Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric streamliner makes its US debut, revealing 340-mile range

by Shivendra Singh · November 19, 2022

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 is on a stage with a rotating base and a big title above it. The car is shaped almost like one consistent hump, giving it its streamliner design. It’s silver in color, and has a red led strip in the back for a taillight.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 on stage at the LA Auto Show’s press and trade event AutoMobility. | Image: Hyundai

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric sedan made its official stateside debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week, revealing some new details on the US version. The Magic Mouse-shaped “streamliner” car that was first unveiled this summer will have a max estimated driving range of 340 miles (not EPA-rated yet) on the rear-wheel-drive model.

The range is a bit less than the initial 379-mile target announced and even further from the European WLTP estimates of 382 miles. Still, 340 miles is an excellent achievement, succeeding the Ioniq 5’s 300-mile range while running on a similar 77.4kWh battery along with a shared E-GMP (Electric Global Modular Platform) architecture that underpins it.

With E-GMP, the Ioniq 6 is one of few vehicles in the US…