Hyundai i10 Electric launched at auto Expo

Hyundai Motors is following in the Tata Motors footsteps at least for the moment. Hyundai on Wednesday has announced that it will consider bringing in its electric vehicles into the Indian market as Hyundai is all set to capture the gradually increasing market for these cars.

Hyundai Motor India which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Korean giant, showcased its electric version of its small car i10 at the ongoing 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi.

Speaking to the reporters after unveiling the electric version of the popular Indian small car, Arvind Saxena, Director of Marketing and Sales for Hyundai Motor India Ltd expressed hope that the the new found interest in electric vehicles would present Hyundai with a huge opportunity to bring in electric vehicles technology to the Indian market in the near future.

Though he denied giving any time-frame as to when the electric cars will be introduced in India, but we speculate that Hyundai also might study the feasibility of the Indian markets to bring in the electric cars here.

It should be noted that the i10 electric was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September last year and the company plans to produce the car in limited numbers for the South Korean market from this year. Hyundai i10 Electric is a zero-emission vehicle that reconciles motoring with the environmental aspirations of customers looking for a vehicle with the best possible ecological footprint.”

Previously, in 2007, Hyundai had launched the Hyundai i10 with internal combustion engine in 2007.At present; HMIL is the country’s largest car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer with a line up of alternate fuel technology in vehicles like the CNG and LPG versions of its small car Hyundai Santro. This would be followed with its sedan Accent and small car Hyundai i10.

Currently, only Reva produces electric cars for the Indian market but recently Tata Motors also announced its plans to bring in the Tata Indica Vista electric in collaboration with a Norwegian company to ply it here in India after studying the feasibility.

Hyundai Motor India’s pavilion displayed its futuristic technology in the form of concept vehicles to highlight the superior and advanced technology that the company has pioneered. The company also showcased the sports variant of its luxury sedan Genesis at the auto show.

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