Hyundai Santa Fe EREV: 600-mile range
Hyundai will launch a Santa Fe extended-range electric vehicle in 2024 that offers over 600 miles of combined range on a full battery charge and a single gasoline tank.
Hyundai will launch a Santa Fe extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) in 2024 that offers more than 600 miles of combined range on a full battery charge and a single gasoline tank.
Launch Timeline
Hyundai announced at its 2026 CEO Investor Day in Seoul that it will introduce 58 new or refreshed models in North America by 2030. The Santa Fe EREV is slated for delivery next year and will be built at the company’s Alabama plant. Sister brand Kia plans a Telluride EREV for 2029 and an extended-range pickup truck in 2030.
Genesis will add an EREV SUV with over 640 miles of range before the decade ends. The U.S. market will also see the next-generation Ford F-150 Lightning, Ram 1500 REV, and Jeep Grand Wagoneer joining the segment.
Range and Powertrain The Santa Fe
EREV combines a large high-voltage battery pack with an electric drive that is powered by a gasoline engine acting as a generator. This setup aims to eliminate range anxiety while maintaining an electric driving experience. The vehicle will deliver more than 600 miles of combined range on a single charge and tank.
Genesis’s upcoming SUV will exceed 640 miles. The Ioniq 3, launching in Europe this month, is estimated to have a WLTP range of about 500 miles.
| Model | Range (miles) |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Santa Fe EREV | >600 |
| Genesis EREV SUV | >640 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 3 | ~500 |
The Santa Fe EREV will use Hyundai’s own high-nickel battery cells, which the automaker claims will cut charging times by 40% and allow the vehicle to use less than half the battery capacity of a comparable EV while delivering similar performance.
Battery Technology
Hyundai’s next-generation EVs will switch to mid-nickel battery cells, said the company, reducing costs by 30% without sacrificing performance. The automaker also introduced a new Thermal Runaway Protection system that will debut on an unnamed Genesis model. The system places a barrier between individual cells to contain a fire locally.
Autonomous Ambitions
Hyundai plans to deliver its Ioniq 5 robotaxis to Waymo in the fourth quarter of this year. Motional, Hyundai’s robotaxi division, will launch a driverless Ioniq 5 ride-hailing service by year-end. The company’s first software-defined vehicle, scheduled for 2028, will use a standardized sensor platform built around the Nvidia ecosystem.
To train its autonomous systems, Hyundai is building a 100-megawatt AI data center in Korea with more than 50,000 GPUs.
The automaker’s global push is aggressive: 49 new or refreshed models in Korea, 41 in Europe, 26 in India, and 22 in China by the end of the decade. The Ioniq 3’s estimated WLTP range of about 500 miles can be compared to the Santa Fe EREV in the squad table. Hyundai’s plans are detailed in the stats section, while the fixtures database tracks model releases worldwide.
Source: InsideEVs