Hyundai Motor Group Reveals Personal Electric Scooter Capable of 20km Range
Hyundai·Kia Motors
2019/08/27
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<html><head><meta name="GENERATOR" content="TAGFREE Active Designer"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title></head><body><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">- New on-board scooter could be featured on future Hyundai Motor Group vehicles</span><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">- Last mile mobility is enhanced by foldable and lightweight, all-electric scooter</span><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">- Scooter houses 10.5 Ah lithium battery enabling 20km range, plus 20km/h top speed</span></strong></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;"><strong>SEOUL, Aug. 27, 2019 -</strong> Hyundai Motor Group has developed a new prototype electric scooter. Building on its initial concept presented at CES 2017, the new model boasts <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">rear-wheel drive, a highly-capable lithium battery and stylish front and rear lights.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">The latest concept features in future Hyundai Motor Group plans to enable first- and last-mile mobility through integrating the scooter with future Hyundai and Kia <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">vehicles. When mounted on a vehicle, the scooter is charged automatically using electricity produced while driving, ensuring that the user can complete their journey <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">seamlessly.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">The 2019 model’s shift from front-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive is key in enhancing safety and stability as it positions weight near the rear. Additionally, the <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">Group’s engineers have added suspension to the front wheel to provide a smoother ride, even on rough surfaces.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">DongJin Hyun, head of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Team, said: “This is the vehicle-mounted personal scooter which could be featured in future Hyundai Motor Group <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">vehicles. We want to make our customers’ lives as easy and enjoyable as possible. Our personal electric scooter makes first- and last-mile commuting a joy, while <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">helping to reduce congestion and emissions in city centers.”</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">The latest version of Hyundai Motor Group’s electric scooter features a 10.5 Ah lithium battery. This enables the scooter to achieve a top speed of 20km per hour and <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">is sufficient to power the scooter for around 20km on a single charge.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">Weighing around 7.7kg, the scooter is highly portable, while its unique and compact tri-folding design means it is lighter and more compact than any similar product. <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">Enhancing its usability further, it features a digital display that shows battery status and speed; while, for nighttime riding, the new scooter is equipped with two <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">stylishly-curved front LED headlights, and two rear tail lamps.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">Looking at further potential development, the Group plans to install a regenerative braking system to increase the scooter’s range by 7%. </span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">The ongoing efforts to provide customers with last mile transportation align with trends highlighted in research data by global consultancy, McKinsey & Company. It <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">showed that the ‘Last Mile Mobility’ market in the US, Europe, and China is expected to grow to 500 Billion USD by 2030.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.5; font-family: gulim; font-size: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">A new video (※Video Link: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/RUIokCFJ4Rk" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">https://youtu.be/RUIokCFJ4Rk</span></a><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">) from the Hyundai Motor Group shows the electric scooter in use and shares a hint of how our lives could change <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: 돋움; font-size: 9pt;">in the coming future mobility era.</span></span></p></body></html>