Hyundai has just unveiled the Prophecy Concept EV. It embodies Hyundai's "Sensuous Sportiness" design concept defined by the harmony among four fundamental elements in vehicle design - proportion, architecture, styling, and technology. The name "Prophecy" reflects the concept's purpose, defining the direction of future Hyundai designs while establishing itself as a design icon for Hyundai's EV lineup. It reflects...

3 March 2020

Hyundai has released a teaser of a new EV concept - the bHyundai Prophecy. The vehicle will debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2020 on March 3, at 11:45 CEST, Stand 4252 / Hall 4. It embodies Hyundai's "Sensuous Sportiness" design concept defined by the harmony among four fundamental elements in vehicle design - proportion, architecture, styling, and technology. The name "Prophecy" reflects the concept's purpose...

14 February 2020

Hyundai and Canoo announced their plans to jointly develop an electric vehicle (EV) platform based on Canoos proprietary skateboard design for future Hyundai and Kia EVs. Canoo is an LA-based company and its skateboard platform integrates a strong emphasis on functional integration, meaning all components fulfil as many functions as possible. This feat of engineering reduces the skateboard size, weight and a total...

12 February 2020

The all-electric Hyundai Lafesta EV will be launched on February 18. This vehicle packs a 56.5 kWh battery from CATL for 490 km of range (NEDC). It can be DC charged from 0 to 80% in 40 minutes. The battery's energy density 141.4 Wh/kg and the power consumption is rated at 12.7 kWh/100 km. The electric motor will offer 135 kW of power and 310 Nm of torque. As with all of its latest vehicles, Hyundai has designed the...

10 February 2020

Hyundai has announced that it will drastically reduce delivery times for Kona Electric in Europe resulting in tripling the availability of the model in the local market. This will be a direct result of the start the production of the Kona Electric at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) starting in March 2020. According to Hyundai, over 80,000 Kona Electric, IONIQ Electric and NEXO units will be available in...

30 January 2020

2020 Hyundai Kona EV is now on sale in South Korea. Some of the new model year upgrades include a 10.25-inch navigation system, an air filtration system, heated second-row seats. The new navigation screen is not only larger but also offers additional functionalities such as the split-screen mode, which improves the customer's usability. The in-cabin air quality should also be improved with the new air filtration...

8 January 2020