Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Hyundai Motor recently signed an initial agreement to create a joint venture with Baotou Bei Ben Heavy-Duty Truck Co., Under the agreement, Hyundai and Baotou Bei Ben Heavy-Duty Truck Co. Hyundai will initially focus on heavy-duty trucks with a sales target of 100,000 units in China by the year 2014. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

At the 2010 Beijing Auto Show ( Auto China 2010 ), Hyundai Motor Co. The company also displayed its new 8-speed automatic transmission. is the smallest Hyundai engine yet to benefit from the application of Gasoline Direct Injection technology. Tags: China Engines Fuel Efficiency. unveiled its all-new 1.6L

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Motive develops concept vehicles for major automakers such as Dodge, Hyundai, Suzuki, Chrysler, and Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

As promised ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled the Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. The company also introduced a new turbocharged version of the Sonata, the 2.0T. The Sonata Hybrid is Hyundai’s first hybrid in the US market. John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, has begun taking pre-launch orders for its Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), its first hybrid vehicle for commercial sale. Hyundai will accept pre-launch orders until 7 July, a day before it officially introduces the car in the Korea domestic market.

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Teslarati

MARCH 18, 2023

In an attempt to catch Tesla, who has been recognized as the industry leader, car companies have tried all strategies, including undercutting pricing, but they’ll need much more than that to catch up. Even the Model X managed to outsell things like the Kia Niro, the Hyundai Ioniq, and the Volkswagen ID.4,

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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. The Korea National Joint Conference of Taxi Association will select participating taxi companies and support the monitoring of its operation. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Hyundai Motor America President and CEO John Krafcik introduces the all-new 2011 Sonata along with Hyundai’s Fluidic Sculpture design language. Hyundai introduced its all-new 2011 Sonata at the Los Angeles Auto Show, marking the North American debut of the latest version of the midsize sedan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2010

Another partnership has been formed as companies work towards the development of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Raser Technologies Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Heavy Industries that sets out two projects intended to lead to a broader long-term relationship to develop renewable energy.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Hari Balakrishnan Employer MIT Title Professor Member grade Fellow Alma maters Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and the University of California, Berkeley He and his research team at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed CarTel, short for car telematics.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., These companies have built up extensive expertise in fuel cell technology; the signing marks a major industry step towards the serial production of such locally emission-free vehicles.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Leading car manufacturers continue to throw their weight behind plug-in hybrid technology and now Hyundai has announced it will bring its own plug-in vehicle to market in 2012.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

The company believes that this car will attract a new segment of customers to its fold, thereby bolstering its market presence here. This is very close to the tag of Maruti Fronx, which starts at Rs 7.51 Unphased by any potential technological challenge, Gulati added that upgrades were simply a means to achieve carbon neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

SK Energy will participate in a one-year technology assessment program of its batteries for electric vehicles with the US Advanced Battery Consortium ( USABC ). It also is the supplier for Korean government’s EV project with Hyundai Motors. Tags: Batteries. USABC will provide 50% of the funding for the project, according to SK.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Hyundai Kona 7,349. Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The CGI cylinder blocks and bedplates began series production at the Tupy Joinville foundry during mid-2010 using the SinterCast process control technology. SinterCast is the world’s leading supplier of process control technology for the reliable high volume production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI). Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

CT&T Company , Ltd., Company officials are considering potential sites in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and California. By the fourth quarter of 2009, the company expects to begin selling c-Zone utility EVs for commercial and government applications as well the e-Zone City Drive EVs. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Daimler AG and leading energy companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Berlin, with the participation of the German Minister of Transport, Wolfgang Tiefensee, to evaluate and expand the setup of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany to support the series production of fuel cell electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The research project was undertaken by researchers working at Euromed Management School Marseille, Queen’s University Belfast and IZT—Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment in Berlin. In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

In the last few weeks, not only has Chrysler made announcements, so has Mazda, Hyundai, and Nissan. Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." We'll see the first of the Hyundais to use that technology in November.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

One important contribution to Fiat’s result is the growth of natural gas as an alternative fuel for passenger cars, according to the company. Our aim is actually to reinforce our European record in emissions reduction by introducing new engines, new technologies and new applications. Second was Audi, whose 2.0-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

South Korea-based electric vehicle maker CT&T outlined the company’s expansion efforts during a press briefing at the Tokyo Motor Show and announced $400-million, 38,000-units in sales and distribution agreements. The company projects it will have more than 40 RAS systems in operation by 2011. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

Ian Scott, President of Juniper Engines, will manage the combined companies while Maurizio Grando, Managing Director of OMVL, will continue to manage the Italian operations. Those engines were based on the Hyundai Motor Company’s 2.0-liter liter industrial engine platforms, and OMVL’s LPG multipoint injection technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

SK Energy is Asia’s fourth largest energy provider, and was Korea’s first oil refining company, now with a domestic market share of 38%. The company was the first Korean company, and the third in the world, to independently develop a lithium-ion battery separator, which features proprietary technology for low shrinkage and heat resistance.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Hyundai will introduce a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to the market in 2012, according to Dr. Byungsoon Min, of Hyundai Motor Company R&D Center, presenting at the SAE 2010 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego this week. Hyundai will launch its full parallel hybrid Sonata in the US this year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The company outlined its expansion efforts during a Press briefing at the Tokyo Motor Show, where it announced $400million, 38,000 units in sales and distribution agreements with shipments to Japan to begin in November.

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EV Central

MAY 17, 2024

But there’s more coming… It’s settled into a healthy groove in its first couple of years in Australia with the Polestar 2 ; in 2023 Polestar sold 2463 cars here, making it the eighth biggest EV brand, ahead of Hyundai, Audi, Lexus, Ford and others. But the company is these days aiming higher, heading for the top end of town.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Among them, Maruti Suzuki is making its debut in the electric vehicle market with the eVX, an SUV that highlights the company’s dedication to green mobility. New EV models from Hyundai, Kia, and Tata Motors are also made production-ready to debut in 2019. The overall length is 4.3 metres and the wheelbase is 2.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

In addition to the debut of the 2011 Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled its first four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine with the Sonata 2.0T The new Sonata is the first Hyundai vehicle to have both GDI technology and a turbocharger. By the end of Hyundai’s 24/7 version 2.0

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The largest ever study of the sustainability of car manufacturing of 17 of the world’s leading car companies found that Asian car manufacturers are outperforming their North American, and many of their European competitors, in using their economic, environmental and social resources more efficiently.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe. Exports were expected but doubts are now being shed on the future of the company.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Meanwhile, the likes of the Hyundai i10 have made it on to the best-sellers list for the first time ( see article ). There are even a host of car insurance companies that now offer incentives to drivers with an environmental influence including discounts for hybrid car drivers. Faye Sunderland.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We While GM, Toyota and Hyundai Motor Co. are also developingfuel-cell cars, those companies, as well as Honda, don’t expecthydrogen to be competitive with gasoline autos until about 2020. Tags: evdriven.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Companies Will Have More Affordable EVs Their Lineup As major automakers around the world develop their nascent EV lines, dozens of new EV vehicles including new premium models, middle-market sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks will make their debuts in global markets in 2023 and 2024.

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