EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Hyundai reveals Ioniq 5 with knife-edged look, 2-way charging – The new Ioniq 5 crossover will be available in North America with a 77.4-kWh The Ioniq 5 is also capable of DC fast charging at up to 350 kW, fast enough to go from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes. – March 2, via Volvo press release.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Priced from about $40,000, it is a small hatchback about the size of a Toyota Corolla or Hyundai i30. Its natural EV rivals are the GWM Ora and MG4 , but the Dolphin also competes with many petrol-powered hatchbacks. Public DC charging can be done at up to 60kW. The BYD Dolphin is Australia’s most affordable electric car.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N is here to challenge everything you once thought about electric cars. Following Hyundai’s triumphant i30N and i20N hot hatches – true segment shakers – the brand wasn’t going to sling an N badge on its Ioniq 5 lightly. What does the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N cost and what features do you get?

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JULY 10, 2022

It has a sibling in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 , which is also the brand’s first EV created from the ground up to be electric only. Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive, Kia EV6 Air, Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, Polestar 2 Single Motor Long Range. Kia EV6 Polestar 2 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive Hyundai Ioniq 5. Sure, there are cheaper options.

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MARCH 7, 2024

In the medium SUV EV space, rivals include our runaway best-seller Tesla Model Y , but also the more visually-striking Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. seconds, 436km range (WLTP) and 10-80 percent public DC charging (speed up to 150kW) in around 30 minutes. Hyundai and Kia should take note.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. 2023 BMW i7 614km: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Dynamiq RWD, $74,000 Kinda funny looking, but that super-slippery body gives the Ioniq 6 a CD of just 0.21 Range anxiety.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

I think about the new Hyundai Kona Electric (from around $60,000 drive away with 340km range) and fellow Euro Volvo EX30 (around $65,000 drive away, 480km range) and realise it’s a tough playground for my Frenchy to play in. Day 6 – DC public charging 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT at a 50kW DC fast charger.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Genesis – a brand described by its spokespeople as “audacious and distinctively Korean” – is to Hyundai what Lexus is to Toyota, which means that it’s after Lexus customers, but also the German premium marques such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Oh, and lots of people stepping up from Hyundais, obviously.

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JULY 26, 2023

But the price is high, the equipment content is lower than the cheaper petrol Partner range and load carrying also takes a hit. litre turbo-petrol Partner is the $40,878 (plus on-road costs) long wheelbase Premium. Petrol models are rated up to 1037kg. The DC fast charge rate for the e-Partner is 101kW, which isn’t that fast.

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JULY 7, 2023

A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz READ MORE: Can the Model Y outsell the HiLux and Ranger?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. So, how does it stack up against its very solid competition?

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EV Central

AUGUST 9, 2023

READ MORE: 2023 Kia EV9 review READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz Day 1: Look at Me EV Extrovert: 2023 Kia EV6 GT Moonscape. Hyundai i30N. That’s what they call this colour. Mazda MX-5. I shall miss it.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

Interior Like the rest of the EV6 range, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 , the Genesis GV60 and many more battery electric models to come, the EV6 GT is based on a platform dubbed E-GMP. Of course, being so quiet and lacking the mechanical connection an engine and gearshift delivers, it is not as engaging as some great petrol-powered sporting cars.

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JUNE 21, 2022

While its most direct natural competitors are the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 , it will also fight for EV interest from the Polestar 2 and Tesla’s own Model 3. As the Model 3 has done, the Model Y is also poised to tempt buyers from traditional petrol- and diesel-powered SUVs. DC charging : 250kW (estimated peak), CCS combo plug.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

It’s the first Kia to the use the modular E-GMP platform, which is designed specifically for EVs, and will be shared with Kia parent Hyundai, its Ioniq EV brand, and the Genesis luxury brand. The chargers will be located in places where travelers will be able to rest and relax while their cars are connected to the chargers.

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Options are very limited for super-breeders needing more than five seats – although the Kia EV9 due late in 2023 will provide a tantalising option – but a huge advantage of going EV (if built on an electric vehicle-only platform) is roomier and smarter interior packaging compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Its 655km WLTP range (in Long Range guise) is over 10 per cent above the equivalent Polestar 2 AWD, and its figure bests everything in this price bracket – Telsa Model 3 Long Range (629km) and Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD Extended Range (614km) included. For DC charging, that sees a 10-80% boost drop from 34 minutes to 28 minutes.

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EV Central

MARCH 29, 2023

Our extensive group test of sub-$80,000 EVs saw the Tesla Model 3 finish ahead of the Polestar (and Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 ), but we declared it the “closest to a true luxury car here.” Buying a Polestar 2 So, what should potential buyers know? But it won’t blow your mind like a Tesla Model 3 Performance manages.

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