Hyundai Motor Group announces hydrogen-centric sustainable plans in New Year’s message

We’re two weeks, into the New Year, and the executives at Hyundai Motor Company have already announced plans to make automotive production and operation a more sustainable process. The South Korean automaker held its New Year address at Kia AutoLand Gwangmyeong, the first dedicated EV factory in Korea, and the senior officials highlighted the Group’s key areas of focus. Topping that list is to become “a top three global EV manufacturer by 2030”, courtesy of three EV plants – Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), Kia’s AutoLand Hwaseong EV Plant, and the Hyundai Motor Ulsan EV Plant, slated to get activated shortly. The Hyundai Group holds the tag of being the world’s first organization to commercialize hydrogen fuel cell EVs. Now, it aims to increase that head start in sustainable technology by “developing a hydrogen business ecosystem, encompassing the entire lifecycle, from hydrogen production to transportation, storage, and utilization through connecting the hydrogen business capabilities of each Hyundai affiliate.” The sustainable approach extends to the production facility also, as the group vows to implement solar power generation systems at both domestic and overseas production sites, to become carbon-neutral by 2045.