Hyundai and Kia announced that they will jointly invest in Rimac Automobili for the creation of an electric sports car. Hyundai will invest EUR 64 million and Kia - EUR 16 million. This will fund the development of prototypes for an electric version of Hyundai's N brand midship sports concept car and a high-performance fuel cell electric vehicle with the intent to bring them to market at a later time. "Rimac is an...

14 May 2019

Hyundai has released by mistake a press release (dated as of May 8, which is tomorrow) announcing a number of upgrades to the Kona EV. The press release has now been taken down from Hyundai's website but a user has been quick enough to screenshot it. The main change is that the Kona EV for the European market gets a 3-phase 11 kW onboard charger. A second, addition to the Kona EV is the BlueLink Telematics - drivers...

7 May 2019

ADAC is the largest European automobile club with over 20 million members. In this year's EcoTest ranking conducted by the organization, Hyundai Ioniq Electric scored 105 points out of 110 possible ones thus gaining the top position. Hyundai Kona Electric ranks eighth and the second-generation hydrogen-powered vehicle Hyundai Nexo is ninth. The ADAC EcoTest evaluates pollutant and CO2 emissions both on the test...

17 February 2019

Earlier today, Hyundai has announced the US prices for the 2019 Kona Electric. This model is based on an all-new Hyundai CUV platform and is the company's first compact electric crossover for the US market. It will be available in the three trims, each of which will offer 201 hp (150 kW) power. The cars are produced in Ulsan, Korea. Initially, they will be available in California with the rest of the ZEV-focused...

26 January 2019