The company claims that the Kona EV delivers a range of 452 km in one single charge under standard testing conditions.
South
Korean auto major Hyundai
Tuesday launched its full-electric SUV Kona in India priced at Rs
25.3 lakh, and sought government support for electric vehicles (EVs)
for personal usage, not just for fleets.
The
company, which is present in the country through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), is also planning to
develop a mass market EV for India to add to its newly launched
full-electric SUV
Kona.
"We
have seen some positive development in the form of tax incentives on
purchase of EVs as provided in the Budget, but we think more can be
done by the government to accelerate adoption of EVs in India,"
HMIL MD and CEO S S Kim told PTI in an interview.
He
said currently EVs are extremely expensive which require economies of
scale to make them affordable for mass adoption.
Referring
to the FAME II scheme, which provides incentives to four-wheeler EVs
only for fleets and public transportation, Kim said, "Our desire
is that such incentives should also be extended to personal usage too
for the market to develop."
Commenting
on the Kona EV, he said, "This will be the game changer in the
Indian EV market. We are addressing range anxiety which is one of the
biggest issues that consumers have in mind when buying an EV."
The
company claims that the Kona EV delivers a range of 452 km in one
single charge under standard testing conditions.
"As
we embark on the journey of India's future mobility, the launch of
country's first fully-electric SUV Kona will be a revolutionary and a
definitive forward move to change the perspective towards electric
cars altogether," Kim said.
Globally,
the Korean firm aims to have 44 environment-friendly models in its
lineup, including 23 full-electric models, by 2025, he added.
The
model comes with different driving modes, infotainment features, 136
PS of power with an ability to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in just 9.7
seconds.
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