The premium brand of the Hyundai Group appears hesitant to make the switch to EVs scheduled to start in 2025
It seems that hybrids are emerging as the new star of the electrification game, following the recent concerns about the prospects of the EV market. Genesis doesn’t want to miss out on the increasing customer demand, and will reportedly launch hybrids next to its existing lineup of ICE and EV models.
Hyundai Group previously announced that all new Genesis models set to debut from 2025 will have fully electric powertrains. However, a new report suggests that the company is hesitant in making the EV switch, and could use hybrids as an in-between step.
The fully electric range of Genesis currently comprises the GV60, Electrified GV70, and Electrified G80, but only the GV60 rides on an EV-dedicated platform. This could mean that the ICE-powered lineup of G70, GV70, G80, GV80, and GV80 Coupe, are all potential candidates for adopting hybrid technology.
I have a full BEV now but will probably switch to a hybrid once my lease is up. The Electrify America charging network is so bad and makes road trips extremely frustrating, even in California. Most of the time chargers are down.
Hopefully the super charger network opening up will fix things but I expect a couple rocky years at least.
It’s truly the weak link in all this. Still going for EV, but it’s gotta improve.
Can you charge your vehicle through a NACS adapter?
No those are not available yet until later this year. I’m pretty sure I will only be able to charge at V4 superchargers too.
V3 chargers have the proper hardware to charge CCS vehicles.
It’ll work on them with an adapter