KIA Leading Way in Scrap
KIA Leading Way in Scrap
Junk car removal is not a problem for KIA. KIA is saving cash for junk cars by eliminating the price for scrap cars. How? By recycling nearly the entire vehicle, KIA is definitely leading the way. Why sell an old car to a scrap car buyer or junk car removal provider, when you can sell an old car back to yourself to lower the manufacturing and production costs on future products.
According to a recent article on AW Automotive World titled ‘Kia way ahead of new 2015 vehicle recycling regulations’ the following points were expressed:
- 95 per cent of scrapped cars must be re-used
- Kia already meets the target & is aiming for 100%
- 9 years of Kia Automobile Resource Regeneration
- 8-stage process to dismantle end-of-life cars
- Recycled bio-material already in use in Soul EV
“New regulations require 95% of a vehicle to be recyclable when it reaches the end of its useful life. Kia takes a holistic approach to the environmental impact of its products, encompassing manufacturing, use & disposal. The recently launched all-electric Soul EV demonstrates how cars can be green before they even leave the factory through the use of significant quantities of recycled bio-based materials in its interior construction; Kia is in the development of hybrid, electric & hydrogen fuel cell vehicles while continuing to lower the fuel consumption & emissions. Kia is already meeting the latest EU directive, which requires 85 % of a scrapped vehicle to be recycled or re-used and 10% to be used for energy recovery from the combustion of non-recyclable residues. Modern cars contain explosive materials to trigger their airbags in an accident and large quantities of environmentally hostile solids & liquids which must all be recycled or disposed of safely. Metal components such as the car body, engine and gearbox are relatively easy to recycle, as is the battery and exhaust catalyst, but plastics and rubbers present a greater challenge. Now only 5% of a scrapped car is sent to landfill or incinerated without energy recovery.
Kia has developed an 8-stage dismantling process to recoup as many materials as possible for re-use while ensuring the few components which cannot be recycled are disposed of with the minimum environmental impact. Once the car to be scrapped has been registered it is taken into an explosives chamber where its airbags are triggered in a spectacular display of pyrotechnics. The car is then pre-treated for scrappage before all fluids are removed. The exterior, interior & powertrain are removed and the remnants of the car are crushed in a press. With the Soul EV, Kia demonstrated how recycled materials can re-appear in new cars. 23 items – including the sun visors, luggage area side trim, crash-pad skin and the interior paints – are made from bio-based materials. As a result, the car has been awarded UL Environment Validation. UL (Underwriters Laboratories) is a global independent safety science company.” To view the complete article, view this link: http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/kia-way-ahead-new-2015-vehicle-recycling-regulations/
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