Korea’s Hyundai has put the updated hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of its Sonata on display at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2018 Sonata is made in Asan, South Korea and both hybrids are set to launch this year in the States.
Read moreReading tip: According to Tom Moloughney, the CHAdeMO standard could soon lose two big names. He is pretty sure that Hyundai and KIA will start offering their EVs with CCS starting this year. We at electrive.com also heard rumours that the Hyundai Ioniq will not feature a CHAdeMO inlet.
insideevs.com
Video tip: What might look like an ad for constipation medication at first, is actually Hyundai’s newest spot for its Sonata Plug-in Hybrid. The PHEV is said to “have all the benefits of an electric car,” while being a “cure for range anxiety.” And that with an estimated all-electric range of 27 miles…
youtube.com via insideevs.com
Click tip: Brazilian designer Guilerme Kataoka dreams of a Porsche hyper car for the road. His 919 road car is based on renderings of the hybrid LMP1 Le Mans race.
carscoops.com
Video tip: Hybrid Cars reviewed the Hyundai Sonata Plug-in, saying its all-electric range of 27 miles leaves competitors in the dust and justifies the additional 9,000 dollars one has to pay. One flip side: the engine is required to run the heater, even when driving in EV mode.
youtube.com via hybridcars.com
- ADVERTISEMENT -
Reading tip: Plug-In America is giving tips about how to best offer charging at the workplace. It says that charging should not be free, since it could lead to ‘freeloading’ and overloading, saying it is still better when an EV driver charges at home at night, when electricity is cheap and abundant.
pluginamerica.org via autoblog.com
Video tip: At the Detroit Auto Show, Green Car Reports got a closer look at Hyundai’s new 2015 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid. Besides showing both variants inside an out, the video also takes us through the technical details of both versions.
youtube.com via greencarreports.com
