South Korea’s first fuel cell refuse truck launched
South Korea’s first hydrogen-powered garbage truck entered service a few days ago in Changwon. The 5-ton truck with fuel cell will initially be tested for one year as part of a project of the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy with Hyundai Motor and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute.
The hydrogen truck is expected to have a range of 350 kilometres. Six cylindrical pressure tanks are installed behind the driver’s cab and are said to be able to store up to 25 kilograms of hydrogen. Externally, the vehicle resembles a garbage truck with an internal combustion engine commonly used in South Korea. South Korean media do not provide any details on further performance data.
Changwon City to Introduce World’s First Hydrogen-powered Garbage Truck
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CHANGWON, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The world’s first hydrogen-powered garbage truck will come into operation in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on New Year’s Day.
The Changwon city government held a special ceremony on Monday accepting a 5-ton hydrogen-powered garbage truck in front of city hall.
Last May, Changwon signed an agreement with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, and Hyundai Motor to operate the world’s first 5-ton hydrogen garbage truck.
The truck’s exterior design is identical to other garbage trucks, except for the fact that it runs on electricity, instead of gasoline, generated by hydrogen combined with oxygen.
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1st Gear: Shit Is Getting Real With New Strain Of Coronavirus
France was quick to close its somewhat wet border with the UK and halt travel amid a new strain of coronavirus in Britain. This is bad for us, as humans, and it’s bad for cars, as an industry. Toyota has closed shop in both the UK and France a few days early, before Christmas and New Year’s, because of what Bloomberg titles “virus border chaos.” Via B’berg:
Toyota will halt production in the U.K. and France starting Tuesday due to transport delays caused by the spread of a mutant strain of coronavirus that has led several countries to close their borders with Britain.
Global hydrogen industry to become highly competitive
Posted : 2020-12-18 16:30
By Kim Hyun-bin
Many countries have been pledging to aim for carbon neutrality as a key environmental strategy and among efforts they are making to achieve this the use of hydrogen as a renewable resource for energy and transportation. Some industry watchers are pointing out that Korea needs to form hydrogen alliances with such countries in order to enhance its competitiveness.
According to a Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH) industry trend report, demand for clean and renewable energy in the future will continue to increase, and that for hydrogen is expected to surge tenfold by 2050.
Hyundai Motor Group Accelerates EV Transition to Foster New Growth Driver
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This rendering, provided by Hyundai Motor, shows the Ioniq 6 sedan, Ioniq 7 SUV and Ioniq 5 CUV (from L) to be launched under its IONIQ EV brand by 2024.
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s important to be in the right market at the right time, and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun knows it’s time to plug into the future: electric vehicles (EV).
Going electric isn’t just an eco-friendly goal but is becoming a new business reality sooner than expected, pressuring the Korean automaking group to join the global rush to bring fleets of EVs to the market over the next few years.