Hyundai Ioniq News
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The Ioniq 5, 6, and 7 will carry on the name of the hybrid efficiency leader, while the Kona Electric is likely to remain the EV price leader from Hyundai.
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2017-2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric recalled for rare unintended-acceleration issue
A bad electrical ground is being blamed for a rare issue potentially creating continued acceleration after the driver lifts off the pedal.
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Hyundai Ioniq Electric, Mini Cooper SE top Tesla on greenest cars list for 2021
The Ioniq Electric, Cooper SE, and Toyota Prius Prime beat the Tesla Model 3—and battery size has everything to do with it.
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2021 Hyundai Ioniq lineup gets slight price hike, with Ioniq 5 EV debut soon
With the bow of the Ioniq 5 electric crossover this month, the automaker's Prius fighter faces an uncertain future.
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Review update: 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid wants to be in charge
The Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid offers impressive efficiency and all-electric driving, but in four-seasons use it effectively chooses when that happens.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: 170-mile EV inherits good stuff from Kona Electric
The Ioniq Electric is one of the most affordable and efficient EVs on the market, and for 2020 it gains more range and a suite of new tech features.
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The Hyundai Ioniq lineup gets more active-safety features and a refreshed interior, but all the important mile and mpg numbers remain.
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At $79 a month, is this the best electric-car lease deal of 2019?
The best lease deal of the year on an electric car could be this $79/month lease on the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric range boosted to 170 miles for very efficient EV
U.S. EPA ratings have confirmed that the Ioniq Electric is rated at 170 miles with its larger 38-kwh battery pack, arriving in 2020.
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2020 Honda Insight doesn't budge versus Ioniq, Corolla Hybrid
The Honda Insight hybrid sedan enters its second model year with slight price changes. It retains an impressive list of included driver safety aids.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric gets more range and power, faster charging—in Europe
The 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric will get a big boost in range along with more power when it goes on sale later this year in Europe. New specs released by Hyundai's European sales organization point to a significant update to the car, though when Green Car Reports reached out to Hyundai's U.S. arm...
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Best deals on electric, plug-in, and hybrid cars for March 2019
As more and more long-range electric cars such as the Audi e-tron quattro, the long-range Nissan Leaf Plus, and the Kia Niro and Soul EVs make their way onto the market, some are starting to offer great deals. Every month, our partners at CarsDirect.com sift through all the deals offered that month...
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Presidents' Day Weekend typically brings deals in car showrooms. And this month is no exception. As electric-car fans wait for a slew of new models to hit the market this spring, some of the same cars that have made up recent months' best deals appear again. Two, however, are recent entrants. Our partners at CarsDirect who come up with our list of best deals every month note that this weekend could bring out some even better deals, as Presidents' Day weekend has historically been the Black Friday of car shopping. Here are the best deals they found this month: Electric car Until the new Kia...
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Hyundai and Kia EVs may just avoid "compliance car" stigma, but is that enough?
The Kia Niro EV that we drove earlier this week is one of the year’s best new green vehicles, and a great long-range electric car. However, unless you happen to live in one of several specific states and regions, the chances that you’ll see one are quite low. Based on conversations with...
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Tesla layoffs, US-built VW electric car, an electrified Detroit: The Week in Reverse
Which Chinese automaker showed an electric minivan in Detroit? What upcoming SUV will underpin a new "elegant" electric from Lincoln? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 18, 2019. Last week, the CES show in Las Vegas...
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Recall alert: Hyundai Ioniq in the hot seat
Hyundai is recalling 10,575 Ioniq Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models from 2017 and 2018 to replace a wiring relay in the drive system. The recall mirrors a similar problem announced last month with the Ioniq's platform-mate, the Kia Niro, which was also recalled. Bad connections in a drive-system...
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Hyundai unplugs its electric-car subscription plan
Hyundai’s “Unlimited+” electric-car subscription plan, which was only offered in Southern California but originally destined for wider rollout, won’t be coming back at all on the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric, the automaker confirmed last week. When the program was first...
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Tesla Model 3 range-efficiency edge is a serious market strength
Although Tesla may still sometimes be finding its way in terms of how to build cars themselves, it retains a distinct advantage over pretty much every other automaker in one respect: superb power management. Buried in the company’s third-quarter 2018 financial results—hailing a...
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The 2019 Hyundai Ioniq returns this year as an inexpensive alternative for green car shoppers on a budget. Its lineup has fully matured now; the Ioniq is available as an affordable hybrid, a slightly more expensive plug-in hybrid, or a fully electric model available in limited areas. We say: green, greener, or greenest—no bad pick. The most notable change for the Ioniq this year is the addition of standard automatic emergency braking on the Hybrid SEL, the bread-and-butter trim level that likely starts at just more than $25,000 (Hyundai hasn't yet announced pricing for the 2019 models)...
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Battery shortage interrupts Hyundai Ioniq Electric sales
Just when it looked like sales might take off for a variety of electric cars, a global battery shortage has put a damper on sales of models from Hyundai. We got a heads up from a Canadian reader that customer orders for the Ioniq Electric in Canada have been put on hold due to a global shortage of...
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2018 Hyundai Ioniq Electric "Unlimited" subscription more limited this year
While global demand for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric appears to be strong, supplies have remained limited. The battery-electric compact hatchback, rated at 124 miles of range by the EPA, forgoes the "weird styling" of contenders like the previous Nissan Leaf. In the U.S., however, the all-electric...
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Which electric car is your favorite? Twitter poll results
Many times our polls deal with weighty issues—climate change, renewable energy, the effects of denying science—or survey expectations for the future. But sometimes we just do a "Pick one!" kind of poll. That's what we did last week, when we asked Twitter followers to name their favorite...
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Which electric car is your favorite? Take our Twitter poll
This week's Geneva auto show has seen lots of news about new electric cars, but almost all of them come from luxury brands. The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace has made its debut, Aston Martin announced its Lagonda brand would be dedicated to all-electric vehicles, and so forth. That's all very nice, but what...
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2018 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid winter gas mileage review
Nearly a year ago, we published a gas-mileage review on the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, the South Korean brand's Toyota Prius challenger. We saw 49.5 miles per gallon over 565 miles of driving. Now, we've tested the Ioniq Hybrid in more extreme conditions, on the cold, wintry roads of Detroit, Michigan...
Brandon Turkus