The Hyundai motor group has officially unwrapped its new E-GMP electric vehicle architecture. The firm hopes the dedicated platform, which will underpin 25 all-new EVs by 2025, will help it sell one million electric cars in the next five years.
Hyundai’s new platform will be gradually rolled out, appearing first beneath the Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUV in 2021. It’ll be followed by Kia’s upcoming electric crossover, then two additional EVs under Hyundia’s Ioniq sub-brand by 2024 have also been confirmed.
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Like Volkswagen’s MEB platform, Hyundai’s E-GMP architecture is modular, which means it can be used across a broad range of vehicle segments. as well as a spate of SUVs and crossovers, the platform will also underpin a production version of the Hyundai Prophecy saloon concept in 2022.
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Hyundai says that the battery pack has been mounted low down in the chassis for better weight distribution, while the rear axle can also accommodate a five-link suspension system. Rear-wheel drive will be the default setup, although buyers will also be able to spec all-wheel drive.
The battery pack itself will be the most power-dense unit the Hyundai group has ever created, with an energy density 10 per cent greater than that of its current electric vehicles. To eke out as much range as possible, four-wheel drive versions of the platform will also feature a setting which disengages the front motor under low-stress cruising conditions.