Automotive

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  France's UTAC works with S. Korea's research body to strengthen future car competitiveness SEOUL -- UTAC, a French automotive inspection and testing company, joined hands with South Korea's state research body specializing in automotive parts to strengthen future car competitiveness through technical cooperation. Korea Automotive Technology Institute (Katech) said that a business agreement on cooperation in future mobility technologies was signed at the French headquarters of UTAC, which delivers a complete range of automotive technical tests. Katech has been involved 2022-04-05
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  SK On localizes crucial component determining performance of battery management system SEOUL -- SK On, the battery-making unit of South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, has localized a crucial battery cell component that determines the performance of battery management systems by identifying voltage and temperature information of battery cells. With the development of a battery monitoring integrated circuit (BMIC) through joint research with Autosilicon, a domestic developer of semiconductors for batteries, SK On said it will be able to stably procure 2022-04-04
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  SK E&S and Plug Power to build joint-venture hydrogen factory in Incheon SEOUL -- A joint venture between Plug Power, an American provider of hydrogen fuel cell turnkey solutions, and its South Korean partner, SK E&S, will build a major plant at a high-tech industrial zone in the western port city of Incheon to produce fuel cells and water electrolysis facilities targeting Asian markets. Production is to begin in 2024. Plug Power and SK E&S, an energy company affiliated with South Korea's third-largest SK Group, have signed an agreement with 2022-03-31
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  Hyundai Rotem delivers first hydrogen extractor to fusion charging station SEOUL -- Hyundai Rotem, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has delivered a hydrogen extractor to a fusion charging station that produces and supplies hydrogen using food biogas. The station can produce up to 640 kilograms of high-purity hydrogen per day. Hyundai Rotem's extractor is a key component installed at the hydrogen charging station in a special demonstration zone in ChungjuChungju, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Seoul, that opened on March 3 2022-03-31
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  Aramco and Hyundai Motor work together to develop e-fuel and ultra lean-burn engine SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group partnered with Aramco and a research university in Saudi Arabia to develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn spark-ignition engine that can improve the fuel economy of gasoline engines and support the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions for hybrid cars. Lean-burn refers to the burning of fuel with an excess of air in internal combustion. The excess of air in a lean-burn engine emits far less hydrocarbons. The lean-burn engine c 2022-03-30
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  LG Energy Solution to build cylindrical cell plant in Arizona SEOUL -- LG Energy Solution, the battery-making wing of South Korea's LG Group, will build a cylindrical cell plant in Queen Creek in the state of Arizona to actively respond to fast-growing demands from electric vehicle startups and wireless power tool makers in North America. LG Energy Solution (LGES) said it would invest some 1.7 trillion won ($1.39 billion) to build a new factory for cylindrical lithium-ion batteries with an annual capacity of 11 gigawatts hours (GWh). Con 2022-03-24
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  Hyundai partners with Iveco to increase competitiveness in global transport vehicle market SEOUL -- Targeting the global transport vehicle market estimated to reach $990 billion by 2028, South Korea's carmaker Hyundai Motor has forged a partnership with Iveco Group, an Italian transport vehicle-maker. Hyundai, well known for its affordable and good-quality private passenger vehicles, is also one of the world's biggest commercial vehicle makers. Hyundai Motor and its subsidiary, Kia Motors, sold a record high of 1.49 million units in the United States in 2021, up 2022-03-07
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  Hyundai Motor's fuel cell electric city buses deployed to downtown route in Vienna SEOUL -- Fuel cell electric buses developed by South Korea's Hyundai auto group have been deployed to a downtown route in Vienna for commercial operation. This is the first time that Hyundai's hydrogen-electric city buses have been exported to foreign countries. The auto group said it has supplied three fuel cell electric buses to Wiener Linien, a company running a public transit network in Vienna, as part of Austria's "HyBus" project to expand a hydrogen inf 2022-02-28
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  Hyundai Wia works with university research team to commercialize slotless motor using assembly block coils SEOUL -- Hyundai Wia, a parts-making unit of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, tied up with a university research team to develop and commercialize a slotless motor using assembly block coils with a maximum output of 10 kilowatts and apply it to cooperative robots, parking robots and logistics robots under development. Slotless motors do not have steel teeth on the stator. Instead of teeth to support windings, the stator lamination is constructed of steel rings stacked togethe 2022-02-23
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  S. Korea opens total energy station for EV charging, electricity generation and fueling service SEOUL -- In a pilot project aimed at expanding the distribution of clean energy, South Korea opened its first total energy station that charges electric vehicles and generates electricity from fuel cells and solar power, along with fueling. Gas stations have been the object of active transformation as South Korea is undergoing changes in its clean energy infrastructure led by major refiners. An old gas station run by SK Energy in Geumcheon District in southern Seoul was transfor 2022-02-09
