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Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback picture gallery

By Mike Hanlon
March 10, 2012
Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback picture gallery
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Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback concept rolled out at Salon International de L'Automobile this week, using a range-extending petrol engine to boost the electric-only range of 120 km (75 miles) to beyond 700 km (435 miles) at just 45 g/km of CO2. Big gallery.

Surprisingly little extra information was forthcoming at the press conference. It has a top speed of 145 kmh and the range-extending 1,0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine powers a 55 kW generator which feeds the Lithium Ion battery which supplies energy to the 80 kW (109 ps) lithium-ion electric motor.

Nice looking car - check out the extensive gallery.

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Mike Hanlon
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As a photojournalist, Mike’s work has been published in a dozen languages across 20+ countries. He has edited or managed over 75 different print publications, each with a different target audience: sports, automotive, advertising, marketing, design, ad infinitum. Mike has been working in the internet for more than 25 years and was the veteran of five internet start-ups before founding New Atlas in 2002.

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Stephen Colbourne
This is similar to the Volt drive train and I would have to say must be inferior to that of the Prius.
Using an engine to charge the batteries may be simpler and cheaper to produce than the Prius (where the engine can directly drive the wheels), but is very inefficient for powering the car on a long trip.
Iosif Olimpiu
And such a beautiful, happy design.
rubley
Stephen, the Volt will use much less gas for an average person, most people drive 29 miles or less per day, something the Volt does with 0 gallons of gas. Last month I drove my Volt 891 miles and used 1.9 gallons - 469 MPG equivalent, the Prius can't touch that. My lifetime avg (6 months) is at 272 MPG equivalent, no normal hybrid can ever hope to achieve that.
Let's say you take two 500 mile trips per year. Prius - 10.0 gallons (@ 50 MPG), Volt - 12.1 gallons (40 EV, 38 MPG). So that's 4.2 gallons extra on two trips, which will be more than offset by commuting in a Volt without using any gas at all on weekdays.
JimBob
It will be interesting to see how the "overall" efficiency figures compare to Prius & others!
Using the engine to (only) charge the batteries should have some weight advantage due to less complex drivetrain, along with allowing the gasoline engine to operate in a narrower more optimal/efficent range of power output.
Were any details of cost/production timetables released?
Pat Kelley
Actually, the Volt's gasoline engine is tied into the transmission, as are two (yes, two) electric motors, and has five different operating modes. Gm tried to create a serial hybrid, and failed. The mess that resulted is much more complicated than the Prius, and the gasoline engine is inadequate. A traditional blower heater unit is missing, with seat heating providing most of the environmental support. As a result, your tail's warm, while your hands freeze. As with the Prius, turning on the air conditioning pretty quickly results in gasoline engine only operation. For most people, the new Mazdas are a better buy.
Rustin Lee Haase
Efficiency is important, but if a car can't cross a certain cost threshold it is of little value. You pay at the pump and/or you pay at the bank. Its the total cost that counts.
I have yet to see an electric car that holds up to a good $12K compact car in total cost, even with $5/gallon gas. Still, it is good to make these things and pay for the research and development so they can get the cost down to that needed point, but I wouldn't expect any significant volume of sales until that point is reached. (see Chevy Volt's trouble)
For now I'll keep driving my 20MPG (paid for) Trans-Am and keep saving money. If gas gets to high, perhaps I'll look for an efficient all gas car, but the electrics and even hybrids just don't cut it right now for real value. Some day....
Joel Landau
Hyundai execs: stop f'ing around with concept cars, and moping behind the other manufacturers and build this thing; then ship me two.
voluntaryist
rubley: Do the math. You will have to own your volt for TWELVE YEARS to break even on the premium you paid over the ICE version. I hope you really, really enjoy driving an EV. I've been waiting 25 years for a practical EV. I may die waiting. So be it. You can fund the research, not me.
CyberPine EducationalMedia
looks beautiful, Only puzzled by the hatch window.. what's the point of that?
I'd love to see a 2 door, 3 seater bench, true hatchback EV that looks like this or the honda CRZ. Something with plenty of hatch cargo space and 3 across seating. Second row seating in these cars is somewhat of a joke IMO, so why bother.
Anyways, they should man up and do it already.
ImpureScience
Nice, but I'm still waiting for a decent-sized, $30,000, all-electric, 4wd minivan that performs like a Tesla with a range of about 400 miles.