{"id":5866,"date":"2021-04-14T06:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T10:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=5866"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T10:11:51","slug":"genesis-electric-vehicle-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/04\/14\/genesis-electric-vehicle-teaser\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis teases its first electric car ahead of April 19 premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genesis is just about ready to hop on the EV bandwagon by teasing a zero-emissions car it will unveil at the Shanghai Auto Show on Monday. A shadowy image announces plans to debut the production vehicle on April 19 and it also gives us a clue about the car’s identity. While some might believe this is the GV60 electric crossover<\/a> as a sister model of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6, we think it’s an entirely different vehicle.<\/p>\n

We strongly believe the vehicle being teased here is actually a sedan, specifically an EV conversion of the G80 offered with a variety of combustion engines. One telltale sign the electric model is related to the big sedan is the outline of its grille, which by the way is closed-off since there’s no combustion engine underneath the hood that would require cooling.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the hood, it’s virtually identical to that of the conventionally powered G80. If it were a dedicated EV, the bonnet as the British people say would’ve likely been as wide as the car to mirror the aforementioned Ioniq 5 and EV6<\/a>. Those two electric crossovers have been designed this way to minimize body panel gaps, and we’re expecting the same from the GV60 debuting later this year.<\/p>\n