It is absolutely true that the demand for electric vehicles is higher than ever. But how is the sale of expensive or luxury electric cars, many people have many questions.
Many people may think that few such cars are sold. Let us inform you in this context, if you have such an idea, then you are thinking wrong. Because the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has established itself as one of the most popular models in the premium electric vehicle segment. Statistics say that on an average, about a hundred of these cars are being sold in India every month.
Hyundai
Ioniq 5 is the bestselling premium EV in India
Why so popular? What's
in this Hyundai Ioniq 5? Let us know the various details of the car from the
Korean company. Last year the model won important awards like 'World Car of the
Year'. The Ioniq 5 also holds a 5-star rating in the Euro NCAP crash test.
Which deserves praise.
Unique safety features
set this flagship model of Hyundai apart from other vehicles in the market. In
a recent interview, Hyundai Motor India's Chief Operating Officer Tarun Garg
said that a total of 14,000 units of the Ioniq 5 model have been sold in the
last 14 months. In other words, Hyundai is selling an average of 100 units per
month. The car is priced at Rs 45.95 lakh (ex-showroom). He mentioned that the
company has announced an investment of Rs 26,000 crore to increase production
capacity at its Chennai factory, localize new models and battery packs. As a
result, the company believes that the price of battery electric vehicles will
decrease from 2025.
Hyundai
Ioniq 5 : Specifications
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and
Ioniq 6 are based on the Electric Global Modular Platform or E-GMP
architecture. It has a 72.6 kWh battery pack. An electric motor is present to
transmit power to the wheels, producing 160 kW and 350 Nm of torque. A 350 kW
DC First charging system can charge the battery from 19-80% in 18 minutes.
Again, a 150 kW DC fast charger takes 21 minutes to charge the same amount. The
company claims that the car offers a range of 631 km (ARAI certified) on a full
charge.