Hyundai i-oniq

The Hyundai i-oniq, also written i.oniq and known as the HED-8, was a concept sporty three-door hatchback designed and built by Hyundai Motor Corporation and introduced in March 2012 at the Geneva Motor Show. Its battery electric powertrain used a lithium-ion battery feeding an 80 kW motor for a claimed range of 120 km, and a small 1.0-litre three-cylinder gasoline engine of 45 kW could drive a 60 kW generator as a range extender for a total claimed range of 700 km, with claimed emissions of 45 g/km of CO2. It followed the fluidic sculpture design language and was designed at the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre in Russelsheim, Germany, under Thomas Bürkle; HED stands for Hyundai Europe Design. The name, a portmanteau of ion and unique, was later reused for the Hyundai Ioniq of 2016 and for the Ioniq sub-brand launched in 2020.