Climate Adaptation
Hyundai Has a Climate Dilemma at One of World’s Top Car Plants
Activists argue automaker’s proposal for an LNG power station contradicts a pledge to switch to renewables.
An employee inspects a Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric car at the company's plant in Ulsan.
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Hyundai Motor Co. will study alternatives to a gas-fired power station for one of the world’s biggest automobile plants after criticism the decision contradicts pledges to shift entirely to clean energy.
The South Korean automaker signaled it aims to construct a liquefied natural gas facility to supply electricity to the Ulsan factory, which can churn out around 1.4 million vehicles a year and accounts for about a quarter of the company’s production.