Upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5: Responsibly Made

The EV from Hyundai begins to help keep the environment clean well before it hits the road

Hyundai India will enter a new era with the all-new Ioniq 5 electric SUV in the Indian market. It is Hyundai’s first electric model to utilize the futuristic Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Being an electric vehicle that will bring down emissions and keep the environment clean, the new Ioniq 5 will be a perfect car towards a healthy tomorrow. But even before the Ioniq 5 comes out of a showroom and hits the road, Hyundai ensures that it is sustainable.

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How Hyundai does do that? By simply choosing the right materials for the manufacturing of the Ioniq 5.

Furnished Eco-friendly

With the rising interest in personal transportation that supports the planet’s well-being, Hyundai has used sustainable and ethical materials for the Ioniq 5. The minimalistic cabin of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like the future. But it is the materials used in the cabin that makes it so distinctive and special.

Starting with the seats, which are clad in eco-processed leather. The leather is made up of plant-based extracts and recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET, which is used to make plastic water bottles. This eco-processed leather is then dyed and treated with plant oil extractions from flaxseed.

Other soft furnishing parts like the headlining and the carpet fabric are made up of fibres from sugarcane, corn, wood and poly yarns. These parts also contain recycled PET plastic bottles.

For the fabrics used in various locations like the door pads and seat backs, Hyundai has used about 32 plastic bottles per car. These materials are not virgin plastic but are recycled. The bottles are first crushed completely into small plastic chips. Then using heat, these are melted and spun into threads that make these parts.

The surfaces that often come into contact with the occupants like the dashboard, switches, steering wheel and even the door panels are coated in a special bio paint. Hyundai has used polyurethane paint composed of oils from rape flowers and corn.

That’s not it, Hyundai has used a special recyclable Paperette that feels like Korean paper, “Hanji”, and it makes the cabin extravagantly premium. With the warm colour tones of the Ioniq 5’s cabin, it definitely feels like a place where someone can spend hours without feeling guilty about hurting the environment.

The choice of materials by Hyundai for the Ioniq 5 shows how the manufacturer is moving towards an eco-conscious mobility solution with a lower environmental impact.

The all-new Ioniq 5 will be available for bookings from 20th December in India. It will be Hyundai’s flagship product in the market and will be the brand’s next big step towards electric vehicles and a sustainable future.

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