SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s dominant automobile maker, will step up efforts to expand infrastructure for electric vehicle (EVs) use by local drivers, as it aims to sell at least 4,800 Ioniq Electric units in the country this year alone, company officials said. “We plan to launch a mobile [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s major automobile manufacturers are all set to make a big splash in global eco-friendly vehicle markets in the coming months, local industry sources said Sunday. Hyundai Motor Co. plans to begin the sale of the Ioniq hybrid in the United States and Europe in the latter half [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai plans to develop a new EV that can travel over 400km on a single charge. According to an industry official, Hyundai is currently developing EVs that can travel over 320km (by 2018) and 400km (by 2020) on a single charge. The current Hyundai Ioniq is expected to be [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ICT ministry said Monday it will bolster the local electric-car industry by applying nano-technology, in line with its efforts to find new sources of growth amid the prolonged economic slump. Under the plan, the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning said it aims to develop an electric [...]
JEJU, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Electric vehicles (EVs) are not a thing of the future anymore but a reality, and this is what people might have in mind when they see diverse green car models on display at an expo underway in this island. Many still could not shake thinking about the fact that there [...]
JEJU, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – An international expo for electric vehicles kicked off in South Korea on Friday with major automakers showcasing their latest EV models and holding a series of meetings to share their views on the current and future technologies for eco-friendly vehicles. The 3rd International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE) began on [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) – South Korea’s two largest automakersshowcased their first ever dedicated green cars at the GenevaInternational Motor Show on Tuesday as they strive to make inroads into the European market. Hyundai Motor Co. showed off all three powertrain versions of its IONIQ, while its corporate cousin Kia Motors Corp. drew attention with its Niro gasoline-electric crossover. The conventional hybrid IONIQ that was first unveiled in Seoul has been [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading carmaker, plans to showcase all three electric vehicle models to be launched under the name of the Ioniq at a motor show in Geneva next month, industry sources said Monday. The Ioniq is the first eco friendly model that Hyundai Motor has developed [...]
HWASEONG, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading automaker, unveiled its first dedicated green car model on Thursday, targeting to take over market leader Prius. The Ioniq hybrid, scheduled to be officially launched in mid-January, was disclosed to media early in the day during a preview event held at its Namyang [...]