1.0EV Talkhttps://evtalk.com.auGeoff Dobsonhttps://evtalk.com.au/author/geoffautomediagroup-co-nz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://evtalk.com.au/hyundai-ioniq-5-launches-locally-later-in-2021/">Hyundai Ioniq 5 launches locally later in 2021</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://evtalk.com.au/hyundai-ioniq-5-launches-locally-later-in-2021/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Hyundai Ioniq 5 launches locally later in 2021” — EV Talk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://evtalk.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hyundai-Ioniq-5-small.jpg16331224Hyundai’s electric Ioniq 5 midsize SUV has been launched in a virtual world premiere event and is expected here in the second half of this year with pricing and local specs due for release closer to the market launch. Its design follows a new BEV electric-global modular platform (E-GMP), but is based on Hyundai’s 1975 Pony, with Ioniq 5 customers able to select from two battery pack options – 58kWh or 72.6kWh – and two electric motor layouts, either with a rear motor only or with both front and rear motors. At the top of the electric motor line-up is