Hyundai plans to launch new eco - friendly vehicles by 2020 across the Hyundai , Genesis and Kia brands . " We hope we will be the second vehicle manufacturer in the world in terms of eco - friendly vehicles on the market , " the senior VP said . The Ioniq eco car , which uses the new hybrid system , will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next year . “Yes, we are working on that already,” said Yang. " Our system is a simpler system and could be absorbed in smaller cars more easily than other systems . " The company is also looking at a ' micro hybrid ' vehicle , combining a 48-volt lithium - ion battery with an engine at a fraction of the cost of a plug - in hybrid .
Hyundai plans to launch new eco - friendly vehicles by 2020 across the Hyundai , Genesis and Kia brands . " We hope we will be the second vehicle manufacturer in the world in terms of eco - friendly vehicles on the market , " the senior VP said . The Ioniq eco car , which uses the new hybrid system , will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next year . " Our system is a simpler system and could be absorbed in smaller cars more easily than other systems . " The company is also looking at a ' micro hybrid ' vehicle , combining a 48-volt lithium - ion battery with an engine at a fraction of the cost of a plug - in hybrid .