progress of the NorCAL ZERO Project. Our ultimate goal is to fight climate change and build a sustainable future.

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Hyundai Motor and Kia revamp R&D organization to make it more agile, flexible and independent like startups

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Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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Hyundai Motor puts XCIENT Fuel Cell electric trucks into commercial fleet operation in California with $3.5M from EPA

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Hyundai Motor has secured $3.5 For the 2021 TAG program, Hyundai Motor partnered with South Coast AQMD and FEF to develop a TAG application to support the replacement of FEF’s diesel-powered hydrogen transport trucks with fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Hyundai Motor Group forms New Horizons Studio to develop Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs); “transformer-class vehicles”

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Hyundai Motor Group has formed New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept Hyundai Elevate walking car introduced at CES 2019 ( earlier post ). The Hyundai Elevate in drive mode. The Hyundai Elevate envisions using mammalian and reptilian walking gaits.

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Korean team develops 2L-class direct-injection hydrogen-fueled engine

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The joint research team of KIMM and HMC injected hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber of the engine of an existing HMC hybrid vehicle, with a pressure of more than 30 bar.

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