A brand new trademark submitting in Australia has pointed to the title of Hyundai’s ute – and indicated it may very well be electrical.
Earlier this month, Hyundai filed a trademark utility with IP Australia for ‘Ioniq T10’, suggesting no matter upcoming mannequin is anticipated to undertake the nameplate will be part of the model’s Ioniq-badged electrical automobile (EV) vary.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a big electrical SUV, the Ioniq 6 is a smooth battery-powered sedan and the as-yet unrevealed Ioniq 7 might be a flagship seven-seat SUV.
As reported in June 2023, the Hyundai Motor Firm is creating a brand new Built-in Modular Structure (IMA) for EVs to switch its present E-GMP platform, the latter of which underpins the aforementioned Ioniq fashions plus the Kia EV6 and EV9.
Not less than 4 Hyundai EVs might be underpinned by IMA between 2025 and 2030, and it’s understood the platform can assist a ute or pickup.
Whereas Kia has beforehand mentioned it plans to provide a mid-sized pickup within the US for the North American market this 12 months, set to characteristic electrical energy, Hyundai has been coy on revealing any official particulars about its future utes.
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In October 2023, Hyundai Australia boss John Kett hinted on the model launching an electrified ute within the native market – both as a hybrid or full EV.
“I believe the whole lot we’re doing in [the electric vehicle] area, and within the mild business area past that, and the electrification of the place we predict the sunshine business automobiles might go – it creates an excellent type of synergy of the place we predict we wish to take heavy business automobiles, which isn’t everybody’s high of thoughts… however the actuality is we’ll speak a much bigger story subsequent 12 months,” he mentioned.
“What do they are saying? Construct it and the shoppers will come? We’re getting nearer, so simply be affected person.”
Hyundai sells a ute abroad – the petrol-powered Santa Cruz, primarily based on the Tucson SUV – although it isn’t bought outdoors North America.
In the meantime, Kia is gearing as much as launch its Tasman ute in Australia, although it’ll possible be powered by a turbo-diesel engine.
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