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Hyundai, an independent electric car brand, was scheduled to launch online in February, but it was finally postponed. Hyundai Motor recently announced its latest release date, with its official website showing that IONIQ 5 will be officially released at 16:00 South Korean time on February 23, 2021 (15:00 Beijing time that day).

IONIQ is Hyundai's independent pure electric brand, its Chinese name is Agni Krypton, and IONIQ 5 is the brand's first pure electric car. From the relevant pictures published on the official website, the overall design of the modern IONIQ 5 basically continues the modern 45 EV concept car, with a closed front face, headlights and China net, and the internal daytime driving lights have a very high degree of recognition. It is understood that the length, width and height of modern IONIQ 5 are 4640/1890/1600mm and the wheelbase is 3000mm.

From the spy photos previously exposed, the modern IONIQ 5 interior layout is relatively simple, using double screen design, the center console physical keys are also relatively few. In addition, the new car uses a dual-spoke steering wheel, and the rear of the steering wheel is also found to be similar to the design of the shift pick, which may be related to energy recovery.

In terms of power, the new car will use pure electric all-wheel drive, with a maximum output power of 230kW (312hp) and a mileage of 450km under WLTP conditions. The new car will also offer a low-endurance version with a mileage of about 354km. According to media reports, delivery of the new car is expected to begin in June this year, and it is likely to be made by Beijing Hyundai.

It is understood that IONIQ is a new electric vehicle brand under Hyundai Motor. After the independence of the brand, Hyundai will have Hyundai, Kia, Genises and IONIQ four brands.

According to the plan, Hyundai plans to launch three new pure electric vehicles in the next three years, the first model IONIQ 5 will be launched in early 2021, the second model of medium-sized SUV; is located as pure electric car IONIQ 6, which will be released in 2022, and the IONIQ 7 positioning large SUV will be launched in early 2024.

Intelligence and electrification will become the development trend of the automobile market, and new energy vehicles will increasingly become the new direction of the development of automobile enterprises. Large automobile manufacturers such as Daimler, BMW, Dongfeng and other large automobile manufacturers have increased their investment in new energy vehicles. Hope to maintain a certain development advantage. However, from the current market point of view, the new energy vehicle market is occupied by Tesla, NIO and other car companies. How these newly launched brands or products should compete with them is an issue that these manufacturers need to pay attention to.

According to the data, Hyundai sold 3744737 vehicles worldwide in 2020, down 15.4% from the same period last year. According to data released by the Federation of passengers, Beijing Hyundai sold 446082 vehicles in 2020, down 35 per cent from a year earlier.

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