the car manufacturer, today announces the launch of a new model, it is more the rule than the exception that, in addition to the traditional gasoline – or diesel is also offered with some form of hybrid or pure electric vehicle. It is necessary, at least, the promise of ”laddhybriden will be available shortly”, in order to not end up in the corner. So it is in the day-an alien concept to the Hyundai Ioniq, was the first in the world to be launched with three different drivetrains – in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric, and just three years ago!

Now it’s time for an update, and the biggest change has been brought about by elversionen. The battery capacity has been increased from 28 kwh to sek 38.3 million kilowatt-hours, which will give a maximum range of 31 miles. Even though the previous version’s range was claimed to be the 28 miles was a more realistic figure of 20 miles.

the front has two doors which, when necessary, automatically opens to cool the motor. The battery is vätskekylt to have been luftkylt, as it will generate more heat, especially when charging.

Here, on the wide road outside the city, shows the Hyundai Ioniq Electric system at its best. The car is not in comfort, but road noise finds its way into the interior, but the körkänslan is moderate, and the steering light as a feather, but a good one. The focus is not on sport, but reasonable self-restraint. The top speed is slowed to 165 km / h and a 0-100 km / h will continue to slow to 9.9 seconds, in spite of that, the engine is a few brake horsepower more powerful, but it is more battery, more.

with a few fullgasaccelerationer and the air conditioning is turned on, a third of the battery power has been consumed. The on-board computer sets, electricity consumption in the journey to 1.2 kwh per km, which is impressive. In most of the other electric vehicles, the required effort to get over the 2 kilowatt-hours per mile.

the Interior has a touch screen, the size has grown to 10,25 inches, which is a very welcome piece of news for the mobile phone is to be mirrored. Hyundai’s proprietary system, Blue Link has been around in the united states, and is now being launched in Europe.

even though it requires a certain amount of a long time, but the major use is the ability to control your car from a mobile app. Schedule kupétemperaturen, monitor the battery charge and lock the doors from your mobile phone. The Blue Link is free for the first five years, which may seem generous, but it must not be of such a system include? It is, of course, not the case that the remote control for the tv set and at an additional cost.

the Ioniq Electric has not yet been priced, but it is the Swedish distributor will enjoy a mark-up on the update of the 12,000–15,000. The performance with the lowest equipment cost of about 365.000 crowns before the environmental bonus of 60,000 dollars.

Volkswagen’s ID.3-round the corner (read all about it on the previous page – the first stage of its major investments in electric cars. It’s going to cost you in the amount of sek 350,000, thus, it will steal buyers from the Ioniq.

in the Three years since the initial launch of the Ioniq it feels like yesterday, but it’s an eternity in the electric car market.

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