TECHNOLOGY NEWS

 CARBON CONTROLS

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have announced the development of the Integrated Greenhouse Gas Information System (IGIS), a platform designed to monitor, quantity and manage carbon emissions throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle. By leveraging the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, the automakers hope that the IGIS platform will provide detailed quantification and tracking of carbon emissions so that companies can ensure accurate and consistent data collection. The goal of the project is to anticipate future climate initiatives.

WELDING WELLNESS

Volvo has released a position statement that updates technicians on the necessary precautions to take when welding the brand’s electric vehicles. The statement outlines that if the welding must be carried out in the immediate vicinity of an electronic unit/high-voltage battery, then the electronic unit/high-voltage battery must be removed. The position statement also offers safety details and suggestions, including remembering that “all batteries, 12V and over, are to be considered as highly dangerous,” as well as understanding that “no high-voltage-related components may be disassembled unless otherwise stated in VIDA.”