Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric car with 481 km range to be launched in India this year

Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric car is going to be launched in India this year, ie 2022. Recently Hyundai’s subsidiary Kia announced the launch of its first electric car EV6 in India in 2022 and now, Hyundai has also announced the launch of its all-electric IONIQ 5 car in India this year. The company has said that with the IONIQ 5, the company’s battery electric vehicle plan will start in India.

Hyundai through a press release announced the launch of the IONIQ 5 electric car in India in 2022. This electric car from Hyundai is built on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which has been specially designed for battery electric vehicles. This electric SUV was introduced globally in February 2021.

The powertrain of this electric car is capable of generating power of 301bhp. This SUV comes with two battery pack options – 58kWh and 72kWh. However, at the moment it is not clear whether it will be brought to India with both the options or with one option. The top speed of this electric car is 185 kmph and it is capable of achieving a maximum range of 481 km. It gets two electric motor layouts, one with rear motor only and the other with rear and front motor options. The rear motor variant of the SUV is also equipped with an electric all wheel drive system.

Another feature of this is its charging capability. The company claims that this car can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in just 18 minutes and just 5 minutes of charging can run this electric car for 100 kilometers. These are certainly impressive figures.

Talking about other attractive features of the car, it gets a 12-inch touchscreen system and the gear selector is given behind the steering wheel. In this crossover model, the company has given pop up door handles, huge black roof and beautiful 20-inch alloy wheels.