As reported in the Koria Harald
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said Monday that all its passenger cars will use environmental-friendly air-conditioning refrigerant by 2020 as part of efforts to combat global warming.
The automaker said it will adopt the R1234yf air-conditioning refrigerant for all of its passenger vehicles going forward.
In the past it used eco-friendly refrigerants for vehicles sold in Europe in order to meet the European Commission standards regarding the regulations on carbon dioxide emissions.
The environment-friendly air conditioning refrigerants are roughly 10 times more expensive than the R134a, which means the price tag of Hyundai Motor’s passenger vehicles may rise.
The automaker has been using R134a refrigerant, which has been cited for CO2 emissions, in its vehicles sold here, as South Korea has no regulations preventing its use. (Yonhap)
The Trump announcement regarding the Paris Agreement at 3pm will impact the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol that establishes a phaseout schedule for HFC refrigerants. If the US stays in the Paris Agreement, the Kigali Amendment would be a “down payment” for meeting emission goals set by the Paris Agreement.