In a recent article on the Kia Buzz website, Hyun Jin Cho, a member of Kia Motors Sustainability Management Team, outlined the automakers plans that include three types of vehicles.
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At Summit Place Kia, we are proud of the the high-quality, affordable Kias that we sell and service. We also want out customers to be aware of the latest news on future products planned by Kia Motors. Recently, an article appeared in Kia Buzz, a company-supported blog site, that outlines Kia’s future green vehicle program and we thought that you might be interested in what it had to say.
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Corporate Vision
According to Hyun Jin Cho, Hyundai-Kia Chairman Mong-Koo Chung believes that in order to continue to grow the Kia brand, the company needs to step up its investments in cutting-edge technology. The results of this will be “to drive low-carbon, green growth through the development and commercialization of environmentally friendly cars.”
Current Plans
Hyundai-Kia has already committed to begin mass production of an LPI hybrid vehicle in the second half of 2009. Based on the Hyundai Elantra/Kia Spectra platform, the LPI utilizes a 1.6 liter engine modified to run on liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and a 15 kilowatt electric motor. Electricity is stored in advanced Lithium Polymer (Li-Poly) batteries. The company will also introduce a mid-size gasoline and LPG hybrid car sometime in 2010.
Future Plans
Cho outlined Kia’s future plans by stating that, “Additionally, the Hyundai-Kia Group will pursue early commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Currently underway is a test run of 66 vehicles equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell system developed independently by the Group. From 2010, the number of test cars will be increased to 500 and a system for low volume production will be set up. The plan is to begin mass production in 2012.”
