Hyundai i30 plug-in hybrid release date set for 2013
Hyundai plans to unveil a highly-advanced i30 plug-in hybrid car as early as next year!
According to a report published by German publication Auto Motor und Sport Magazine, Hyundai is preparing to compete against Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid by unveiling a hybridized i30 hatchback next year.
The revolutionary i30 plug-in hybrid car, which will allow drivers to operate in electric mode only, is set to make its official public premiere just before the end of 2012, while serial mass production is slated to commence during the first quarter of 2013.
Hyundai’s first-ever plug-in hybrid car will be produced at the automaker’s European manufacturing plant located in Czech Republic and will be marketed exclusively in Europe.
However, latest automotive media reports also suggest that the carmaker’s forth-coming highly-efficient plug-in hybrid car could also debut in the States wearing the Elantra Touring badge.
There are currently no technical details about the car’s powertrain technology available, but we have gathered some information about its pricing. The i30 plug-in hybrid is expected to be the cheapest plug-in hybrid vehicle available in Europe, undercutting its main rivals, the Toyota Prius and Opel Ampera (know also as Chevy Volt in the USA), by several thousand Euros!
According to sources close to Hyundai, the i30 plug-in hybrid car will cost approximately 26.000 Euros when it arrives to the dealerships across Europe.
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Sounds good! I will be definitely look into it once it shows up on our side of the pond. Lets hope the price stays reasonable.
Lets hope that the Trunk contains the toy mini-air compressor and can of tire sealant goo. I heard from a very reliable source that Amazon.Com is having a very difficult time keeping inventory of its popular $20 Mini air-compressor tire sealant goo kits. Guess its the new “rage”. Everyone is throwing away their emergency spare tires and jacks in “mass” to attain mind blowing fuel economy. Nice that`s why HKAG was ahead of the “curve”. Or maybe its just appears to be a U.S. phenomenon, just saying…..Hopefully Canada and the rest of the World will catch on quickly.