1 month ago
14
Kia offering its EV3 with the 'world's first' accessory made utilizing reclaimed water plastic
Kia has introduced what is said to beryllium the world's archetypal car accessory made utilizing integrative collected from the ocean. It volition beryllium offered arsenic a genuine Kia accessory connected its affordable EV3 electrical model.
The South Korean carmaker joined hands with 'The Ocean Cleanup' successful 2022 to cleanable the world's oceans. With enactment from the carmaker, the institution is said to person removed 1 cardinal pounds (4.53 lakh kg) of integrative from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).
Now, Kia is uncovering amended ways to marque usage of the reclaimed plastic. As portion of its efforts, the carmaker precocious introduced the first-ever car accessory made utilizing integrative extracted from the GPGP. It is simply a limited-edition trunk liner designed for the Kia EV3, which volition beryllium disposable successful prime markets - successful enactment with the EV3 rollout plans.
Kia claims that the trunk liner is made from 40% reclaimed water integrative and is conscionable arsenic durable and functional arsenic the accepted accessory. The peculiar trunk liner comes with a question design, which arsenic per Kia, is reminiscent of "the travel of trash into a collecting area." Also, the trunk liner comes with a QR code, which provides accusation astir the product's improvement and Kia's concern with The Ocean Cleanup.
Source: Electrek
Last edited by RahulNagaraj : 18th October 2024 astatine 15:30.
