A Pair of Stunning Concepts from Hyundai

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If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. Hyundai Reveals Venus and Earth Concepts with Striking Designs      Earlier this week, Hyundai teased two mysterious concepts called the Venus and Earth. The teaser pointed to the future of Hyundai's Ioniq EV subbrand while hinting at a drastic departure from Hyundai's current design language. Now, Hyundai has fully revealed the Venus and Earth concepts, showing off their sharply styled bodywork and revealing that these two vehicles mark the Ioniq subbrand's expansion into the Chinese market.    The two concepts will make their auto show debut in Beijing later this month, as Hyundai officially launches Ioniq in China. Hyundai says it will develop unique Ioniq-badged EVs for the Chinese market and that future Ioniq models in the country will be named after planets, "symbolizing how each vehicle orbits around the customer" in the Ioniqverse.    Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY 2026 Polestar 4 Stands Out, for Better and Worse        The 2026 Polestar 4 electric crossover will not be mistaken for anything else out there. Way out there. That’s hard to do in today’s market, where if you took off the badges of all the crossover utility vehicles, we could all drive each other’s cars and no one would know the difference.    So, kudos to Polestar.    But getting to that uniqueness took some sacrifices. For instance, the car bears a striking resemblance to Uncle Martin’s spaceship from the TV show My Favorite Martian, which ran on CBS from 1963 to ’66. Of course, the inspiration for the spaceship was supposed to have been the Jaguar E-Type. Maybe the fairing came from the D-Type. So the Polestar 4’s look is not necessarily a bad thing.    Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY High Gas Prices Strengthen the Case for EVs      Demand for EVs dropped after the elimination of federal tax credits last fall, but now shoppers are being motivated by a different kind of “incentive.”    Rising gasoline prices are making a pretty compelling financial case for electric vehicles, even as policy moves (e.g., the elimination of charger installation as the NEVI program) continue to work against increased adoption.    Read more here. READ THE FULL STORY Volkswagen Killing U.S. ID.4 and Could Be Readying a New Pickup READ MORE NHTSA Closes Probe into Tesla Smart Summon READ MORE From $1,499 to $6,990: Three E-Bikes, Three Missions READ MORE Kia's Upcoming Electric Pickup for the US Will Also Be Available in EREV Form READ MORE Reported EPA Leak Claims the Rivian R2 Will Hit 335 Miles on One Charge READ MORE Future Electric Vehicles: The EVs You'll Soon Be Able to Buy READ MORE Spread the word: If you know someone interested in staying on top of the rapidly growing EV segment, feel free to pass this newsletter along. SIGN UP Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Autoweek is a publication of Hearst Autos. ©2026 Hearst Autos, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Autos, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779 https://link.autoweek.com/oc/5e72241397a2142fca606ee4qvv29.6by/227724e6