the ionic 6 is arguably the most fiercely debated vehicle to come from hyundai in its relatively
short history as an automaker it's a love-hate situation for many people that were waiting for
the duplicate of the prolific prophecy concept however the amount of criticism that it receives
whenever the issue of the design is raised is an indication of the strong level of interest at
garners and goes to tell you that there is still enormous demand for such a car that's because the
availability of electric sedans in the marketplace is still far and few between sure there are models
like the tesla model s the porsche taken and now the highly touted mercedes-benz eqs but these 100
000 plus cars are out of reach for many consumers in areas such as north america and korea where
large sedans still enjoy popularity evs like ionic 6 is certainly a very desirable product indeed
in the understanding of the circumstances hyundai is putting the ionic 6 through a last
minute revision before the release which was originally slated to be early 2022.
we have already touched upon this matter in our previous episode but we will dig deeper into it
along with how hyundai would manage to produce all the evs that they are promising in the near future
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on the question that's presented at the end of the video in our previous episode we reported
that the ionix 6 will undergo a revision and an upgrade that will include the front and the
rear end redesign with longer overall length in an effort to bring the production sedan closer
to the prophecy concept with a distinctive four-door coupe styling that was seen as a
threat to the likes of the porsche taken and abby etron gt and not the 1996 hyundai elantra
that the prototype seemed to have resembled as many people in korea has mockingly described
in addition another biggest change to the vehicle that would see during the revision is the range
the engineers at hyundai were busy working to solve the biggest weakness of the egmp-based
evs when it came to head-to-head comparison with the formidable tesla and it appears that hyundai
has solved this very problem not by increasing the capacity of the battery which is expensive
and inefficient due to its heavy weight but by optimizing the egmp's power electric system module
the power electric system of an ev is comprised of the motor for power generation
ev transmission for reduction inverter for energy conversion and integrated electronics
with the improvement that the engineers were able to make the new system is now more efficient than
the original system that was used in models such as the ionic 5 the kia ev6 and the genesis gt60
it's not that the original system was bad in fact it still is one of the most advanced systems
in the world with its 800 volts architecture delivering the industry-leading 18-minute charge
time to 80 faster than that of the previous record holder porsche taken with 22.5 minutes charge time
and achieving a 300 mile range from its 77.4 kilowatt hours battery which is respectable if
not better than most of the competitions most except for tesla that is the company that has
virtually pioneered the industry by offering exceptionally long ranged electric vehicles
tesla enjoyed an advantage over other evs in the market by not relying on the battery size only but
making its power electric system extraordinarily efficient as a result ionic 6's closest competitor
the tesla model 3 delivers 353 miles or 568 kilometers from its 82 kilowatt hours battery
with the improvement made in the egmp's power electric system the new range is
expected to be in well excess of 311 miles or 500 kilometers as originally anticipated
and reach a figure in the neighborhood of the tesla's the ionic 6 will be the first model to
benefit from this enhancement but it won't be the last as you may already be aware from watching
our channel hyundai has some pretty ambitious plans for its ev future the sub fifty thousand
dollars ionic six is the only beginning of what is to be expected from hyundai next year in an
attempt to preemptively dominate the ev industry before others catch up to the lead that it enjoys
from successfully developing the awe-inspiring 800 volts ultra-fast charging egmp dedicated ev
platform and launching the phenomenal ionic 5 and the kia ev6 in succession that immediately became
the benchmark for others to follow the korean auto giant has decided to expedite the release of five
all new eevee models in 2022 from the original plan of 2025 to complete the full ev lineup to
become a first ever company legacy or otherwise to accomplish such feat joining the 2022 german car
of the year ionic 5c segment crossover the all-new models will include the sonata sized ionic 6 sedan
a fiat 500e sized a-segment crossover a kona sized b segment suv a santa fe size d segment suv and a
kia carnival sized minivan covering all possible segments with the super hot end model of the ioniq
5 with the expected horsepower of nearly 600 to join the group in late 2022 at this point the
natural inclination would be to ask how is hyundai going to build all these products seeing that the
korean company had a massive supply problem despite releasing highly desirable products
like ionic five this year as the fifth largest car manufacturer in the world with an annual capacity
of 7.5 million cars a year building millions of cars in a short amount of time has never
posed problems for the hyundai group which is comprised of hyundai kia and genesis branded cars
with factories located all over the world in fact the company has a long-term objective
of producing 1 million electric vehicles by the year 2025 and as a first step hyundai is nearly
doubling its production of electric vehicles from humble 166 000 units this year to 300 000 units
a year in 2022 which is nearly the size of the entire electric car market of the us the supply
of batteries was the major factor behind the production problem to meet the exceedingly high
demand but according to hyundai the company has now secured enough batteries to produce all the
evs until 2023 through its current supply chain that includes sk innovation and lg energy solution
and from 2024 hyundai will produce its own batteries from its new joint venture
battery cell manufacturing plant in indonesia in conjunction with lg energy solution to secure over
10 gigawatt hours annually so it's safe to say that hyundai will be able to manufacture as many
evs as it pleases without having to worry about the battery supply issues this is in addition
to the myriad of r d the company is investing in to improve the current lithium-ion battery to the
level of the solid-state battery and ultimately to release solid-state battery-powered eva after
one case in point is the plan to utilize the latest lithium metal battery that an american
battery technology firm ses which hyundai has invested in along with the compatriot battery
giant's lg and sk has developed by the year 2025. the lithium metal battery has an energy capacity
of 417 watt hours per kilogram compared to 250 to 300 watt hours for the existing lithium ion
battery which would result in a 30 percent longer range on average also it even charges faster than
the current system at 12 minutes from 10 to 90 so the future looks great for ionic 6 and the rest
of the hyundai evs that are on their way in the next few years with the promise of great design
and performance that suits everyone's budget and needs hyundai evs are already one of the
most advanced in the world with 800 volts ultra fast charging the v2l and real car appointments
with high quality fit and finish that only a top rated legacy automaker is able to deliver
and now with the improved range that would finally liberate hyundai from being an underdog
tesla which is now one of the biggest companies in the world by attaining one trillion dollars market
capitalization that they achieved in just a decade since they sold its first electric car may soon
face the biggest threat in its history as for the end of the video question with the improvement in
the range which was hyundai's biggest drawback when compared with the industry-leading tesla
and the increase in the selection of the models with flowing supply be enough to convince people
that are loyal to tesla to jump ship and choose hyundai electric vehicles instead please vote and
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