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Environmental Advancements
52
• Environmental Technologies
With no hazardous emissions, hydrogen has become the future
fuel of choice for researchers and developers in motor vehicle
technology. In 2000 Hyundai became the sixth member in the world
to join the California Fuel Cell Partnership and the first to apply a
350 bar hydrogen system in June 2001. In addition, since 2004
Hyundai has been involved in the Hydrogen fuel cell car project
sponsored by the US Ministry of Energy.
Hyundai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) use hydrogen, methanol
or natural gas as their main fuel source, reacting with oxygen to
result in the outflow of electricity. The second generation Tucson
FCEV was unveiled in 2004, it outperforms its predecessor in both
environmental and performance aspects, now achieving 300km on
a single charge and a maximum speed of 150km/h. FCEV is also
currently in operation in the all-new 2007 Hyundai Santa FE FCEV.
The Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) combines a conventional power-
train system with an electric motor and battery system. Its offers
improved energy efficiency and a reduction in emissions. Engine
burdens are reduced by allowing the HV to operate at an optimum
level of efficiency during acceleration, and energy efficiency is
improved by storing electricity as kinetic energy inside the battery.
HMC has sponsored demonstration projects and supplied public
agencies with Getz HEV vehicles in 2004 in order to build public
awareness and promote this exciting technological advancement.
In 2005 Accent HEV’s were supplied to similar public organizations
throughout Korea and in 2006 a further 230 vehicles were
presented under the same initiative.
Low emission engines have been in development at HMC since
2000. In 2006 HMC developed low emission diesel engines which
comply with the stringent Euro-4 emissions regulations. These
engines include the A-VTG 2.5L, the D-VG 2.0L and 2.2L engines,
the U-VTG 1.6L and the U-VTG engine. These engines are currently
in use in Hyundai Matrix, Accent, Elantra, Getz, Sonata, Tucson and
the all-new 2007 Santa Fe.
The future of clean fuel development is being driven even further by
HMC which is now actively engaged in developing biofuels based on
natural gas biomass, including crops, plants, etc. Biofuel, which
removes CO2 from the atmosphere as the biomass grows, is widely
expected to serve as clean fuel that will reduce overall GHG
emissions in the future.
At HMC’s ELV Recycling Center, established in October 2005 with
an investment of 4.1 billion KRW (US$4.2 million), a total capacity of
4,200 vehicles per year are successfully disassembled and