Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2011

Kia’s new Picanto model went on sale in the UK on Friday (June 17, 2011) supported by a new advertising campaign entitled ‘small yet mighty’. The second generation of the model also throws in a healthy dose of green credentials to go along with its mighty mouse claims. Emitting as little as 99g/km CO2 and [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 1, 2011

Kia’s new Rio model is set to go on sale next month with emissions as low as 85 g/km CO2. The new, fourth generation model will also boast fuel economy as high as 88.3mpg, as its car maker strives to make low emission cars ‘available to all’. First launched in 2005, the new model will [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2012

Building a car that returns lots of miles to the gallon while emitting as few nasty emissions as possible is a key definer of green cars. The lower the CO2, the better. The higher the mpg, the better. Most of a car’s impact on the environment – over 80 per cent – comes as a [.].

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

The Seoul Metropolitan Government started a test-run of LPI (Liquefied Petroleum Injection) hybrids from Hyundai-Kia Motors ( earlier post ) as taxis on 3 December. Hyundai-Kia Motors will monitoring and developing technologies, including analysis of vehicle components durability. Powered by an LPI Gamma engine displacing 1.6

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. Hyundai has also announced that it is developing “megawatt-scale polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzer manufacturing capabilities for green hydrogen production, which is expected to commercialize within the next few years.”

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Keep your eyes on Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia which is determined not to be forgotten in the green car race. The company has developed its first, independent continuously variable transmission (CVT) for application in the Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid and the Kia Forte LPI Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

Car manufacturers continue to jump on the hybrid car bandwagon, and now you can add Kia Motors to the list. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are just 99g/km. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Kia Latest news Kia Forte LPI Hybrid Kia Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Kia’s new pro_cee’d is available to order from today, with emissions from as little as 100g/km CO2. Two engines will be available, a 1.6 GDi petrol and a 1.6 CRDi turbodiesel with Intelligent Stop & Go (ISG) and there’s a choice of two trim levels. The three-door hatchback is also available with either a six-speed [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

The Green Piece. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme. As the automobile industry moves ever closer to the age of green cars, manufacturers are lining up some innovative concepts that place the emphasis firmly on fuel economy and cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. August 25 2009.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 22, 2012

Kia’s new ultra low emission Rio model, the 1.1 CRDi EcoDynamics, picked up another environmental accolade last night, being named the ‘Best sub-100g/km CO2 business car’ in the Business Car Manager awards.

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2012

Kia revealed prices of the new cee’d this week. Starting from £14,395, it’s not as cheap as the old one, but it has a lot more equipment and it’s a much better car. Sounds like a good deal to me. Particularly as it’s much more efficient than before too: the 1.6-litre litre petrol engine looks an [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Korean car manufacturer Kia is the latest carmaker to add their weight behind a joint ‘Letter of Understanding’ being sent out to governments, energy companies and other organisations to develop accessible hydrogen infrastructure for future fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2011

Kia will have the greenest engine on the road when it launches its new Rio later this year, the car maker claims. At just 85g/km of CO2, the [.]. The car will be available with a tiny 3-cylinder engine which will have the lowest emissions around and can do an incredible 88 miles to the gallon.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

In MY 2010, the last year for which EPA has final production data, Hyundai had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO2 emissions performance, followed very closely by Kia and then Toyota. Hyundai and Kia tied for the highest fleet-wide adjusted composite fuel economy value.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The final standards are projected to result in an average industry fleet-wide level of 163 grams/mile of CO2 in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 Earlier post.). l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

New blog post: Hyundai plans green growth investment [link] #. New blog post: Details of Ford’s green car strategy [link] #. New blog post # green #cars: Kia focus on green growth [link] #. green cars # electric cars # hybrid cars: CO2 data aids car choice [link] #.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Efforts to increase fuel economy and lower emissions show no signs of losing pace as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report revealing a fifth consecutive increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Hybrids are projected to have a 1.8

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

From 2012, 30 per cent of cars sold in Korea by domestic automakers must have either an average fuel efficiency rate of 17km/l or emit less than 140g/km of CO2. In fact, only three vehicles manufactured by Hyundai and Kia - the Morning sub-compact as well as the Verna and Pride diesel compacts - currently meet the new standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

To showcase its EcoDynamics range of fuel-saving vehicles, Kia Motors displayed three new low CO 2 models at the Paris Motor Show. The Eco cee’d five-door hatchback is a concept car powered by a modified version of Kia’s U2 family 1.4-liter Kia POP EV concept. liter diesel engine. liter Gamma gasoline engine.).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

Paul Philpot, managing director of Kia Motors UK, described the decision as “good but could do better&# highlighting the fact that a large chunk of the costs are being heaped on to manufacturers as questionable during the economic turmoil. However, other industry analysts are less than convinced about the scheme’s merits.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2011

Kia’s new Picanto model set to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March will be even greener than the previous model. Its Korean car maker is set to offer a choice of up to four all-new super-efficient powertrains – three versions of the 1-litre, three-cylinder Kappa engine (petrol, flex fuel and bi-fuel) and [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

in June, however private individual registrations actually increased by approx 4% giving a much needed boost to several carmakers such as Ford, Kia, and Hyundai that have all experienced a growth in new car sales through June. “We Average new car CO2 emissions fell to 152.3g/km Overall new car sales fell by 15.7%

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Cars made by BMW and Mini, Fiat, Kia, and Volkswagen, among others use the Bosch system to boost the fuel efficiency of their cars. On the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), start-stop systems reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 5 per cent, whilst the saving is as much as 8 per cent on the NEDC urban cycle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Chrysler-Fiat had the highest CO2 emissions and lowest fuel economy, followed by GM. In MY 2013, Mazda had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO 2 emissions and highest adjusted fuel economy performance, followed by Honda and Subaru. Nissan also had the biggest fuel economy improvement from MY 2012 to MY 2013, followed by Subaru.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. Tags: Green credentials car production Queen's University study sustainble.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Locally, Toyota has yet to even put a BEV on-sale and, of course, it makes a fortune out of CO2 and particulate-emitting diesel SUVs and utes. Toyota envisions a potential production version of the HiLux EV – if one ever comes – as an urban fleet vehicle suitable for councils and businesses intent on lowering their corporate CO2 average.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 15, Green Car Reports.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

And many of these vehicles are large SUVs and trucks, with near or above 100 kWh battery packs which produce significant CO2 emissions in their mining and manufacturing process. Hyundai and Kia will invest in growing its EV manufacturing footprint to scale production and satisfy U.S. market demands. consumers starting next year.

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