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Kia offering 6-month fuel cell test drives in Korea

Kia is getting ready to conduct its own smaller scale version of Project Driveway, the GM fuel cell vehicle field test. The South Korean automaker will be giving five drivers the opportunity to drive a fuel cell-powered version of the Borrego (sold as the Mohave in its home market) FCEV. Interested testers can fill out an application at Kia's domestic market website www.kia.co.kr between now and Halloween for a chance at a six-month test. To be eligible, you have to live in the vicinity of Seoul and be over 20 years old. A valid license is, ... Read more →

REPORT: Kia working on diesel hybrids, electric vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

Last week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia showed off a hybrid version of its new 2011 Sorento powered by a twin turbocharged diesel engine displacing 1.6 liters mated up to a dual clutch gearbox. ...

Frankfurt Preview: Kia to show cee'd and Sorrento Hybrid concepts Jeremy Korzeniewski

In addition to the production version of Kia's new Venga and ECO-dynamics range of automobiles, the Korean automaker has announced plans to show off two new concept vehicles, each with a different ...

Frankfurt Preview: Kia moves up from No 3 to Venga Sam Abuelsamid

When we saw the Kia No 3 concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March, it was largely agreed that the in spite of a dumb name, it looked like a pretty decent little vehicle. As we move on to ...

2010 Prius, Insight and Soul earn IIHS Top Safety Pick awards Jeremy Korzeniewski

News comes today by way of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that the 2010 Kia Soul, Toyota Prius and Honda Insight have all earned the group's coveted Top Safety Pick Award. That means ...

Frankfurt Preview: 'Intelligent Stop and Go' ECO-dynamics Kia cee'd with lowered CO2 emissions 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

ECO-dynamics Kia cee'd - Click above for high-res image gallery Kia will introduce a refreshed version of its best-ever selling C-segment car during the Frankfurt Motor Show next month with the new ECO-dynamics cee'd. The new cee'd gets slapped with Kia's new ECO-dynamics branding because it ...

Hyundai investing $3.3 billion in green technologies by 2013 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Korean automaker Hyundai knows how it can meet South Korea's upcoming new emissions and fuel efficiency legislation: by spending $3.3 billion between now and 2013. About $1.8 billion of that figure will be dedicated to the development of hybrid vehicles, another $1.1 billion to improve overall ...

Kia: Mass-produced fuel cell cars would cost $50,000 today 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Let's face it: Hydrogen technology still has a ways to go before there's any real chance that we'll all be driving fuel cell cars in lieu of electric or fossil fuel-burning machines. Chief among the issues confronting the widespread adoption of hydrogen for automotive use is cost, though that ...

Kia plans UK hybrids within three years, but favors hydrogen in long-term 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Kia's first hybrid vehicle recently went on sale in the automaker's home market of Korea and, according to Simon Hetherington, Kia's UK marketing director, the company plans to launch a range of hybrid vehicles in the United Kingdom within three years. Interestingly, though, Kia doesn't ...

Fisker Karma Sunset, Converj, BlueSport Roadster win Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker's undeniably gorgeous Karma Sunset concept was named the 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year at the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards last night at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization, the jurors also ...

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