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First drive in the 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70: A beauty of an EV… just not for long trips

Several months after Genesis rolled its first Electrified GV70 EVs off its assembly lines in the US, I got the chance to take it for a spin. I had a long drive from Chicago to Des Moines planned and thought, “why not test out an EV while I’m doing it?” Genesis was kind enough to send me a 2023 Electrified GV70 and I learned a lot on my journey. This is a beautiful car, but the lack of Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP platform beneath it is hard to ignore. Here are my thoughts.

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Hyundai to begin EV manufacturing in the US with hopes subsidy bill passes

Hyundai US manufacturing

Hyundai Motor Group recently shared plans to begin manufacturing its Genesis GV70 EV in the US beginning in 2022. The electrified GV70 will be produced at Hyundai’s Alabama plant, and will mark the first EV manufactured in the US by the Korean automotive umbrella. With this decision, Hyundai looks to make a larger impact on the growing EV market in the US, and take advantage proposed subsidies for electric vehicles produced on US soil.

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