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  Researchers double lifespan of lithium nickel oxide cathode for EV batteries SEOUL -- Lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO2) is a promising cathode material due to its exceptionally high capacity and cobalt-free composition that enables more sustainable and ethical large-scale manufacturing. However, its poor cycle life at high operating voltages impedes its practical use. A joint tem of South Korean and U.S. researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Northwestern University presented a method to more than double the lifespan of cobalt 2022-02-07
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  Hyundai auto group to develop mobility options for Singapore's next-generation industrial and business parks SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group will develop optimized mobility options for Singapore's next-generation industrial and business parks through transport modeling. Mobility solutions to be used in transport modeling include electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the auto group and Singapore's state-run Jurong Town Corporation (JTC). For a study using data provided by JTC, Hyundai will utilize its mobility exp 2022-01-26
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  Hyundai auto group works with KCC to lower drying temperature of automobile paints SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group has succeeded in developing innovative automobile paints that lowered the drying temperature by more than 30 degrees in collaboration with KCC, a leading domestic provider of construction materials and paints. By lowering the temperature of the hot air used in automobile painting, the amount of electricity and carbon can be reduced. The painting process requires a lot of electricity to dry the body with hot air above 160 degrees Celsiu 2022-01-20
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  Hyundai Motor partners with IonQ to use quantum-powered chemistry simulation for new batteries SEOUL -- In a bid to increase its share in the world's fast-growing electric vehicle market, South Korea's Hyundai auto group will seek to find new source materials for the creation of next-generation batteries by using quantum-powered chemistry simulation through cooperation with IonQ, a U.S.-based quantum computing hardware and software company. The auto group said its expertise in lithium-ion batteries would be paired with IonQ’s expertise in quantum computing to c 2022-01-20
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  SM Lab develops cobalt-free high manganese cathode material with high energy density SEOUL -- Singular Materials Laboratory, a battery material startup in South Korea, has developed a cobalt-free high manganese cathode material with higher energy density than lithium iron phosphate batteries. The company has already developed a single crystal cathode material with a nickel content of 98 percent or more for use in new nickel-rich electric vehicle batteries. South Korean companies are trying to produce new batteries, such as NCM that contains nickel, cobalt and mang 2022-01-18
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  Researchers use elastomeric solid-state electrolytes for high-energy lithium metal batteries SEOUL -- Researchers have introduced a class of elastomeric solid-state electrolytes that enables the stable operation of high-energy, solid-state lithium batteries. The elastomeric electrolyte system can increase the mileage of electric vehicles from 500 kilometers (311 miles) to 800 km on a single charge. All-solid-state batteries are seen as a next-generation power source for electric vehicles as solid electrolytes are nonflammable and more stable. They can have a higher energy d 2022-01-13
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  LGES to import Australian feedstock of lithium hydroxide for battery cathode materials SEOUL -- LG Energy Solution, the battery-making wing of South Korea's LG Group, will import the feedstock of lithium hydroxide, which is used for lithium-ion battery cathode materials, for five years from 2024 under a contract with Liontown Resources, a battery metals exploration and development company in Australia. Liontown with lithium assets at Kathleen Valley and Buldania in Western Australia has signed an offtake agreement with LG Energy Solution (LGES) for the supply of u 2022-01-12
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  LG's plastic OLED used for infotainment system in Mercedes-Benz luxury EV SEOUL -- A premium in-vehicle infotainment system in the EQS EV luxury electric vehicle from Mercedes-Benz AGsedan was based on plastic OLED (P-OLED) developed by South Korea's LG Electronics. The screen stretches across the entire width of the car's dashboard. P-OLED is built on polyimide circuit boards and could be bent or rolled up. LG Electronics said that the use of P-OLED display technology enables the infotainment system to deliver clear, sharp images and texts, along 2022-01-12
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  [CES 2022] Hyundai Motor works with Unity to build digital-twin of factory supported by metaverse platform LAS VEGAS -- South Korea's Hyundai auto group will build the digital-twin of an actual factory supported by a metaverse platform through a partnership with Unity, a real-time 3D content development platform. The partnership is aimed at realizing the group's vision of becoming the first mobility innovator to build a meta-factory concept. Using digital twin, a virtual clone of an object or an infrastructure, the so-called meta factory will allow the auto group to test-run a 2022-01-07
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  [CES 2022] Doosan Bobcat showcases all-electric compact track loader LAS VEGAS -- An all-electric compact track loader showcased by Doosan Bobcat, a construction equipment maker affiliated with South Korea's Doosan Group, at CES 2022 requires no diesel fuel and operates with zero emissions, reduced sound levels, limited vibrations and lower daily operating costs. The T7X machine is more productive from the ground up with electric actuation and propulsion, quieter with high-performance torque and more powerful than any diesel-fueled track loader, 2022-01-06