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Kia Motors became Korea's first to complete development of an electric vehicle in June 1986, and the company has
continued to perfect EV technology ever since. In April 2004, Kia was selected to join the US Department of Energy's fuel cell
electric vehicle (FCEV) test program. A demonstration fleet of second-generation Sportage FCEVs, equipped w ith hydrogen-
powered fuel cells, will be deployed in major US cities for five years.
Kia's exemplary environment-friendly management initiatives, which include a new "clean production system" at the
Gwangju plant, have also received their due recognition. The company was awarded the Presidential Environment
Management Award in the Enterprise category at the 30th annual National Quality Management Conference, sponsored by
the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy in November 2004. All three plants in Korea were certified compliant with ISO
14001 requirements in 2003, and Kia Motors was designated an "Environment-friendly Enterprise" by the Ministry of
Environment in 2004.
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