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‘Ioniq 5’to check Tesla… Global war in full swing

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Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled’Ioniq 5′, a platform exclusively for electric vehicles.

You can go 500km with a single charge, and it is noteworthy whether it can prevent Tesla, which is dominant in the electric car market.

This is Bae Sam-jin.

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The’E-GMP’ method of placing the battery on the floor was applied, and it can run 500km with one charge.

It can be charged at 100 km for 5 minutes and 80% for fast charging within 18 minutes.

It is similar in size to Tucson, but the interior is wider as the interior tunnel section of the internal combustion locomotive disappears.

It is expected to be released in April, and if you receive a subsidy, you can buy it at around 40 million won.

“Innovation of new EV mobility through a wide interior space and innovation (space innovation) based on the overwhelming 3-meter wheelbase, and new technology that can utilize the power in the vehicle from the outside…”

The competitive model is’Model Y’recently released by Tesla.

A medium-sized SUV can ride up to 7 people, and in the case of a long range trim, it can travel 505 km with one charge, and 270 km with a 15-minute quick charge.

As Tesla decided to drastically reduce production costs through battery improvements in the second half, competition is expected to intensify.

Volkswagen, GM, and Benz are also releasing platform vehicles for electric vehicles one after another, and the global battle is expected to intensify.

Hyundai Motor Company plans to release 12 electric vehicle models by 2025, and sell 560,000 electric vehicles, which is 10% of the total production.

This is Samjin Bae on Yonhap News TV.

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