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First electric Urban Air Port secures UK government backing; eVTOL hub

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The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group has chosen Urban Air Port as its priority infrastructure partner to support the global growth of this new sector. Hyundai Motor Group is supporting the development of Air-One as part of its plan to commercialisze its aircraft by 2028. Urban Air Port has been awarded a £1.2-million

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True Zero fuels 1M hydrogen fuel cell vehicle miles in California

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The achievement of a million miles comes as a result of automakers, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz expanding their fuel-cell-vehicle programs. Linde also operates a retail hydrogen-charging station in Sacramento, which helps connect the major metropolitan regions of California.

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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

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Both of these have a substantial lead over the other top propulsion assignees: Denso, GM, Honda, Daimler, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Continental and Peugeot. For patent publications associated with inovations in the fuel economy of internal combustion engines, Hyundai was the leader, followed by GM and Ford.

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2024 Toyota C-HR Debuts Elsewhere: Does Our Market Care?

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Granted, the Mazda CX-30 is light years better to drive and there’s a slew of excellent Hyundai and Kia-branded crossovers that you should probably cross-shop. But the Corolla Cross basically guaranteed there would be no room for the C-HR at American Toyota dealerships.

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Kia Motors introduces new DRIVE WISE sub-brand for advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving technologies

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The state of Nevada recently granted Kia a special licence to test the new technologies on public roads. Tae-Won Lim, Senior Vice President, Central Advanced Research and Engineering Institute of Hyundai Motor Group. ( Earlier post.). The innovations presented at this year’s show demonstrate the future direction we are taking.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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Auto manufacturers such as Chrysler, BYD, Coda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are not included in this table, but have announced or are expected to introduce EVs in this time period, DOE said. Ford Transit Connect EV. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV. Ford Focus EV. Chevy Volt EREV. Navistar eStar EV.

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

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Yesterday the UK Government announced immediate changes to the Plug-In car Grant, reducing the value to £2,500 and the number of models eligible. The value of the grant has been reduced by £500 to £2,500 and is only available on cars under £35,000. Additionally, MG has committed to topping up the grant to £3,000 until March 31, 2021.

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