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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 window-tinting tech could save more energy in summer heat

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Hyundai has developed a window tint that the automaker claims can help keep interiors cooler—and thus save energy normally used for air conditioning.

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Hyundai & Kia launch ‘Active Air Skirt’ Tech to enhance EV performance

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Hyundai & Kia launch ‘Active Air Skirt’ (AAS) tech to enhance the performance of electric vehicles (EVs). The new tech should minimize aerodynamic resistance coming from the air flowing through the lower part of an EVs bumper. The AAS tech may also operate at speeds over 200 km/h under certain conditions.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 with e-corner tech turns on a dime

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An electric powertrain allows for a lot more possibilities for improving low-speed maneuverability, as Hyundai recently demonstrated. The automaker's Hyundai Mobis mobility-tech division has developed a hardware set called "e-corner" that allows a vehicle's individual wheels to rotate up to 90 degrees.

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Hyundai window-tinting tech could save more energy in summer heat

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Hyundai has developed a window tint that the automaker claims can help keep interiors cooler—and thus save energy normally used for air conditioning. An outer layer radiates heat at mid-infrared wavelengths, while two inner layers reflect incoming heat at near-infrared wavelengths, according to Hyundai.

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Hyundai window-tinting tech could save more energy in summer heat

Baua Electric

Hyundai has developed a window tint that the automaker claims can help keep interiors cooler—and thus save energy normally used for air conditioning. An outer layer radiates heat at mid-infrared wavelengths, while two inner layers reflect incoming heat at near-infrared wavelengths, according to Hyundai.

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Hyundai Kona Electric price, Porsche Macan EV tech, first Biden EV charger: Today’s Car News

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Porsche reveals a new generation of 800-volt EV tech in the Macan SUV. And if you don’t need a lot of range, Hyundai’s repositioning of the Kona Electric might make a lot of sense. With a complete redesign, the 2024 Hyundai. Biden’s national EV charging network is up and running in Ohio.

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