Hyundai launched the unique Ioniq in 2016 in three variants: hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and EV. The Ioniq 5 EV got here alongside in 2021, however Hyundai solely offered 153 Ioniq 5s to American patrons that 12 months. That determine skyrocketed to just about 23,000 items in 2022, making the Ioniq 5 the seventh-best-selling EV within the U.S. that 12 months. Sales jumped once more final 12 months, to simply beneath 34,000 vehicles. The Ioniq 5’s headliner, carpeting, and seat covers are created from recyclable sugar cane-based supplies, and the lengthy wheelbase and quick overhangs are designed to guard the occupants and batteries within the occasion of a crash. Interior highlights embody a 12.3-inch digital dashboard, and an equally-sized infotainment display screen of equal dimension that has Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality.

The Ioniq 5 additionally employs Hyundai’s vehicle-to-load charging system, which permits house owners to make use of the automobile to cost one other EV or energy house home equipment in an emergency. The rooftop photo voltaic panels are an choice on the Ioniq 5, and add as much as 6 kilometers per day to the Ioniq 5’s vary of roughly 375 km (233 miles).

Slashgear tested the upcoming 2025 Ioniq 5N, however there isn’t any phrase but if this 600-horsepower marvel will likely be supplied with the photo voltaic panel choice.