Car news today: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N on sale, Mercedes clarifies EV plan, and more – 23 February 2024

Thanks for joining us this Friday February twenty third 2024. Notably in automobile news this present day: Hyundai’s hot contemporary Ioniq 5 N is now officially readily accessible in Australia and Mercedes-Benz has shifted its focal level on electrical autos, with the plan now for 50 p.c of total automobile sales to be EV by 2030.

Browse this regain 22 situation:

• Hyundai Ioniq 5 N launches in Australia
• Mercedes-Benz pushes support on EVs
• Stellantis: “Chinese language [EVs] are a mountainous threat good now”
• Reviewed: 2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan Hybrid [max 10 words]

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N now on sale in Australia

• Hyundai Australia has commenced sales of its Ioniq 5 N performance EV, with the sporty mannequin priced from $111,000 sooner than on-street charges.

• Key specs encompass a 448kW/740Nm dual electrical motor setup, selectable simulated dual-snatch transmission, 21-shuffle alloy wheels, Pirelli P Zero tyres and N Grin Enhance plan which will increase vitality to 478kW.

• The Ioniq 5 N uses a 84kWh battery pack (80kWh usable) and is in a position to sprinting to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds. The contemporary EV will have the opportunity to hit a high speed of 260km/h thanks to a high-RPM rear motor.

• Hyundai claims the Ioniq 5 N will have the opportunity to hotfoot up to 448km (WLTP) on a single trace. The contemporary electrical N is 80mm longer, 50mm wider and 20mm decrease than a primitive Ioniq 5.

• With all that vitality and routine spec comes with some sacrifices: Hyundai’s first electrical N mannequin is a hefty thing, weighing in at 2230kg.

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Mercedes-Benz mannequin vary will be 50% EV, 50% combustion in 2030

• German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz will prolong its shift to going all-electrical, delaying a opinion for 100% EV sales by 2030. It now says this would possibly perchance perchance merely protect combustion powertrains “neatly past the 2020s” as it restructures its EV approach.

• Per reviews by Reuters, Mercedes-Benz’s chief govt officer Ola Kallenius has launched that 50 p.c of the emblem’s electrical lineup will be fully electrical by 2030.

• The decision delays a outdated announcement that half of the German luxury trace’s autos would possibly perchance perchance well be electrical in 2025.

• Mercedes-Benz mentioned good three years within the past that would possibly perchance perchance be fully-electrical by 2030, but this has since modified as seek knowledge from for electrical autos has begun to slack in some markets.

• Globally in 2023, good under 12 p.c of Mercedes-Benz automobile and SUV sales contain been of fully-electrical autos.

Stellantis brands to compete extra closely with Chinese language EVs

• Stellantis – which owns brands collectively with Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jeep, Opel, Peugeot and RAM – has voiced pastime in building powerful cheaper electrical autos to compete with extra inexpensive Chinese language automobile brands.

• Chief govt officer, Carlos Tavares per MotorTrend: “the Chinese language are a mountainous threat good now”.

• Tavares says the predominant plan would possibly perchance perchance well be to reach trace parity between electrical and combustion engines by doubling battery cell manufacturing to make them smaller, lighter, and extra trace effective.

• But Tavares does not want to power US patrons to enter buying diminutive inexpensive autos. He mentioned that, within the spoil,  “map of life will prevail”.

• Several Stellantis EVs are within the works, or are already in manufacturing, equivalent to the Ram 1500 EV, the Jeep Avenger and the Alfa Romeo Milano.

2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan Hybrid reviewed

• Chasing Vehicles editor Tom Baker’s review of the 2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan Hybrid changed into published, which incorporated in-depth insight into the Sedan i30’s frugal gas effectivity and day-to-day livability.

• Baker idea the Hyundai handled thoroughly and had a happy dart, while the sedan also displayed decent practicalities equivalent to a mountainous support seat and boot.
• Doubtless the most not-so-appropriate-capabilities for the i30 Sedan Hybrid contain been its slack uphill acceleration and that its powertrain can even be noisy when worked engaging.

READ: Hyundai i30 Sedan hybrid 2024 review

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