“Hyundai’s first pure EV will be a mid-sized sedan. Equipped with improved batteries, enhanced system management and lighter materials, the upcoming model will weigh about 30 percent less than existing hybrid EVs.”
According to Hyundai, the automaker will offer no less than 12 PHEV models by 2020, plus at least one BEV, the midsize sedan announced above.
The future PHEVs (or possibly BEVs) coming from Hyundai include a sporty electric car, a SUV and a flurry of smaller sedans/hatchbacks.
SK Innovations, battery supplier for the Kia Soul EV, will provide packs for Hyundai’s PHEVs, while LG Chem has been tasked with producing next-generation batteries for Hyundai’s 2016 midsize, all-electric sedan.
If we had to guess, we’d say that Hyundai’s midsize sedan BEV will have no less than 150 miles of range.
Hyundai Commits To 2016 Launch Of Midsize Electric Car Powered By Next-Generation LG Chem Batteries