The future of the Hyundai i10 is to become a small cheap electric car. Hyundai is determined to take on the Dacia Spring in Europe in the field of 100% electric urban mobility. The South Korean manufacturer’s commitment to fully electric city cars is beginning to take shape.
hyundai is determined to storm the market for cheap electric cars. The South Korean manufacturer has launched all its machinery with the aim of giving life to the IONIQ family. A new generation electric line of which two models have already been unveiled, the IONIQ 5 and the IONIQ 6. What’s more, the IONIQ 5 has been available at our dealerships for some time. However, both models are far from being affordable electric ones.
What plans does Hyundai have for the access segments? In Europe there are hardly a handful of affordable electrics available. Despite this, this market niche is called to play a crucial and leading role in the process of transition to sustainable mobility in which our automotive industry finds itself. Hyundai wants to be a category leader.
Hyundai puts the Dacia Spring in its sights
The brand plans the development of a small price electric car affordable with which to face, among other models, the Dacia Spring. About a year ago the first reports about the Hyundai’s rival for Dacia’s electric. After a long period of time without news about this project, a senior official of the company has clarified several issues in this regard.
Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, Head of Marketing for Hyundai Europe, has confirmed that the company has on the agenda the launch of a small electric car that is characterized, among other things, by its affordable sale price. However, he warns that it will take time to materialize this idea in a series production vehicle.
Automakers are accelerating their electrification plans as Europe tightens emissions regulations. We have the clear example of the Volkswagen Group, which is already working on its new family of small electric cars. Some models that will be marketed under the Volkswagen, Skoda and CUPRA brands.
Hyundai’s €20,000 electric car
Hofmann has highlighted that Hyundai’s cheap electric future will be priced similarly to the new models that the Volkswagen Group plans. Namely, the goal is set at €20,000: “Everyone in the industry knows that the target for these types of vehicles is €20,000.” Hyundai’s senior official stressed the difficulties presented by the electrification of urban cars and how difficult it is to make these models profitable.
Hyundai has set out to launch of 11 new electric vehicles in Europe by 2030. This new electric is positioned as the natural replacement for the current Hyundai i10. A model that, let us remember, premiered a generation in 2019. Therefore, it still has a long way to go before talking about a replacement or, directly, a generational change. It is one of the few models in its segment that, to date, has not succumbed to electrification.
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