First made-in-China Hyundai for Singapore in September

Slated for a September launch, the front-wheel-drive Hyundai Elexio is the brand’s first Chinese-made electric vehicle (EV) in Singapore.

Manufactured by joint-venture Beijing Hyundai, the SUV shares the dedicated EV-architecture that underpins the Ioniq model line and sister brand Kia’s EV6, among others. It will join Hyundai’s other EV models here, including the South Korean-made Kona and Ioniq 9, as well as the assembled-in-Singapore Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6.

At 4,615mm long, the Elexio slots between the Kona Electric (4,350mm) and the Ioniq 5 (4,655mm). Onboard technology includes an ultra-thin 27-inch ultra-thin touchscreen display powered by a Qualcomm 8295 processor.

The version sold in Australia has a 160kW motor and a 88.1kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate battery with a range of up to 562km. Maximum Direct Current fast-charging handles up to 150kW, while with Alternating Current, charging peaks at 10kW.

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