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High Hopes At Hyundai | Building The Electrified Future

Hyundai has been a huge gamer in the energized vehicle market with hybrids (HEVs), the IONIQ line (BEV), and even the Nexo (hydrogen) in the mix. These may be the next generation of transportation but developing them creates an opportunity to redesign and fine-tune manufacturing for a brand-new age. We go to Hyundai's center in Georgia to take a look at the most recent designs, prepare for the future, and how they're going to build it here in the US.

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00:00 Welcom to the META Plant
00:35 Hydrogen Powered Hauler
01:56 IONIQ9 Black Ink
02:30 A Driverless Future with IONIQ5
04:27 Man on the Inside (of the machine).
08:04 The Cherry On Top.

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13 responses to “High Hopes At Hyundai | Building The Electrified Future”

  1. @MX5-XU Avatar
    @MX5-XU

    Pretty snazzy new factory there. Great overview of the tech and processes. Now Hyundai just needs to offer an Ioniq 5 XRT-N or bring back a Veloster N (or stuff the 2.0T or 2.5T into a Venue N to keep a small hot hatch type offering alive).

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      An XRT N would be a serious riot to drive but could turn out to be a fun head-to-head competitor to a Rivian R3X. I wouldn’t hate seeing the Veloster return either. -Travis

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  2. @jamespaul2587 Avatar
    @jamespaul2587

    Great video and factory tour. It could be argued that Ioniq 5 has earned a reputation for fragility, at least with a few Canadian vehicles that were written off after moderate road hazard impacts that damaged the underbody, and the battery pack was deemed unrepairable.

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    1. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      Hmmm, can’t say I had heard that. I wonder if it that’s still happening or if it was an early transition/uncertainty situation. -Travis

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    2. @jamespaul2587 Avatar
      @jamespaul2587

      ​@EVBuyersGuideI’m not sure Travis, it was some time ago – shortly after launch, and I haven’t heard of similar issues recently. Hyundai may have improved underbody protection or developed methods of repairing the battery pack and related components. In the early cases, the cost of full battery pack replacement was deemed to be too high and the vehicles were written off. You may recall that Tesla had a similar issue with Model S vehicles years ago, and they developed a plate to protect the pack along with a software update to raise the vehicle slightly.

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    3. @EVBuyersGuide Avatar
      @EVBuyersGuide

      Full battery replacement isn’t cheap but I’m wondering if this was a case of the external casing being considered damaged but the battery inside was just fine. -Travis

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    4. @fleecystheking Avatar
      @fleecystheking

      That didn’t actually happen the way you are describing. A dealer quoted a stupid price for a replacement battery to an insurance adjuster by mistake, and Hyundai Canada didn’t catch it in time. It all became a viral story that evolved into your comment. The eGMP cars don’t have a ‘reputation for fragility’ anywhere but on social networks, for a very specific group of commenters such as yourself.

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    5. @XDDCC-x86 Avatar
      @XDDCC-x86

      ​@EVBuyersGuideexternal case damaged for this person resulted in coolant leakage, hence why the battery pack needed to be replaced. That bottom case is a part of the cooling system.

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  3. @alliejr Avatar
    @alliejr

    When are they going to fix the 100% ICCU failure rate?

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    1. @fleecystheking Avatar
      @fleecystheking

      Funny. I own a ‘23 IONIQ 5, driver over 77k miles and close to starting its 4th year on the road. Original ICCU, no repairs required. I can also tell you that I helped multiple people buy new eGMP cars since I took delivery of mine, and 0% of them actually had the ICCU failure happen.

      Recently, a friend of mine decided to swap out her gas VW Tiguan for a used IONIQ 5. I helped her locate a well cared for car, and in the process, I checked the repair history for around 20 cars she considered before making her final decision (on color, condition and mileage vs asking price). None of the cars had an ICCU replacement on file.

      My service rep at my local Hyundai dealer estimates that they are doing between 3 and 5 ICCU replacements each month. Very far from 100% of the cars they sold.

      I’m not trying to say that the ICCU issue isn’t real. It is, and Hyundai Motor Group needs to fix it permanently. The extended warranty is a great first step towards that. But pretending that this is affecting 100% of the cars is quite ridiculous.

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    2. @XDDCC-x86 Avatar
      @XDDCC-x86

      2025 Ioniq 5 SEL AWD, ICCU failed at 4700 miles. People are still reporting issues with the 2026 model as well. *Sigh*

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    3. @EthanGansMorse Avatar
      @EthanGansMorse

      It’s obviously not 100% but it is a real issue that deserves a real solution.

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  4. @frostcb2 Avatar
    @frostcb2

    Hydrogen transport is a fool’s errand

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