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Award Winning i30 'Green Diesel' Winning Friends


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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – April 7, 2009: Hyundai Motor Company Australia has seen the multi-award winning i30 range continue to grow its customer base since the i30 hatch was launched in October 2007. Only last month Hyundai launched the i30cw wagon and with 1,503 i30’s sold last month, the brand looks set to welcome a growing number of ‘i’ generation customers to the Hyundai family.

It’s not just Mums and Dads, singles and couples who are buying the i30; the car has caught the attention of corporate fleets and small business thanks to its strong environmental credentials.

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is one such customer. With the University's carbon footprint in mind David Povey, USQ Group Manager of Facilities Management went in search of a ‘greener’ replacement car for USQ’s fleet, which would not only help to reduce emissions but also reflect the University’s image and focus.

Two ‘Green Diesel’ Hyundai i30 CRDi’s have already been added to USQ’s fleet, replacing some of the older V6 sedans which have traditionally been the vehicle of choice for the University.

“The reduction of our environmental footprint through greener cars is one of the ways we can help to achieve the University’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2020,” Mr Povey said. “The Hyundai will become the University’s standard fleet vehicle and as the older vehicles come up for renewal they will be replaced by the i30s.”

A vehicle wrap has been applied to each of the i30 cars with messages of flexibility and sustainability, picking up on the University’s key themes. Although the first two i30 hatches have only been on the road for a few weeks they have received a positive response both from University staff and the public.

'Everyone has been really positive about the cars and we have received a lot of good comments,” David said. “It is important that as a University we are seen to be contributing positively to our environment and by reducing our emissions through these new cars we can achieve this.”

Another example that discerning fleet management is in full swing at Aurora Energy, an Australian energy company with both an electricity distribution and retail business that supplies over 260,000 customers.

Aurora Energy has a fleet of over 900 vehicles and last year conducted a review drawing from international benchmarks and Australian standards to design a new vehicle fleet policy.

“We focussed much of our decision making on sustainability to ensure that the vehicles we choose are environmentally sound, cost effective to run and offer the highest levels of safety,” said Scott Glidden, Aurora’s Fleet Co-ordinator. “Our fleet bears the Aurora logo and so what we drive is noticed by the communities we work in. The Hyundai i30 CRDi turbo Diesel impressed all the assessment team with its 5 star ANCAP safety rating and its greener Diesel that emits much less CO2 than a petrol equivalent. These environmental considerations were important in our decision to purchase three i30s.”