Background on the Hyundai Ioniq Electric

Background on the 2017 Hyundai IONIQ Electric

200km on a charge, it's Hyundai's first all-electric vehicle

Gone are the days when Hyundai tried to improve perception of its brand by echoing the aesthetics of German and Japanese automakers: Hyundai wants to be perceived as a technology innovator.

With the IONIQ, Hyundai has a single compact model with 3 very modern, low-emission, environmentally-sensitive variants:

IONIQ hybrid
Combines a 1.6L gasoline engine and a 32kW electric motor giving a claimed 139 horsepower, and fuel economy in the 4.1L/100km and 1,000km per fillup range. Extrapolating from US prices quoted on the Internet, this model should start at around $28,000, ranging upwards, depending on options.



IONIQ electric
An 88kW electric motor powered by a Lithium Ion Polymer battery with a claimed 200km range per charge. Extrapolating from the US pricing, this model should start at around $40,000, but the actual price out the door will be less, given the generous incentives offered by the Ontario Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (EVIP). Click here to see how much the EVIP could reduce the cost of an electric vehicle.


IONIQ electric plus
Basically the hybrid plus a larger Lithium Ion Polymer batter for 40km of electric-only capability. Ostensibly, could probably be name hybrid plus, but it's called what it's called. This model will appear in late 2017.

Because there are 3 headrests and 3 seat belts in the rear seating area, there is the potential for an additional $1,000 incentive.


Currently, pricing is not available on the web site

You can read more about the IONIQ vehicles here on the Hyundai web site.