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Written by Martin Kho
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Monday, 30 March 2009 09:29 |
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As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, Hyundai Motors has donated a used Sonata car for a biofuel research center at the Sri Sai Ram Tambaram.
 The used car will be able to help mechanical engineering students to conduct tests that would check the fuel efficiency of biofuel as compared to traditional fossil fuels. The car was presented to the research facility at the inaugural function of an event that was held to showcase projects completed by the final-year students.
Hyundai will also unveil a new car model this April. The car is still only a concept at this point, but the hybrid car competition has been heating up this year due to the release of the Honda Insight and the redesigned Toyota Prius.
According to several sources, the new car will be powered by a proprietary plug-in hybrid drivetrain developed in Hyundai’s research and development facility in South Korea. The drivetrain will include a 1.6L four-cylinder petrol engine with direct-injection technology which is used to charge an array of lithium-polymer batteries. These batteries will then be used to power up a small electric motor that drives the front wheels. The total output of the system is 154 horsepower and the electric-only driving range will be 40 miles, at the most, similar to the upcoming Chevrolet Volt.
The BLUE-WILL, Hyundai’s first hybrid car, will also showcase headlamp bezels that are made of recycled PET soft drink bottles and biodegradable plastics for the interior and the engine cover, while the car’s panoramic glass rooftop integrates dye-sensitized solar cells that generate power for the batteries from the sun without hurting the visibility.
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