Hyundai i-Oniq Plug-In Hybrid Concpet

Hyundai i-Oniq Plug-In Hybrid Concpet
A one of hybrid cars latest concept and there are many types of plug-in cars; some makers go for battery electrics, others for plug-in hybrids or range-extended electric vehicles.
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At the Geneva Motor Show yesterday, Hyundai unveiled a concept coupe showing how it might package an electric car offering a 75-mile range with a range-extending gasoline-powered generator to add another 360 miles.

The Hyundai i-oniq Concept is a sleek two-door coupe--the company calls it a "sports hatchback"--that evolves the company's "fluidic sculpture" design language by making the character lines and sweeping curves subtler and less dramatic.
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The characteristic Hyundai hexagonal grille remains, but the headlamps sitting on top of the hood are remarkably restrained. Only the high tail--for better aerodynamics--marks this as a brand-new concept car.

Powering the generator is a 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine, with an output roughly similar to that of the 80-kilowatt (107-horsepower) electric motor that drives the wheels.

Hyundai now offers a production 2012 Sonata Hybrid, and has shown concepts for a plug-in hybrid derivation of that drivetrain, as well as a hydrogen fuel-cell powered concept--and its sister company, Kia, is now selling small numbers of its Ray battery electric car in Korea.

It just shows, once again, that a modern global automaker has to place bets on a variety of drivetrains that blend electric drive, gasoline engines, and combinations of the two.

If we had to bet, we suspect this concept may be a hint as to a smaller, inexpensive coupe from Hyundai two or three years hence. Whether it will offer a range-extended electric drive is anyone's guess.

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