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As official vehicle of the 12-day Tribeca Film Festival,
filmmakers, VIPs and special guests from around the
world will get to know the new Lincoln brand – fueled
by a focus on design, quality and personal service – as
they are transported in style and comfort to film pre‐
mieres and events throughout Manhattan.
ENVIRONMENTAL
WORLD FIRST ACCOLADE
FOR KIA’S FORTHCOMING
SOUL EV
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Various bio-based materials have been applied to the
Soul EV, such as bio degradable plastic, bio-foam and
bio-fabric. Unlike previous plastic materials that are
based from oils, bio-based materials are derived from
biomass, which is a photosynthate. Such modern bio‐
chemical technologies have replaced the majority of the
existing chemistry industry by offering an alternative
through development of new bio-materials.
e interior of Kia’s Soul EV includes various new ma‐
terials such as 10 per cent of bio-based plastic and antibacterial substances. Moreover, Kia has used five newly
developed eco-friendly materials, including cellulosebased plastic and thermoplastic elastomer fabric.
In order to receive the UL Environment claim valida‐
tion, Kia went through a meticulous document review
of the applied internal materials and onsite inspections
of Kia’s manufacturing sites. UL Environment granted
1) Weight of bio-based plastic
2) Content ratio of bio-based organic carbon materials,
and
3) List of bio-based material application in the Kia Soul
EV.
is achievement for the Kia Soul EV reflects the trend
of the electric car transitioning from its original criteria
of fuel efficiency and carbon emission to consideration
of its entire product life cycle, which covers m