▲ 73 ▼ Hyundai Ioniq V spotted in China: 4.9 m fastback EV with frameless doors and 800V system (carnewschina.com) submitted 5 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 33 points 5 months ago (6 children) It's actually refreshing that it is not yet another SUV. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago I predict as Americans keep shooting up Ozempic, demand for fat vehicles will tail off. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) This whole Hyundai/Kia platform is basically crossover SUVs at car height. I see Hyundai Ioniq 5s and Kia EV6s all over my city and they're basically the same height as Camrys and Accords and Priuses, just with a hatchback type rear door. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago the skateboard platform of most e-v's necessarily make then taller permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children) I'm still bummed out that because of the floor battery pack the whole thing is still too tall like a crossover. Look at how tall these doors are. The wheels are enormous to visually compensate for the visual imbalance and it still can't fully achieve that. That thing would have looked absolutely sick had they managed to let the driver sit 6 inches lower and adjusted the whole body accordingly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 5 months ago I personally prefer higher ground clearance because of the terrible potholes and huge dips on intersections in my city. Especially with the battery at the bottom of the car, I want to avoid damage risk to the undercarriage. A crossover aka lifted hatchback would be my ideal design. Not as big as an SUV, but has better clearance than a sedan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago Sure, just remove the battery. These EV platforms will be a common skateboard design, so get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago I predict as Americans keep shooting up Ozempic, demand for fat vehicles will tail off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) This whole Hyundai/Kia platform is basically crossover SUVs at car height. I see Hyundai Ioniq 5s and Kia EV6s all over my city and they're basically the same height as Camrys and Accords and Priuses, just with a hatchback type rear door. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago the skateboard platform of most e-v's necessarily make then taller permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago the skateboard platform of most e-v's necessarily make then taller permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children) I'm still bummed out that because of the floor battery pack the whole thing is still too tall like a crossover. Look at how tall these doors are. The wheels are enormous to visually compensate for the visual imbalance and it still can't fully achieve that. That thing would have looked absolutely sick had they managed to let the driver sit 6 inches lower and adjusted the whole body accordingly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 5 months ago I personally prefer higher ground clearance because of the terrible potholes and huge dips on intersections in my city. Especially with the battery at the bottom of the car, I want to avoid damage risk to the undercarriage. A crossover aka lifted hatchback would be my ideal design. Not as big as an SUV, but has better clearance than a sedan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago Sure, just remove the battery. These EV platforms will be a common skateboard design, so get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scytale@piefed.zip 5 points 5 months ago I personally prefer higher ground clearance because of the terrible potholes and huge dips on intersections in my city. Especially with the battery at the bottom of the car, I want to avoid damage risk to the undercarriage. A crossover aka lifted hatchback would be my ideal design. Not as big as an SUV, but has better clearance than a sedan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago Sure, just remove the battery. These EV platforms will be a common skateboard design, so get used to it. permalink fedilink source parent