Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay a total fine of $100m in the US for overstating the fuel economy of their cars. Green credentials Kia Hyundai' The record settlement is accompanied by the forfeit of 2.7 million greenhouse gas emission credits, to counter the effect of under-reporting emission levels.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

South Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia are being forced to backtrack on fuel economy claims for a number of their 2011-2013 models after discrepancies were revealed between agency results and tests from the company.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2012

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Kia Sorento (pictured) – due to go on sale later in the year, it will boast a host of changes focusing on improving its fuel economy and lowering its emissions. The vehicle, which will be manufactured in Korea, will include a host of different diesel and petrol engines [.].

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2015

We wrap up the week with stories on the potential end of the "standard war" between CHAdeMO and CCS electric-car fast charging, a Kia concept car with electric all-wheel drive set to debut at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and General Motors'' plan to put CVT automatic transmissions in more cars to boost fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) has confirmed it will take part in next month’s RAC Future Car Challenge. Whoever drives for the Kia Rio 1.1 CRDI ‘1’ Eco from Brighton to London on November 3 on behalf of the GFEI will have a decent chance of appearing on the winner’s list. That’s because this [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A new Guinness World Record has been set for the lowest fuel consumption in a hybrid petrol vehicle. The record has been achieved by hypermiler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius while driving through all 48 adjoining states in a Kia Optima Hybrid. They drove the vehicle through a 7,899mile route across America with [.].

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Kia’s Rio EcoDynamics is currently rated as the lowest emission diesel-only model available in the UK, with emissions as low as just 85g/km of CO2 and 88.3mpg on a combined cycle. With the news that Kia and Hyundai must reduce their fuel economy claims (see story) there [.].

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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. The hybrid Forte has some impressive credentials that are sure to catch the eye of car buyers eager to lower their fuel consumption and do their bit for the environment.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2009

Korean manufacturer Kia has set its sights on offering one of the most affordable and environmentally friendly vehicles around in the form of the new cee’d range. Now it hopes to boost fuel economy of this vehicle further by selecting Michelin as the sole supplier of its original equipment tyres.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 22, 2011

The new Kia Rio will have emissions as low as 85g/km, making it one of the cleanest models in the B-Segment, when it goes on sale from September 1, 2011. Kia says its new EcoDynamics model will beat [.]. The fourth generation model will benefit from a complete makeover, both in terms of style and eco-credentials.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The new technology was showcased at the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea and has a compression ratio of 11.3:1. Tags: Green cars Hyundai Latest news direct injection engine Hyundai-Kia Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference. Now the carmaker has unveiled the 2.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Kia Motors outlined its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles, with the goal of becoming a leader in the low-emissions car market by 2020. The new investment by Hyundai Motor Group, Kia’s parent company, totals 11.3 Kia Niro Production Model Rendering.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Indeed this year there will be plenty of exciting performance and luxury cars making their debut including the Bugatti Bordeaux, the Rolls-Royce Ghost and the Bentley Mulsanne. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

The batch of tests for eight new cars, included seven cars that scored the maximum five star award, whilst one car, the Citroen C3, received a four star result. The latest results for the Insight and the Prius 3 show that good fuel economy need not stand in the way of a high level of safety performance.

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