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Hyundai investing $3.3 billion in green technologies by 2013

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 engine efficiency, and the remainder will be used on energy facilities to cut emissions. Hyundai joins other local companies in meeting the government's standards. Samsung, for example, announced $4.3 billion for investing in green technologies. The ... Read more →

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Hyundai investing $3.3 billion in green technologies by 2013 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Presidential office to get hybrid Hyundai and Kias 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Yes, it's true. The good hard-working folks employed by the president's office (of South Korea) are about to get Hyundai hybrid happy. (Or possibly sad if you're the dude or dudette getting the Kia.) The plan, according to office spokesman Lee Dong-kwan, is "...to use the hybrid-electric vehicles ...

Well, isn't this homemade scooter contraption an odd way of saving gas? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

You know that around here we are all for saving fuel. We all have probably read various articles on scooting to save on money, emissions or both. In fact, I ride a motorcycle quite often in the summer months to help out a bit myself. But, there is such a thing as taking it too far. Sometimes, ...

Biodiesel viewed as cost-fighter in South Korea 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

South Korea may become the Asian equivalent to Brazil in producing biofuel. Singapore, one of the largest regional oil refiners, has easy access to palm oil, a component of biodiesel, from Malaysia and Indonesia. Already one entrepreneur, Kom Mam Sun, who opened his biodiesel plant in June, has ...

U.S. emission rules to pose trouble for European brands...in South Korea? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Starting next year, European automakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz are going to get a double-whammy selling their vehicles in South Korea. Already required to meet tough European standards for their diesel vehicles sold in the country, the automakers must now comply to U.S. standards for any of ...

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