recently we talked about the first ever egmp-based electric suv which is to be a seven-seater
expected to be called ev7 the three-row suv is the next dedicated electric vehicle to come from kia
after the successful ev6 crossover which has become german car of the year as well as what
car's car of the year among countless other accolades for being one of the world's most
sophisticated evs with its ultra-fast charging capability and innovative features like v2l
the kia ev7 will essentially be the stretched version of the ev6 expected to share most of
its outstanding drivetrain and battery with the smaller brother the ev7 will however
overlap with another 7-seater model in kia's lineup which is the all-new sorrento which has
become a full three-row suv for those seeking an economical and more compact alternative to the
larger kia telluride that can cost up to fifty thousand dollars also it's garnering explosive
popularity especially in its native korea because of the new hybrid power plant kia's sister company
hyundai however has been receiving the short end of the new model allotment as it does not
currently have a smaller seven-seater alternative to its large suv palisade at least not in north
america well that's about to change in this issue of auto vision we will explore what hyundai has
in store for people seeking economically sound people mover that's also eco-friendly
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to start off the topic of this episode is another internal combustion engine based car and you might
be wondering why hyundai is bothering with the ice cars at all at this point when the company is
firmly destined to become a zero emission company in the near future the hyundai motor group is now
third largest manufacturer in the world and the bulk of the more than seven million vehicles
produced are still internal combustion engine cars this means hyundai still has a commitment to the
millions of consumers worldwide from not only the developed countries that are already well
into the ev realm that might be impatient with the hyundai supply issues with the latest evs
but also to the developing countries that account for a large share of the overall sales however
the eager korean company did recently set the ev sales target of 1.7 million units by 2025 on route
to its mission of attaining full carbon neutrality by the year 2024 this figure is in fact increased
from the original 1 million units target aided by its recent success in europe with its latest surge
in sales due to the introduction of dedicated ev models such as the ionic 5 and the ev6
however these sales targets seem very aggressive considering that the sales target for 2022 is only
220 000 units but not as aggressive as the plan of selling 50 of all vehicle sales from evs by 2030.
so how is hyundai going to scale up the production of evs in such a short time in addition to
investing in the development and production of batteries to cover for the future production of
the evs ranging from the low-cost lfp batteries to the state-of-the-art solid-state batteries to be
produced in all corners of the world with the help of the compatriot sk and lg as well as through
joint ventures with the likes of the battery giant catl hyundai is only developing ice cars that can
easily be converted into evs at will to scale up the eevee production when the timing is right
without the need to spend a lot of time and effort to develop entirely new electric vehicles
hyundai's latest third generation platform also known as the m3 platform has been developed just
to serve that purpose hyundai's m3 platform is a highly modular platform that can easily be
converted from internal combustion hybrid and plug-in hybrid to battery electric and even
hydrogen fuel cell electric that allows free exchange of power plants within the platform
the latest platform now underpins most of the products from the hyundai motor group
including the latest nero hybrid and eevee with the plan to convert every existing product in the
lineup to the new platform when the renewal is up one of such products is the next generation
hyundai santa fe santa fe has been one of the best-selling mid-size suvs in the u.s consistently
selling while over 100 000 units every year since 2014. also it used to be the best-selling mid-size
sports utility vehicle in the domestic korean market but the sales plummeted last year with the
introduction of the brand new kia sorrento which is in direct competition with santa fe outselling
the hyundai counterpart by nearly two to one it wasn't like hyundai wasn't prepared for the
arrival of the all-new sorrento which was to be a tough car to beat with the new hybrid power plants
as hyundai has also put its santa fe through highly unusual early facelift and mid-cycle
upgrade in time to compete aside from the usual design refresh hyundai has amazingly put santa fe
through a platform change mid-year which is highly unusual and unorthodox only after two years since
the introduction of the fourth generation model hyundai decided to change the underpinning to the
aforementioned third generation platform without changing the base vehicle itself
a feat that's possible only due to the highly modular nature of the m3 platform the reason for
it was to adopt the newest turbocharged hybrid and plug-in hybrid power plant that was also to
be going into the new sorrento which was built on the third generation platform from the ground up
however all the efforts of hyundai didn't mean much at the end of the day because the refreshed
design was deemed too polarizing and that the three-row seating arrangement that was included
to give the santa fe the fighting chance against the similarly equipped sorrento was declared
insufficient and feeble in its attempt with the limitation of the size constraint imposed by the
original design of the santa fe so hyundai as aggressive of a company as they are they are
having another go at it planet to be launched at the end of 2022 for sale in the beginning of 2023
is the all-new fifth generation santa fe this time built from the scratch on the latest m3 platform
to leap all the benefits that the platform has to offer this includes not only the full range
of ice power plants that consists of the gasoline engines in various displacements as well as the
turbocharged hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines which will be mostly unchanged from the outgoing
model but there is now the pure electric version that's planned the details are sketchy at this
moment as to what electric power system will go into the next generation santa fe but we know that
it will be the same system as the one that's currently being developed for the incredibly
popular hyundai carnival minivan that's also expected to be electrified with the same target
release date of the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023 we expect the ev power plant to be similar
to that of the outstanding nero ev which has made a conversion to the third generation platform
the nero ev features a 64 kilowatt hour battery with a 201 horsepower front-wheel driving motor
that's legendary for achieving up to 300 miles in real life despite its published range of 239 miles
the range can be further extended by the use of the 77.4 kilowatt hour battery which has made its
introduction in genesis's electrified gv70 also based on the third generation platform in addition
to enable all-wheel drive functionality the all-new santa fe could adopt the dual-motor
power electric system that ranges from 232 horsepower all the way up to 321 horsepower
borrowed from the ionic 5. as for the exterior design it's expected to be an extension of
tucson's parametric design theme based on the brand's sensuous sportiness identity
just like found in the recent elantra and now the ionic 5 angular body panels and chiseled
surfaces create a contrast with the voluptuous fenders and sleek silhouette the new santa fe
front will also be similar to tucson's as well which offers a parametric dual pattern grill that
enhances its futuristic look as mentioned before the expected release is in early 2023 with a bit
of increase in the starting price the latest kia niro has been released in korea with about a 10
increase in pricing with the drivetrain that has also remained largely unchanged we expect
the price increase to be about the same for santa fe with the starting price to be just under 30 000
the electric version starting price is expected to be 47 000 which may be considered a bargain
for a 7-seater ev there is the dedicated seven-seater electric suv coming as well
from hyundai that's equivalent to the kia ev7 that we have featured in our previous episode
but that's a topic for later so please stay tuned as for the end of the video question how do you
feel about hyundai's strategy in building evs based on ice cars to meet its ultimate ev target
do you think they should concentrate on building more dedicated evs as soon as possible
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