Hyundai's New EV Is Made in China, Runs on a BYD Battery, and Costs $59,990. Australia Just Got Interesting.

The Hyundai ELEXIO is built in China by Beijing Hyundai, uses an 88.1 kWh LFP battery sourced from BYD, and arrives in Australia at $59,990 drive-away. It has a 160 kW front-wheel-drive motor, up to 546 km of WLTP range, and a 27-inch center display that takes about 20 minutes to stop feeling strange. CarSauce's verdict: genuinely nice to drive, excellent rear legroom, adjustable seat bolsters you won't find in most Hyundais. The real-world efficiency hovers around 20 kWh/100 km, which is not impressive for the size of that battery. No heat pump either. But at that price it is hard to argue with the package, and Hyundai Australia would be wise not to raise it.