The all-new dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform has been officially unveiled by the Hyundai Motor Group.
Moving forward, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis will use the new platform, which received an online reveal at an event called “E-GMP Digital Discovery,” on all their upcoming electric vehicles, both in the US and globally.
The platform will begin to show up in next-generation Kia models starting in 2021 and 2022. It will be able to handle all kinds of different vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, crossovers, and even high-performance electric cars.
The E-GMP platform is exclusively for battery-powered electric vehicles and delivers benefits not found in other platforms currently used by the Hyundai Group. Those other platforms are all for internal combustion engine models.
Among the new platform’s many benefits are a more powerful driving performance, increased development flexibility, better safety features, more passenger and cargo space, and an improved driving range.
At first look, the new platform has a lot going for it and is expected to be extremely competitive. Let’s dig deeper and talk about 8 important details about the new Kia E-GMP platform.
With 800V charging capability, the E-GMP platform comes equipped with industry-leading supercharging capabilities.
As part of the Hyundai Motor Group, Kia is also committed to the all-electric future under their Plan S strategy. In the next couple of years, Kia has plans to release seven dedicated EV models.