Hyundai claims the new air suspension system will bring many benefits to electric vehicles, from maximizing range to protecting the battery pack from damage.
The system was developed by Hyundai Mobis, the automaker’s mobile technology provider, which previously demonstrated a hardware kit called “electronic corner” allows vehicles to turn a coin. According to Hyundai Mobis’ statement, the air suspension system is not a strange thing, but it can still have a significant impact on the vehicle’s performance.
Like other air suspension systems used on production cars, this system can increase and decrease the vehicle’s height based on different conditions, in this case up to 2.3 inches. in both directions. This can be done automatically or via driver input. Sensors on all four wheels can automatically balance to keep the vehicle balanced depending on weight and driving speed.
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Hyundai Mobis notes that lowering the vehicle height can help reduce air resistance and improve efficiency. In electric vehicles, increasing height when driving on uneven surfaces can also be especially beneficial, according to the company, as it helps keep battery packs with low slopes from being damaged, according to the company.
Hyundai Mobis does not discuss energy consumption, which has been a problem in the past with air suspensions on electric vehicles. Tesla has been integrating air suspension into its vehicles for years, and CEO Musk has said that the system in Cybertruck would be a “game changer.”
The GMC Hummer EV also offers air suspension, which can raise the vehicle to allow for maximum ground clearance when off-road, but that massive truck isn’t exactly an efficient model. Meanwhile, the Lucid boasts that it doesn’t need the complications of air suspension and its energy consumption. for its Air sedan.
Hyundai already offers air suspension on some of its gasoline vehicles, like the Palisade SUV, but until now it hasn’t been on electric vehicles—not even G80 electrified sedan. In the past, the automaker has also shown the efficiency benefits of not relying on air suspension. But perhaps its captive supplier Hyundai Mobis convinced it that one could benefit on models like Ioniq 7 SUV coming soon?
