It was actually not that way back that non-Tesla electrical automobiles had fewer than 100 miles of vary on a full cost. Then that climbed to 100 miles, then 150 miles, then 200 miles … and we see now that (headline above) that the Hyundai IONIQ 6 is coming to city with a whopping 361 miles of vary.
The typical American drives about 40 miles a day. That’s sufficient vary for a full week plus about two further days left within the battery in order to not go away your self in threat of any “vary nervousness.” It’s extra seemingly you’d cost up each night time or each different night time, however I simply discovered {that a} enjoyable means to consider it.
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That EPA-rated 361 miles is after all for the longest-range model of the 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6, the IONIQ 6 SE Lengthy Vary RWD trim. And that’s thanks partly to the car’s excellent aerodynamics, with this trim getting a “gas effectivity” score of 140 MPGe. “IONIQ 6’s 140 mixed MPGe score matches two Lucid Air fashions which can be on the high of Fueleconomy.gov’s 2023 Top Ten Vehicles checklist,” Hyundai notes.
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Six completely different trims acquired EPA rankings, with ones with the bottom vary nonetheless having 270 miles of vary — a lot. These are all-wheel drive (AWD) variations that pack a bit extra punch within the energy division and are a bit heavier. Right here’s the complete desk of vary and MPGe rankings:
Desk courtesy of Hyundai.
All in all, the IONIQ 6 is a really compelling new electrical car. And, until my eyes or mind deceive me, it’s received a little bit of a throwback look to the GM EV1 and Honda Perception EV from the 1990s — however, after all, a lot better trying. I might presume that’s not an intentional nod to these OG EVs from non-Hyundai automakers, however reasonably from the goal of constructing a hyper-efficient car. The nearer you get to perfection, the extra it’s a must to comply with sure tips or guidelines of physics.
“IONIQ 6’s ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.22 is assisted by a low nostril, energetic air flaps, wheel hole reducers, elliptical wing-inspired spoiler with winglet, slight boattail construction, separation traps on either side of the rear bumper, full underbody cowl, deflectors and decreased wheel-arch gaps,” Hyundai writes.
“Regularly bettering the effectivity of our automobiles is all the time a high precedence for our improvement groups,” says Olabisi Boyle, vice chairman of product planning and mobility technique at Hyundai Motor North America. “As a substitute of simply including a bigger battery to extend the vary, we selected to optimize IONIQ 6’s aerodynamic efficiency and its Electrical-World Modular Platform for effectivity to supply these lengthy driving ranges.” Congratulations to Hyundai. It’s a job properly executed, as confirmed by the EPA rankings.
The IONIQ 6 is definitely a sexy car. I sit up for seeing one dwell within the wild!
Many extra particulars on the IONIQ 6 can be found here. The one huge element we don’t have but is pricing, however estimates are that it’s going to begin across the mid-$40,000s and stand up to the mid-$50,000s as a beginning value for the very best trim. Certainly, with EPA vary out now, it gained’t be lengthy till we’ve got official pricing.
