The most recent batch of compact EVs have all but banished the inbuilt range anxiety that used to be the downside of downscaling. Volvo’s EX30, the MINI Electric, and Renault 5 E-Tech have all broken the crucial 200 mile barrier. The next big obstacle is price, with customers ever more attuned to the electric premium and (possibly) becoming less likely to fork out for upscale design to offset it.
Hyundai would argue that upscale and interesting design is very much within its wheelhouse. With models like the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, and a recent focus on synthwave specials like the Pony concept, the Korean carmaker has proved itself unafraid of taking bold steps when building mass market cars.
