Hyundai/Kia environmental R&D center opens.

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Situated on a 30,488-m2, the five-story 14,233 m2 facility is home to 200 researchers and more than 400 pieces of high-tech equipment. Facilities include a 700-bar hydrogen filling station, a fuel-cell endurance tester, an emissions lab, dynamometers and other specialised equipment for testing electric propulsion systems.

A pilot plant for automated vehicle dismantling focuses on improving the material recycling rate of end-of-life vehicles.

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Because of this, the centre itself was constructed using environment-friendly materials and processes, such as vacuum toilet systems which result in 1,500 tons of water savings annually by using a tenth of the water of a conventional flush toilet; heating and air-conditioning systems using heat pumps; natural light systems using solar reflectors; floors made of scrapped tires; and electric power created from actual fuel-cell tests used during technology development that will result in a 1,000-ton reduction in CO2 emissions.

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