Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Hyundai BlueOn electric car's still questioned to produce or cancel

It was delivered by Director of Global PR Team of Hyundai Motor Company Frank Ahrens, told reporters at the headquarters of Hyundai, Yangjae-dong. Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea.

Hyundai BlueOn electric car's still questioned to produce or cancel

"We're not ready to mass produce, just look at sales of electric cars such as Nissan LEAF," he said.

Hyundai previously said it would produce about 2,500 units in late 2012. Hyundai is currently still in a position to disseminate environmentally friendly cars are tiny. "Already there are 100 units a try," he said.

Hyundai BlueOn electric car was introduced to the public 2010. Cars that use this technology does not differ BlueDrive with the Hyundai i10, because it took the base of the city car Hyundai, which was developed in the past year with an investment fund of U.S. $ 34 million.

BlueOn equipped with an electric motor capable of producing power reach 82 Hp and 210 Nm of torque. 16.4 kwh LiPoly battery can store power for a distance of 140 km.

BlueOn battery can be recharged in regular household switches for 6 hours to fully charge, while charging fast with a capacity of 80 percent, just within 25 minutes.

And like other electric cars, Hyundai will be pinning BlueOn features a Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS), which creates an artificial sound for pedestrian safety when driving at low speed.

Hyundai said the BlueOn can speed up 0-100 km / h in 13.1 seconds and reaches a top speed of up to 130 km / hour.