EV News Daily: Pininfarina Battista Sets New Records, Lordstown Motors Temporarily Stops Production, 2023 Ioniq 6 Pricing Announced

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Pininfarina Battista Sets Two New World Records

The Electric Hyper Car Pininfarina Battista has achieved two new world records at India’s Natrax test facility.
Pininfarina Battista broke the record for the fastest in the world to complete the ¼ mile and ½ mile sprints, it recorded timings of 8.55sec for the ¼ mile and 13.38sec for ½ mile.
Pininfarina Battista is already the world’s fastest-accelerating production car and now it is also the fastest road-legal car ever on Indian soil.
It clocked a top speed of 358.03km/h (222.46 mph) on track – surpassing the previous top speed record in India of 332km/h.
Pininfarina Battista just took 10.5 seconds to reach the 300km/h mark.

Lordstown Motors has temporarily stopped the production and customer deliveries of the Endurance pickup Truck because it has found some performance and quality issues with certain components.
The company said it needs to address a specific electrical connection issue that could result in a loss of propulsion while driving. It is diligently working with suppliers on the root cause analysis of each issue and potential solutions.
It has also voluntarily filed paperwork with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to recall the 19 Endurance pickup trucks.
The recall will affect 19 vehicles currently in use that are either in the hands of customers or being used internally by the company.

Original Source – Lordstown Motors

Hyundai Motors has announced the Pricing of the 2023 Ioniq 6 for the US, the new electric sedan will start at $41,600 and the delivery charges will be $1,115.
Interestingly the MSRP of the Ioniq 6 is lower than its sibling Ioniq 5.
Ioniq 6 will go on sale this spring but the base standard range model will arrive in the summer that too in limited quantity.
Ioniq 6 will be offered in SE, SEL, and Limited trim levels with two battery pack options, either the standard range 53 kWh battery or the Long Range 77.4 kWh battery.
Customers can also add the dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup to the trim level at an extra cost of $3500.
Ioniq 6 is based on the same platform as the Ioniq 5 and it is also capable of 350kW charging speed that can replenish the battery from 10 to 80 percent in just 18 minutes.

Original Source – Hyundai Motors