Last week, the first hydrogen-powered 2015 Hyundai Tucson FCV (fuel cell vehicle) arrived in California. The only reason for their presence in California is to satisfy the laws of CARB (California Air Resources Board). This state's laws aimed at improving air quality are the toughest in North America. Hyundai says that they make no profit off selling these SUVs. However, according to CARB's scale of credits, each Hyundai Tucson FCV that is leased up until the 2017 model year will earn 26 credits, the equivalent of $130,000. Why a dollar equivalent? It is so that these credits can be sold to other companies. In January 2011, electric car manufacturer Tesla claimed that it has sold $13.8 million in credits to Honda since 2008. At the moment, Hyundai is not interested in selling these credits. Rather, the company is accumulating them to offset their sales of less fuel efficient vehicles.
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Hyundai has revealed the engines that will make the next-generation 2024 Kona go. The next edition of the small SUV will keep essentially the same engines, namely a 2.0L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder and a 1.6L turbocharged 4-cylinder, though with some increases in power.
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Hyundai put on the Canadian premiere presentations of the Ioniq 6 sedan and Seven Concept SUV at the 2023 Montreal Auto Show. The 6 is coming to dealers soon, as in this spring, while the Sven remains a concept, and it will be some time before it debuts – most likely as the Hyundai Ioniq 7.
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Here are the details on Hyundai's 2023 model lineup in Canada, including the Ioniq 5, new Ioniq 6 and Kona Electric EVs and the Tucson Hybrid. That's not to mention the N versions of the Elantra and Kona! You'll even find a pickup truck at Hyundai dealerships.
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