2009 Hyundai Elantra LPG Hybrid planned
Hyundai is taking a slightly different approach to electro-combustion hybrid powertrains. It will be releasing a hybrid version of the Hyundai Elantra in 2009, and it will be powered by an LPG-electric hybrid engine!
Estimated fuel consumption for the new hybrid LPG Elantra is 30% of the standard Elantra. Hyundai decided to make an LPG hybrid for the Korean market because Liquid Petroleum Gas is cheap (half price in Korea) as well as sufficiently available at most pumping stations. There are currently only two hybrid cars sold in Korea - the Lexus RX400h and the Honda Civic Hybrid.
This move by Hyundai takes advantage of a recently announced new ruling that gives hybrid cars in Korea tax breaks and subsidies. An Elantra hybrid using gasoline for it’s combustion engine instead of LPG will be released in 2010, and this might find it’s way to the US market.
June 13, 2007 @ 8:08 am
Good progress from the Koreans car manufacturers. With strong support from the government, they have a good political & economical environment for environment conscious car buyers.
Any info on the Gen.2 hybrid concept? If only the G can provide tax breaks for hybrids like what other countries did.
June 13, 2007 @ 8:24 am
This is only possible if car manufacturers support cleaner fuel alternative and strong government support to have natural gas pumps national wide. Our current NGV network in Malaysia is pathetic, even taxi drivers are lacking of stations with NGV so passenger cars can dream about accessibility to such pumps. If our government is serious, they should make sure all stations to have such pumps.
June 13, 2007 @ 10:34 am
Whats the difference btw LPG n NGV?? What are the pros n cons……..???
Any chemical/automotive engineer here……???
Can somebody assist…..???
June 13, 2007 @ 11:39 am
wahlaueh…
i guess
LPG - gas release from liquid petroleum
NGV - haha… gas from our dump/shit…
June 13, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
In teori LPG should be better then NGV… But in term of cost, NGV is cheaper then LPG.. Anywayz these 2 if compare, NGV should be more environment friendly then LPG…
June 13, 2007 @ 2:48 pm
Why the front lights looks like from the Honda Civic?
Hrrrm……..
June 13, 2007 @ 6:25 pm
the government even supports with tax breaks and subsidies…..here, wanna get NGV also limited to petronas and i dont think all petronas has it. talk about green environment, other oil companies are even barred from selling NGV…..this is ridiculous and unfair, petronas earning so much money and still need to protect like P1 by giving unfair advantage?
btw thumbs up to the koreans….keep improving and soon they’ll be tailgating japs in terms of technology in auto industry.
June 13, 2007 @ 6:45 pm
Yeah blerkz,
Hyundai in Korea is kinda like Honda in Japan. You could notice quite a number of Hyundai cars design & styling a bit similar to Honda. Even the company’s name and marque are bit alike aren’t they ? Then in Malaysia as well you could find Honda ‘Jazz’ and Hyundai ‘Getz’…for instance hehe..
Anyway, bravo to all those car manufacturers that already made a move to develop and venture in Hybrid technology. I could see there is a very high potential about this technology to be used widely in near future.
Koreans…there can be considered as rookies in the industry if compared to the Americans, Europeans and Japanese automakers but nowadays they can proudly stand on par with other global players. Such a magnificent !! I have seen several Koreans made car on the road in Japan along with their sales & service outlets. It is apparently hard for the outsiders to penetrate JDM yet Hyundai had proved and done it. I’ve heard some Japanese express how impressed and threatened they feel with the uprise of Korean automotive industry. Such an exemplary ! For the Malaysians, hehe long way to go buddy..