Serious Greener cars now available - signals the future is here

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

For quite some time, I've been anticipating the death of the internal combustion engine, and was looking at the Toyota Prius as my next car. Things have been moving very slowly, especially here in Singapore. Elsewhere, blokes are getting excited over Electric cars (like Tesla) but here, there;s almost a total silence on this subject! Singapore ain't that green afer all! Buggers here still clamour after the big-engine BMWs and Lambourghinis! One old man I was talking to was even excited by Audi's R8 (not the electric one though!). But browsing through the net, stumbled across this article, release by Hyundai! Looks like this Korean automaker isn't just playing catch-up, but aims to compete with Toyota for the green cars titles! Quite a number of models to select from! Hydrogen Fuel Cell too! Alright man! The world is getting better. Time to phase out the old gasoline engine and replace them with alternative fuels!

Cheers!

http://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/hyundai-...2018-1.3004900

Hyundai to roll out next-gen fuel cell vehicle by 2018

Lee Bailie, Autofocus.ca
Published Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:10PM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:40PM EDT

Hyundai Motor Co. will unveil its second-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in early 2018, just in time for the Winter Olympics taking place in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The Korean automaker has been selling the mid-size Tucson crossover in hydrogen fuel cell form since 2013, and since 2015 in British Columbia, the only Canadian jurisdiction currently authorized to sell it.
But Ahn Byung-ki, the company’s director of eco-development recently told Automotive News the next-gen vehicle will be all-new and “somewhere between a CUV and SUV.”
To date, Hyundai has produced fewer than 1,000 FCVs worldwide, according to Ahn.
The new vehicle will be smaller and require less platinum in the catalyst, but will have a bigger battery and a smaller, lighter electric motor with higher output, he says.
Synchronizing the launch with the Winter Olympics happening on Hyundai’s home soil will give the vehicle worldwide exposure few events can offer.
"It's a big event. That's always a good opportunity for PR,” Ahn says.
The next-gen FCV is being developed entirely within Hyundai, bucking the recent trend of manufacturers joining forces to pool their resources and share development costs associated with new technologies.
Hyundai’s research and development vice-chairman Yang Woong-chul downplayed the benefits of partnering with other manufacturers, saying in a company statement that they often lead to failure because of the difficulty in keeping each side motivated and committed to sharing workloads.
The new FCEV is part of the Hyundai’s large eco-friendly product offensive. By 2020, the company will launch 28 new eco-vehicles across the Hyundai, Genesis and Kia brands. The rollout will include 10 gas hybrids, eight plug-in hybrids, eight electric vehicles and two fuel cell vehicles.
(via Hyundai and Automotive News)


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