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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. The Hyundai Ioniq5. The Hyundai Ioniq5.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 should be taken very seriously when it goes on sale this fall. But the Ioniq 5 and its underlying technology show how serious Hyundai-Kia has become about offering EVs that appeal to mass-market buyers. The same platform also underpins an EV from Hyundai’s sister brand, Kia. 4 are already on sale.

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Hyundai reveals IONIQ 5 EV for North America

Green Car Congress

IONIQ 5 rides on Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) that allows for more interior space and optimized performance. IONIQ 5 is part of Hyundai Motor Group’s plan to introduce 23 BEV models and sell 1 million BEV units worldwide by 2025. Hyundai is targeting a range of more than 300 miles for both the IONIQ 6 and IONIQ 7.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV A Stand-Out Electric Sedan Not all auto manufacturers are abandoning sedans for SUVs; some are even growing their stables of what for decades was the most popular car in America. Hyundai gets electricity. Acceleration in Sport with the AWD returned 0-60 mph times of about 5.0

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Case-in-point is the all-new GV60 EV, which followed its cousins, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2020), and the Kia EV6 ( 2021). We turned very fun 0-60 mph times of about 3.7 The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states. So Genesis, you did a great job. The magic button.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Beginning as upscale models in the Hyundai line-up, Genesis has created its own identity with unique styling and making the commitment to only offer all-electric cars and SUVs by 2030. For excitement, 0-60 mph times are about 3.9 Acceleration in Comfort was strong, but select Sport and it becomes much more interesting.

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2022 Lucid Air: The makers of the first 500-mile EV should be taken seriously

Charged EVs

A two-year hiatus from 2017 through 2019, while Lucid sought funding to build its Arizona factory and put the Air into production, gave engineers the chance to make several more iterations of the power unit in particular. . Over the break, engineers doubled the battery voltage from the standard 400 volts. It’s now rated at 800-924 volts.

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