What’s Coming Next from Hyundai & Kia?

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A couple of days in the past, I wrote about all of the accolades Hyundai and Kia have been getting for his or her nice electrical autos. The Kia EV9, Kia EV6, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, Hyundai IONIQ 6 — they’re all award winners! These are top-notch electrical autos constructed on a decade of excellent EV design and improvement. However what’s subsequent? What do Hyundai and Kia have deliberate subsequent to maintain the momentum going and win extra awards? I’m glad you requested.

There are some modest new variations of present electrical automobiles which have simply been launched, there are electrical flying machines coming subsequent month, and there’s a bit in between these two ranges.

Kia Horizon EVs

EV6 Horizon

Kia now has some particular “Horizon” edition versions of the EV6 and Niro EV within the UK. Within the case of the EV6 Horizon, it sits between the “Air” model and the “GT-Line” variations. Along with the options of the EV6 Air, the EV6 Horizon comes with:

• Computerized physique colored flush exterior door handles
• Photo voltaic glass windscreen
• Twin LED headlights with adaptive driving beam
• Entrance parking sensors*
• Excessive gloss black door trim
• Driver’s energy adjustable reminiscence seat
• Entrance passenger energy seat with two-way electrical lumbar help
• Heated outer second row seats
• Wi-fi cell phone charger
• Good energy tailgate
• Black synthetic leather-based within the inside
• Premium paint (Midnight Black, Interstellar Gray, or Gravity Blue)

“The EV6 ‘Horizon’ is obtainable completely with a 225bhp rear-wheel drive powertrain, paired with a long-range 77.4kWh battery pack. It’s able to driving as much as 328 miles on a single cost (WLTP mixed cycle)**. The EV6 ‘Horizon’ additionally affords ultra-rapid 800V charging expertise, enabling the automobile to recharge from 10-80 per cent in simply 18 minutes*** when plugged right into a 350kW charger.” The on-the-road (OTR) value begins at £45,995.

Niro EV Horizon

Equally, the Niro EV Horizon sits someplace between the bottom “2” and the mid-level “3” (however don’t name it a 2½). Along with what’s included within the base Niro EV, the Niro EV Horizon comes with the next as commonplace:

• LED headlights
• Entrance fog lights
• Rear privateness glass
• Electrically folding excessive gloss door mirrors
• Entrance parking sensors*
• Rain sensing entrance wipers
• All-round electrical home windows with driver’s and entrance passenger auto up/down
• Black synthetic leather-based upholstery
• Heated entrance seats and steering wheel
• Driver’s energy adjustable seat with aircell kind lumbar help
• Wi-fi cell phone charger
• Car-to-Load (V2L)
• Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Help (BCA)
• Freeway Driving Help (HDA1.0)
• Premium paint (Mineral Blue, Interstellar Gray, and Midnight Black)

“Like the remainder of the Kia Niro EV line-up, the ‘Horizon’ mannequin is obtainable with a 64.8kWh battery pack, able to as much as 285 miles on a single cost, in response to the WLTP mixed cycle**. Paired with a 150kW electrical motor sending energy to the entrance wheels, the Niro EV affords environment friendly working with easy and spritely efficiency.”

Kia plans to have 15 totally different electrical automobile fashions accessible world wide in 2027. The Niro EV and EV6 are two of these fashions. Extra EVs will likely be a part of a brand new PBV line. …

Kia PBV Imaginative and prescient

At CES 2024 in Las Vegas subsequent month, Kia will likely be launching its new PBV, or “Platform Past Car,” imaginative and prescient and enterprise technique. This consists of extra than simply autos, but it surely does additionally embrace new automobile fashions. “Kia PBV is a complete mobility resolution combining fit-for-purpose EVs with superior software program options that may open the door to new companies and existence,” the company writes.

“Marking its first return to the CES in 5 years, a sequence of keynote audio system will broaden on the model’s future PBV enterprise methods and imaginative and prescient for the longer term, together with devoted {hardware} corresponding to Straightforward Swap and Dynamic Hybrid modularisation applied sciences, digital options developed underneath the Hyundai Motor Group’s superior software program capabilities, and plans for world partnership integration. …

“The Kia PBV exhibition will characteristic 5 idea fashions, together with its first PBV scheduled for mass manufacturing beginning in 2025, a variety of Kia-exclusive PBV expertise, and a PBV-dedicated presentation and demonstration highlighting the corporate’s software-defined automobile technique and plans for partnership integration.”

That’s what we all know for now concerning the PBV launch. However Kia may have extra on show and launched through the interwebs at CES as properly. “The model’s EV exhibition will introduce Kia’s imaginative and prescient of ‘EVs for All’ by displaying the EV3 and EV4 idea automobiles alongside the EV9 and EV6 GT, whereas showcasing the quite a few way of life advantages clients can get pleasure from from Kia’s quickly increasing EV line-up.” I really feel like we may have a full EV1–EV9 line (or perhaps simply EV3–EV9 line) earlier than lengthy.

Hyundai IONIQ Lab Opens in Thailand

Now, switching over to the Hyundai aspect, Hyundai is increasing its EV community to Thailand, providing the IONIQ 5 there and opening a brand new IONIQ Lab. “Hyundai Motor Firm to guide the electrical automobile (EV) revolution in Thailand with the opening of the IONIQ Lab at True Digital Park in Bangkok,” Hyundai wrote final week. “The arrival of the brand new facility marks a major milestone for Hyundai and its award-winning IONIQ 5, showcasing the corporate’s steadfast dedication to attaining a greener future via sustainable innovation in Thailand and world wide.”

I’ve to confess — my first thought was that the “Lab” was a spot the place Hyundai can be designing and creating and enhancing EVs. Evidently it’s actually only a place to showcase/market Hyundai’s EVs. Nonetheless, it’s notable the corporate is bringing EVs to a different massive market.

Hyundai eVTOL Idea & Vertiport

Hyundai has its personal massive bulletins planned for CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Its “superior air mobility” firm Supernal goes to unveil a brand new electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown (eVTOL) idea automobile and vertiport at CES.

“Supernal is constructing a ‘vertiport’ exhibition in entrance of the West Corridor entrance to the Las Vegas Conference Middle the place attendees can step inside the way forward for transportation to:

• See the corporate’s automobile product idea,
• Take a flight simulation via town of LA,
• Find out about potential flight networks,
• and perceive how future ‘mobility hubs’ will create faster and simpler journey journeys.”

Jaiwon Shin, CEO of Supernal and president of Hyundai Motor Group; Ben Diachun, chief expertise officer of Supernal; and Luc Donckerwolke, president and chief design officer of Hyundai Motor Group, will likely be presenting and accessible for media interviews on January 9. That’s it for now. We’ll study extra on January 9!