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Hyundai and Canoo team to develop skateboard-based EV platform

Brittany A. Roston | Feb 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based Canoo has teamed up with automaker Hyundai to help develop an all-electric platform for future Kia and Hyundai electric vehicles. This platform will be based on Canoo's own skateboard design, according to the company, which will help lower vehicle prices by simplifying and standardizing the development process. By using Canoo's skateboard architecture, Hyundai also expects to decrease the complexity of its electric vehicle assembly line.

Hyundai adds value to new models with three years of maintenance

Shane McGlaun | Feb 4, 2020

Hyundai has announced that it has added three years of free maintenance on new models of its cars. The free maintenance will come to any who purchase or lease a new 2020 model year Hyundai vehicle. Hyundai's complimentary maintenance program includes oil and filter changes and tire rotation at factory-schedules for three years or 36,000 miles.

2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric rises in range, power and price

Chris Davies | Jan 28, 2020

Hyundai has revealed the 2020 Ioniq Electric, its compact all-electric car, with range and power up for the new model year, as well an increase to the starting price. The automaker is now offering up to 170 miles of range for the EV, a 37-percent improvement over the outgoing car, thanks to a larger battery pack.

This is the flying taxi Hyundai is building for Uber

Chris Davies | Jan 6, 2020

Hyundai and Uber are working on a flying taxi, promising to transport up to five people through city skies, and eventually one day ditch the human pilot, too. It's part of Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision, with a so-called Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) using vertical take-off and electric motors to alleviate road congestion.

This is Hyundai’s vision of city travel: Flying cars and self-driving pods

Chris Davies | Dec 20, 2019

Hyundai plans to bring a flying car to CES 2020, previewing its vision of not only air taxi transportation, but how passengers will move between the ground and the skies. The Hyundai Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) will just be a concept, the South Korean automaker says, but it argues that there are legitimate benefits from spreading the commute upwards.

2020 Hyundai Venue and Sonata pricing announced

Shane McGlaun | Nov 8, 2019

Hyundai has a new entry-level SUV that is launching for car buyers shopping on a budget. The SUV is called the Hyundai Venue, and it starts at $17,250. At that price, the buyers get a 1.6-liter DPI 4-cylinder engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. Buyers who want that SUV with a 6-speed Smartstream IVT transmission will pay $18,450. Pricing doesn't include the $1,095 destination charge.

2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric range increase official ahead of big EV push

Chris Davies | Nov 7, 2019

Hyundai is going on an electrification spree, promising eight new "alternatively fueled vehicles" by 2022 as the 2020 Ioniq Electric lands with significantly greater range. The South Korean automaker says that it plans to have 13 different eco-focused models in its line-up by 2022, spanning an array of different drivetrains.

Hyundai’s striking fuel-cell truck concept looks nothing like we expected

Ewdison Then | Oct 22, 2019

Hyundai may be one of the few automakers with a hydrogen-powered vehicle on the road, but even that didn't prepare us for its latest fuel cell concept. The Hyundai HDC-6 Neptune is the company's vision of a zero-emission truck, and it's not just the powertrain that sets it apart from other such models.

Hyundai iMax N Drift Bus takes everyone drifting

Shane McGlaun | Oct 21, 2019

Hyundai has unveiled a very cool van that is called the iMax N Drift Bus. The van is a one-off ride that is "inspired by the mischievous spirit of N" and promises to put a smile on faces of the driver and up to seven passengers. Building the van required an engine swap.

Hyundai machine learning Smart Cruise Control debuts

Shane McGlaun | Oct 21, 2019

Hyundai has announced a world's first technology that it called Machine Learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML). SCC-ML is a technology that is meant to incorporate the driver's patterns into the self-driving behavior to create a custom experience for the driver. Hyundai says that the tech is an industry first and plans to implement the technology in the future.

Hyundai reveals 45 EV Concept at IAA 2019

Shane McGlaun | Sep 11, 2019

Hyundai has unveiled its latest EV concept car at IAA 2019 in Germany. The car is called the 45 EV concept, and Hyundai says that the concept foreshadows a "new era" of automotive design at the automaker. The new era of design will focus on electrification, autonomous technology, and intelligent design.

Hyundai 45 EV concept teases something special

Chris Davies | Aug 22, 2019

Hyundai is readying a new all-electric concept car, and if the teaser is anything to go by, we're in for something unusual. The automaker has promised to fully reveal the Hyundai 45 Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in late September, blending cutting-edge drivetrain tech with a conspicuous nod to the past.