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Hyundai, the Korean company out to take over the auto industry, has announced they will be releasing a hybrid version of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra , expected to be on sale by July 2009. What's more impressive, this mild hybrid will be the first vehicle to utilize lithium polymer batteries. Supplied by LG, these batteries are said to be an improvement over existing lithium-ion batteries due to their higher energy density, lower manufacturing costs, resilience to physical damage, and ability to withstand more charge cycles before exploding losing storage capacity. More specs and full release after the jump. Those spiffy batteries power a 20 HP electric motor that's connected to an emissions-reducing LPI (liquid-petroleum-injected) 1.6-liter engine and a CVT transmission. No word on exactly what kind of mileage we can expect, but even with all the extra hardware costs, the premium over a standard Elantra is said to pay for itself after only two years. The hybrid Elantra will start out...
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We have confirmation from Hyundai that they'll be premiering the Hyundai i-Blue fuel cell concept at the Chicago Auto Show. This is the North American debut as the company already showed this particular concept in Frankfurt last year. What's interesting is that the company has promised to have a production ready version by 2012, but we just assumed that was for the Korean domestic market. Does mean that the company is planning on bringing it here? Or was it just a matter of not wanting to waste a perfectly good concept car? Only time will tell. galleryPost('hyundaibluep', 6, 'Hyundai i-Blue Concept'); [Source: Hyundai]
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It seems that in the Land Down Under the Trev has quite a bit of work ahead of itself. The Hyundai i30 was recently crowned the greenest mobile in all the land, in addition to the overall 2007 Car of the Year in Oz by carsguide. Wait a second! The greenest car in Australia isn't a hybrid? Negative. But who needs a hybrid when you have an i30 with a 1.6-liter turbo diesel that is reportedly capable going 62 miles on 1.23 gallons of fuel? Another big factor in the selection process that eliminated all of the hybrids was simple economics. The judges smacked them down for having high initial cost premiums, especially compared to the $21,490 i30 price tag, which is $16,000 cheaper than the Prius. [ TH ]
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Its name could be one of Tobias Fünke's malaprops on Arrested Development , but Hyundai's i-Blue concept may be a reality as early as next decade. Hyundai bosses say the company's first fuel-cell car is on target for 2012, and will use technology demonstrated in the i-Blue at this year's Frankfurt show. The production model is expected to be a crossover SUV. No word whether it'll be a hit among Families with Low Self Esteem. [ AutoExpress ]
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