Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2021

The automaker plans to open 12 fast-charging sites under the E-Pit banner—with 72 individual plugs—at highway rest stops in South Korea beginning in April, with eight more sites totaling 48 plugs.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2015

South Korea electric-car sales have been helped significantly by government subsidies both national and local, but there's still much room for improvement. That's because despite these subsidies, just 850 plug-in cars were sold in South Korea in 2014, leaving the country with around 1,800 on its roads at the end of the year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2021

Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide (+228.8%), including about 87,000 units in the fourth quarter alone. We more than tripled sales of our plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2018

Buyers of electric vehicles in South Korea won't need to consider the pros and cons of charging standards in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is arriving in select dealerships in 10 states this week with an EPA-estimated 27-mile (43.5-kilometer) The 2016 Sonata Plug-in is EPA-rated at 99 MPGe combined, with 34 kWh/100 miles, and 40 mpg combined for charge sustaining (conventional hybrid) operation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers of special gases and industrial gases, are forming a joint venture to build a factory for lithium-silicon battery materials in South Korea.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2016

South Korea currently offers electric-car subsidies, but only to shorter-range vehicles. This somewhat unusual provision was put in place in 2012, the government says, to encourage sales of electric cars with convenient charging times.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

to its Regular members, specifying the requirements for designing the next-generation CHAdeMO chargers using the new plug harmonized with China’s GB/T protocol, allowing for maximum current of 600A. CHAdeMO Association has released the latest CHAdeMO protocol (CHAdeMO 3.0) CHAdeMO 3.0 IMG_20200204_162528-965x1024.jpg

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2014

Navigant Research forecasts that the United States will remain the largest national market for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) during the next 10 years, with LD PEV sales exceeding 514,000 in 2023. Japan is a distant second, with just under 30,000 sales, followed by the Netherlands (more than 23,000) and China (more than 17,000).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Japan (85,000), South Korea with (35,000) and India (19,000) will lag some distance behind as growth in these markets is expected to be steady rather than explosive. This will be followed by strong annual growth, according to the report. The report projects annual EV sales in Europe of 500,000 units by 2019. million units a year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, has entered into a technology licensing agreement with Yura Corporation, a leading South Korea-based automotive Tier 1 supplier. Yura is a global supplier of a wide range of automotive parts for conventional vehicles and xEVs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales in Italy have been slow but should start picking up in 2019, while sales in the UK will likely be flat or declining after the government eliminated support for popular plug-in hybrid models. Sales in Japan and South Korea combined should be around 100,000. BloombergNEF (BNEF) expects 2.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

The car plug-in market will take the largest share (66%) in 2031, followed by smartphone applications. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role. Major solid-state battery players globally. Source: IDTechEx.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Recharge will be the overarching name for all chargeable Volvos with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier this year the company announced the planned construction of a battery assembly line at its US plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. At the moment it employs around 6,500 people.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

South Korea is also an important supplier market for the BMW Group beyond the partnership with Samsung SDI. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid models over the coming years. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Ah/11 Ah “Hi-Cap” for Micro-/Mild-HEV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

Plastic Omnium is introducing a new-generation plastic fuel tank for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The plastic tank, featuring new INWIN technology, is 40% lighter than the metal model currently fitted on the majority of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The technology developed by Plastic Omnium is covered by 163 patents.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The joint country comparison combines the three key areas of technology, industry and the market and enables an objective examination of the status quo in the field of electric mobility in China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and the USA. Korea defends its third place in terms of technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

The index compares the development of e-mobility in seven leading car-manufacturing nations (Germany, France, Italy, US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three parameters: technology, manufacturing, and market. Plug-in America’s #PIA100K. None of the subsidy programs that ended at the end of 2012 were renewed.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Hyundai announced a new six-speed automatic transmission for upcoming hybrid cars at its annual International Powertrain Conference in Namyang, South Korea. The carmaker says it was able to integrate almost all of the hybrid components--including an electric motor--into the transmission, increasing efficiency and reducing weight.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

