KRW 1.2 trillion investment to establish Hyundai Motor Group’s first comprehensive battery research and development hub in Anseong, Korea, by the end of 2026 To internalize core battery technologies — cell design, process engineering and integrated control systems — to optimize EV performance and enable seamless vehicle integration High-precision validation … [continued]
Hyundai Motor and Kia sign an MoU with Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) to introduce the wearable robot X-ble Shoulder to agriculture Collaboration focuses on improving farmers’ health, safety, and operational efficiency through wearable robot Both parties will collaborate on testing, promoting and scaling the use of wearable robots in … [continued]
It seems that combining drones and electric vehicles is a hot trend in 2025. We’ve got a few recent drone+car stories, so I’m pulling them together here for one news update. Tai 7 with Drone First of all, we’ve got BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao (FCB), which has unveiled the Tai … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this panoramic image to illustrate South Korea’s electrification drive—electric buses and cars powered by renewables replacing fossil-fueled transport.
South Korea’s recent political shift marks a critical turning point for its energy future, one anchored in pragmatism and strategic economic reasoning rather than ideological preference. The country’s new government has decisively recommitted to renewable energy expansion, sustaining nuclear generation at current levels, and accelerating coal phase-outs, a trajectory that … [continued]
Hyundai is expanding its zero emission lineup into three-row mobility with the Ioniq 9 concept electric SUV styled along the lines of traditional Hanbok design.
Hyundai is expanding its zero emission lineup into three-row mobility with the Ioniq 9 concept electric SUV styled along the lines of traditional Hanbok design.
Hyundai is planning the next step in electric vehicle affordability with a new lithium-iron-phosphate EV battery venture in partnership with Kia, Hyundai Steel, and the materials firm EcoPro BM.
From the Hyundai IONIQ 5 now being built in the US, to the CEO of Volvo Cars saying the best car he’s ever driven is an EV, to Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi bringing 200,000 electric cars to Mexico, we’ve got a lot of fun EV stories to highlight in this … [continued]
Image above depicts simulated flight and planned operations of Archer aircraft in partnership with KakaoMobility in Seoul (Photo: Business Wire)
Together They Will Conduct Public Flight Demonstrations As Part Of Korea’s Grand Challenge As Soon As Q4’2024 The Korean government has set the goal of commercializing urban air mobility in the country by the mid-2020s, and in support of that objective the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is … [continued]
Photo (cropped): New applications for supercapacitors could include a new ultra-fast charging EV battery based on sodium-ion chemistry (courtesy of ARPA-E).
The electric vehicle revolution has barely gotten under way, and already the goalposts for EV charging times are moving on to the next phase.
Hyundai is banking on carbon fiber and other advanced materials to gain an edge in the hot electric vehicle market.
Electric vehicles are good, but they can always be better. That’s the motivation behind the big news about Hyundai’s newly announced partnership with the advanced materials firm Toray Industries. The two companies are mum on the details, but a quick look at Toray’s product lineup indicates that carbon fiber is … [continued]
