South Korea · Original 28 kWh South Korean launch specification · March 2016

Hyundai Ioniq Electric

Hyundai built one slippery hatchback body for three kinds of electrified driving, and the Electric version used no petrol engine at all.

Electric vehicles

Exterior · Photo shows exact-model-and-year-launch-display-market-trim-unverified. Commons identifies a 2016 Ioniq Electric launch display. It verifies the launch-era exterior but not a South Korean domestic-market trim or final customer-production specification.
2016 Hyundai Ioniq Electric at the Geneva Motor Show · Pablo Montoya · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A place in vehicle history

More than a set of wheels.

Hyundai revealed the battery-electric Ioniq in March 2016 as part of the first car family offered with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric powertrains in one body. The launch EV used a 28 kWh lithium-ion-polymer battery; it must not be confused with the later 38.3 kWh update or with either petrol-electric Ioniq.

Look a little closer.

Its drag coefficient was just 0.24, helping the modest 28 kWh battery carry the car farther by slipping through the air efficiently.

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Three electrified choices, one planned body

Hyundai designed the Ioniq as a dedicated electrified model rather than converting an ordinary petrol hatchback. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric versions shared the aerodynamic shape but used different rear suspension, luggage space and power systems.

Source: Hyundai Worldwide · Ioniq vehicle history ↗

Keep the original battery separate from the update

The 2016 technical sheet lists 28 kWh, 120 PS and a 280 km European target. Later Ioniq Electric cars gained a 38.3 kWh battery and different motor, charging and range figures, so those numbers do not belong to this launch profile.

Source: Hyundai News · 2016 Ioniq technical specifications ↗

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