And that’s for China-built versions; those assembled in South Korea will arrive a bit later. Ferrari has already offered a few very performance-oriented plug-in hybrids, and it’s confirmed an EV is on the way. And we review the fuel-cell version of the Honda CR-V. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

Kia recently announced plans to develop new hybrid and plug-in hybrid models to help it cope with wavering EV demand, but that hasn’t stopped the automaker’s trudge toward full electrification. In fact, Kia’s CEO said the company was pushing forward with plans to release an affordable electric car called the EV3.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

WiTricity, a pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, has entered into licensing and technology transfer agreements with Green Power, a leading South Korea-based supplier of power electronics and high power wireless charging systems for various applications.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

First to arrive in 2016 was the hybrid, then in 2017 the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and now a fully-electric powertrain. The new Niro EV will be built in South Korea at Kia’s Hwaseong manufacturing facility, alongside the Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2018

Kia displayed a new Niro EV electric car concept at the Consumer Electronics Show last January, and the production car just made an appearance in South Korea at the Fifth International Electric Vehicle Expo.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In South Korea as well, diesel is becoming more and more popular. million will be strong hybrids, 3 million will be plug-in hybrids, and 2.5 In South Korea, CNG-powered vehicles have already captured an 11% share of the market. Click to enlarge. Diesel: In the EU and India, every second new car is a diesel.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

That same year, in my role as founding organizer of climate action group, 350 South Bay Los Angeles, I was able to bring my skills and experience to a wider community and make the case for our need to switch to 100% fossil free transportation to stave off the impending climate crisis. Displaying and explaining the car at an earth day event.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The index assess the relative competitive position of the seven leading automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three key indicators: technology; industry; and market. The consultancy says that China will dominate both the market and the industry in the foreseeable future.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2018

Yet those are the words of Ha Bu-young, head of the Hyundai motor union, both the largest and the most powerful union in South Korea. “Electric cars are disasters. They are evil." Not something you'd hear every day, certainly not from a powerful executive in the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Hyundai lanched the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle—Hyundai’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle—along with the hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8 l/100 km) in the city, 43 mpg (5.47

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2016

Previously shown in Hyundai's home market of South Korea, and at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Ioniq has hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric powertrain options. The 2016 New York Auto Show marked the U.S. debut of the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq—a car that tries to cover all of the green-car bases.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2016

The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid finally broke cover in South Korea this week as the first of three variants of Hyundai's Prius-fighting hatchback. It will be joined by an all-electric version, and eventually a plug-in hybrid model as well. All three models will be sold in the U.S., although availability may vary by region.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

While Umicore positions NMC as the high-energy platform for choice for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, it also offers NCA and NMC as high-power solution for conventional hybrid electric vehicles. Umicore says that its materials can be found in more than 15 electrified cars that are on the market today. billion (€ 2.7

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Cars That Think

JUNE 9, 2023

Comau is using Intrinsic Flowstate to assemble the rigid components of a supermodule for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The industry standard for dangerous and routine autonomous inspections just got better, now with a brand-new set of features and hardware. But Roomba robots are finally ready to make peace.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Via a Youtube video on its official channel, Jeep also rolled out a new small BEV called the Avenger that is to be built and sold in Europe and showed a plug-in hybrid version of the large Wagoneer SUV, which has been hinted at previously. The Jeep Recon (pictured above) is described as the brother of the iconic Wrangler 4×4 by Jeep.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2009

South Korea-based SK Energy said it has been chosen as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for a hybrid electric vehicle project for Daimler commercial vehicle subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso; Daimler holds 85% of Fuso. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). SK cells have an energy density of up to 140 Wh/kg.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 26, 2023

Just about part stated they’d imagine an electrified car — which incorporates plug-ins and hybrids — up 19 p.c Automotive consumers in Norway, China, Singapore, Republic of India, Sweden, South Korea and Austria had been much more likely to imagine a BEV than U.S. Greater than 20 p.c Greater than 20 p.c used to be $3.48

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2015

Today, we've got a report of a hatchback version of the new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, potential differences between Tesla and Panasonic on electric-car battery development, and the end of the line for the Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar. South Korea already offers generous electric-car incentives, but.

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