Yonhap and other South Korean news outlets report that the chiefs of Hyundai and SK Innovation have met to discuss future cooperation in the EV market. The Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group - Chung Euisun, and the Chairman of SK Group - Chey Tae-won have met to discuss cooperation on next-generation EV battery technologies, power management chips, and the battery-as-a-service (Baas) platform. The...

8 July 2020

Hyundai Motor UK confirmed the supply of thousands of electric vehicles in 2020, in its aim to become one of the nation's largest provider of electric cars. Customers looking for an all-electric Hyundai can order their car now with delivery in as little as a few days. Hyundai currently offers the Kona Hybrid and Kona Electric, IONIQ Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid and Electric. Through the introduction of manufacture at its...

24 June 2020

Various South Korean news outlets announced today that the Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Euisun, and the LG Group Chairman, Koo Kwang-mo, will meet next week to discuss electric vehicle battery business. According to industry sources, Chung will visit LG Chem's EV battery production site located in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on Monday. LG Chem is already chosen to supply batteries...

19 June 2020

Hyundai and Kia have announced that their heat pump technology for EV batteries has been improved. This technology was introduced in 2014 for the Kia Soul EV and this its first major improvement. The main change is that the system now gathers excess heat not only from power electrics (PE) modules (such as drive motors, on-board chargers, and inverters), but also from the battery pack and slow charger. The system...

9 June 2020

As of this month, Hyundai launches the 2020 Hyundai Kona Electric in France. The vehicle offers 449 km of range (WLTP) from € 24,300 and, according to Hyundai France, this is one of the best range prices for people who can accumulate an ecological bonus of €7,000 and conversion bonus of €5,000. Regularly cited in the press for its driving pleasure and efficiency, KONA electric was the first vehicle from a generalist...

9 June 2020

Jae-yong Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, and Jung-sun Jung, vice president of Hyundai Motor Group have met, according to South Korean news outlets. This is the first meeting between the two and the industry expects the main point of the meeting is some kind of partnership in the EV battery business. So far, Hyundai Motor has never used an electric car battery made by Samsung. If Hyundai agrees to source...

18 May 2020