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Hyundai Technical Center investing $15M to build hot/cold weather dyno facility in Michigan

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) will build a Hot/Cold Weather Dynamometer Test facility at its Superior Township location, just south of Ann Arbor, MI. Hyundai will invest $15 million to construct the testing laboratory, along with other upgrades at the six-year-old technical facility.

The State of Michigan has committed to funding, subject to approval of the Michigan Strategic Fund, construction of a new electricity substation at the Superior Township location that will improve the power output to the property.

The new Hot/Cold Climate Weather facility will allow engineers to perform the EPA SC03 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) with air-conditioning and the cold FTP. The SC03 test is conducted at 95 ?F (35 ?C) and the cold FTP test is conducted at 20 ?F (-6.7 ?C). The new Hyundai facility will be able to reach temperatures of -40 ?F (-40 ?C) to more than 245 ?F (118 ?C).

Vehicles must sit (soak) for a period of time at the controlled ambient temperature before dynamometer emissions testing can be performed. This will happen inside the weather chambers that Hyundai is constructing. Currently, Hyundai and the EPA are contracting out these very expensive tests. The EPA is also constructing a new testing facility that will test vehicles running on alternative fuels.

In planning to secure Hyundai and Kia?s future vehicle development presence in the state, Hyundai worked closely with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Superior Township and Ann Arbor SPARK.

Source: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/01/hatci-20120110.html

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