Far from just making EVs as most other ASEAN countries are aspiring to do, Singapore has already gone one step further by producing fully autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV robotaxis for export at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS). The first production-ready Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV robotaxis – built at HMGICS – will soon be deployed for active commercial service in the US, starting in 2024. These Ioniq 5 robotaxis are amongst the first fully autonomous SAE Level 4 autonomous veh

Hyundai Energy Indonesia (HEI), a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, is constructing its first EV battery system plant in Indonesia. Located in Cikarang, West Java, and to be built in collaboration between Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia and Hyundai Mobis, investment into the plant is approximately INR 900 billion (~RM 279 million). Mass production is set to begin in the first half of 2024. The primary goal of the battery system plant is to ensure a stable supply of batteries for Hyundai's

There were 20,296 newly registered taxis that went into service in Korea between January to July 2022, according to data from Korea’s Ministry of Transport, extracted by carisyou.com. Of the total, 36.4 percent (7,394 units) were battery electric vehicles (BEVs, or battery EVs). This is a sharp increase from the 1,029 units of electric taxis registered in the whole of 2019. Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is the most popular EV taxi there, with 3,453 units registered in the first 7 months of 2022. This is fol

3 variants to be offered Up to 306 PS/605 Nm with AWD 430 km WLTP range Following the announcement that bookings for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 are open in Malaysia, its preliminary specs have been shared with us by Hyundai dealers. As mentioned in the earlier report, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 will be available with battery pack options of either 58 kWh or 72.6 kWh across three variants – Base, High, and Premium. The Base and High variants get the smaller 58-kWh battery capacity with a single motor (170 PS/3

CKD Ioniq 5 to launch in Indonesia Standard Range and Long Range variants, all RWD World's first production of Ioniq 5 outside of Korea Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) will start local assembly (CKD) production of its fully electric Ioniq 5 soon. It’s probably the world’s first CKD production for the electric compact SUV. Currently, the Ioniq 5 is only produced at Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan plant. According to our sister-site Autofun Indonesia, the Indonesian market Ioniq 5 will be launc

Instantaneous torque, ground-hugging feel, and impeccable traction. It is hard to beat the performance potential of electric cars, which is why Kia Australia’s boss believes that the new Kia EV6 electric car will supersede the Stinger to become the brand’s performance icon. According to CarAdvice, Kia Australia’s boss hinted that the EV6 will “be the next step up in performance sharpness” and ultimately inherit the Stinger’s role as the performance car flagship. On paper, it is easy to see why.