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Hyundai reboots Ioniq as an EV brand, starting with Ioniq 5 crossover in fall 2021

Green Car Reports

Starting now, the Ioniq name will refer to much more than Hyundai’s long-awaited answer to the Toyota Prius.

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First Timer: 2021 Toyota Prius Prime

Clean Fleet Report

This alphabet soup of letters simply means their car has a plug or runs only on electricity, such as an electric vehicle (EV), or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or produces its own electricity as a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, (FCEV.). CFR: What drew you to the Prius Prime?

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2020 Hyundai Ioniq: First look at refreshed interior, new features

Green Car Reports

Although the Hyundai Ioniq lineup of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric models has only been for sale in the U.S. for about two years, this rival to the Toyota Prius is already due for some significant changes later this year, for what will be its third model year.

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Top 20 Plugin Electric Vehicles in the World — August 2021

CleanTechnica EVs

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 71% of plugin registrations in August, slightly […]. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% share of the overall auto market).

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20 Top Selling Plugin Vehicles Globally — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever.

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y = #1 and #2 in Global EV Sales in May

CleanTechnica EVs

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4% Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% share of the overall auto market). That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N And on a first drive of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N , Green Car Reports found what might be a motorsports game-changer—an EV that brings more emotion and joy to high-performance driving, with the capability to keep its cool out on the track. bound fully electric luxury convertible will come from Italy.