Last examples of Hyundai Ioniq electric car landing in Australia as model discontinued

The original Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric liftbacks were officially discontinued in May, but the last batch will soon land in Australia.

“Ioniq has been discontinued for the Australian market, with the last orders placed several months ago. The vehicle is no longer available for sale in our dealer network,” a Hyundai spokesperson told WhichCar.

“We still have the last batch of units produced trickling into the country, which are going to existing customer orders.”

The Hyundai Ioniq line-up has now been removed from the local website, with few dealer demonstrators listed on the classifieds.

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The i30 Sedan-sized liftback officially ended global production in July.

Since the local announcement in May, to the end of October this year 396 Ioniqs have been registered in Australia. That’s compared to 431 sold during the same period for the supply-constrained Ioniq 5 medium crossover.

The eco-friendly liftback first debuted in 2016 as the South Korean carmaker’s answer to the venerable Toyota Prius. It landed in Australia two years later, before receiving a facelift in 2019, and the entry-level Hybrid Elite and Plug-in Hybrid Elite variants were axed in 2021.

The outgoing Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Premium started off at $41,390 before on-road costs, the Ioniq Plug-in Premium from $47,950 before on-roads, and the zero emission Ioniq Electric Elite from $49,970 before on-roads.

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The latter in particular was one of the most affordable pure battery-electric cars in Australia, in line with the MG ZS EV, BYD Atto 3 and Nissan Leaf. It offered 311 kilometres of claimed WLTP driving range from its 38.3kWh battery pack.

Although the original Ioniq is now gone, its name lives on with a dedicated Ioniq-branded line-up of EVs based on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). The futuristic-looking Ioniq 5 was first, with the Ioniq 6 sporty sedan to come early next year, and the Ioniq 7 large SUV set to follow.

Hyundai’s only hybrid model is the recently-launched Santa Fe Hybrid family SUV, while the most affordable pure-electric car in the line-up is the Kona Electric small crossover. Hyundai doesn’t currently offer a plug-in hybrid model in Australia, despite being available on the Tucson and Santa Fe SUVs overseas.