Hyundai Blue-Will Hybrid Unveiled

Hyundai Blue-Will concept which codenamed HND-4 has been unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. This hybrid concept is the 4th concept to be developed by the Namyang Design Center.

Hyundai Blue-Will’s hybrid system is included with an aluminum 113 kW Petrol Direct Injected 1.6-liter engine and also a 100 kw electric motor.

Hyundai Blue-Will have a range of around 1050 km and offers about 4.3 liter and 4.7 liters per 100 km fuel economy. Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with a Continuously Variable Transmission and a Lithium Ion Polymer battery to store electricity for the motor.

Along with these features, Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with three auxiliary power sources includes Regenerative Braking, Roof-mounted Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, and also an Exhaust manifold-mounted Thermo-Electric Generator.

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Hyundai Equus

Hyundai has announced that the Hyundai Equus is available in showrooms across Korea. Hyundai has made targets to sell 13,000 units of the Hyundai Equus in Korea this year, while the figure going up to 19,000 for 2010.

Hyundai offers two engines option for its Hyundai Equus, a Lambda 3.8-liter V6, or a Tau 4.6-liter V8. The first engine had 213 kW and 358 Nm of torque, while the Tau resulting 269 kW and 439 Nm of torque.

Hyundai Equus price for Korea had a price ranges between 63.7 million Korean won to 105 million. Along with the announced price for its home market, Hyundai also announced the price of Hyundai Equus for the Australian market, which ranges between AUD $65,500 and AUD $108,000.

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Kia Borego Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Kia Borrego FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle) has been unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show this year. Powered by a fuel cell and a 450-volts Supercapacitor, Kia Borrego FCEV may outputs 154 horsepower (115kW).

Kia Borrego Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle may reach its top speed at 100 mph, and 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 12.8 seconds.

Kia Borrego FCEV is able to run for 426 miles with three full tanks as it is equipped with a 202-liter hydrogen storage tank.

With fuel economy of 54 mpg (EPA combined F/E), Kia Borrego FCEV has cold-weather starting capability to operate in sub-zero temperatures, and also offers a 44-percent increase in power compared to the previous generation.

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