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Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Nürburgring testing video teases fighter jet sounds before Goodwood debut [Video]
Ahead of its world premiere at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, Hyundai Motor is teasing the public with one last video of its upcoming performance-focused IONIQ 5 N EV. The racetrack capable model recently entered its final phase of capability testing at the renowned Nürburgring motorsports complex in Germany.
Hyundai’s N and N Line performance variants are sub-brands of the Korean automaker, launched in 2017, but as Hyundai Motor Group continues to transition into an entirely electric automaker, its performance units have begun to follow suit.
During the global premiere of the IONIQ 6 last summer, we learned that an N brand IONIQ EVs are indeed coming. The end of the video showed Hyundai’s first three E-GMP models cruising the track, suddenly joined by two additional EVs we later learned t be called “rolling lab” N models.
At the same time, Hyundai confirmed the IONIQ 5 EV would be the first production model to don the performance “N” badge. Still, we’d have to wait until March to get our first glimpse of the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N in action, tearing through snow up near the Arctic Circle.
Since then, the team at Hyundai N has continued to tease fans with video updates every couple months leading up to a summer debut that has been promised for some time now. Today, Hyundai released its final teaser episode before the IONIQ 5 N is publicly debuted in the UK during the N Brand’s first-ever visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Is that a fighter jet? Check out Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 N video
Per Hyundai, the video below showcases the N performance team challenging the Nürburgring Nordschleife (North Loop) track in order to validate the IONIQ 5 N and extract maximum performance – ensuring the EV meets the three pillars the sub-brand demands from every vehicle in order to earn the “N” badge. Those pillars are “corner rascal, racetrack capability, and everyday sportscar.”
Hyundai N believes it has achieved this with the IONIQ 5 thanks to its full-time presence at Nürburgring – an extension of Hyundai Motor’s R&D center about an hour and a half away in Rüsselsheim, Germany. Vice president and head of Hyundai Motor’s N brand & motorsport Till Wartenberg elaborated on the EV’s progress:
The Nürburgring is where every N model is honed to the Nth degree, so our first high-performance, all-electric N model must also prove itself here. IONIQ 5 N just completed its 10,000 km durability test on the Nordschleife, which is an important milestone that proves the vehicle’s high endurance and racetrack capability. And yet, we just began our second 10,000 km test to push IONIQ 5 N’s limits.
The team shared it has introduced a motorsport-derived approach to its first ever N EV, including a two-mode battery preconditioning system, and “N Race” which gives the driver direct control of the IONIQ 5’s energy usage, prioritizes by maximum range (endurance) or full power (sprint). You’ll see this feature in the video below.
Another somewhat confusing thing you might notice in the teaser is the sounds the IONIQ 5 N is making. We assure you it’s all electric, but the N engineers have developed and implemented “N Active Sound +” and “N e-Shift.” The former consists of a ten speaker system (two external) that simulates different vehicle sounds through three distinct themes:
- Ignition: Simulates the 2.0 turbo engine of N brand ICE cars with pops and bangs
- Evolution: A signature electric sound inspired bt the N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept and RN22e
- Supersonic: Simulates a fighter jet. Enough said.
Lastly, the N e-Shift correlated with the Active Sound + system to simulate an eight-speed dual clutch transmission. The features simulates a traditional gearshift by controlling the torque of the motors – delivering a jolt feeling many track drivers are still used to.
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is set to make its world premiere at the Hyundai N stand at Goodwood on July 13. In the meantime, here’s that teaser video, complete with simulated gear shift noises. What a time to be alive.
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Vermont’s EV adoption has surged by an impressive 41% over the past year, with nearly 18,000 EVs now registered statewide.
According to data from Drive Electric Vermont and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 17,939 EVs were registered as of January 2025, increasing by 5,185 vehicles. Notably, over 12% of all new cars registered last year in Vermont had a plug. Additionally, used EVs are gaining popularity, accounting for about 15% of new EV registrations.
To put it in perspective, Vermont took six years to register its first 5,000 EVs – and the last 5,000 were added in just the previous year.
Rapid growth, expanding infrastructure
In just two years, Vermont has doubled its fleet of EVs, underscoring residents’ enthusiasm for electric driving. To support this surge, the state now boasts 459 public EV chargers, including 92 DC fast chargers.
The EV mix in Vermont is leaning increasingly toward BEVs, which represent 60% of the state’s EV fleet. The remaining 40% consists of PHEVs, offering flexible fuel options for drivers.
Top EV models in Vermont
Vermont’s favorite EVs in late 2024 included the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Nissan Ariya, Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV, Tesla Model Y, and the Ford F-150 Lightning. These vehicles have appealed to Vermont drivers looking for reliability, performance, and practical features that work well in Vermont’s climate.
Leading the US in reducing emissions
This strong adoption of EVs earned Vermont the top ranking from the Natural Resources Defense Council for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transportation in 2023. “It’s only getting easier for Vermonters to drive electric,” noted Michele Boomhower, Vermont’s Department of Transportation director. She emphasized the growing variety of EV models, including electric trucks and SUVs with essential features like all-wheel drive, crucial for Vermont’s climate and terrain.
Local dealerships boost EV accessibility
Nucar Automall, an auto dealer in St. Albans, is a great example of local support driving this trend. With help from Efficiency Vermont’s EV dealer incentives – receiving $25,000 through the EV Readiness Incentive program – it recently installed 15 EV chargers for new buyers and existing drivers to use.
“Having these chargers on the lot makes it easier for customers to see just how simple charging an EV can be,” said Ryan Ortiz, general manager at Nucar Automall. Ortiz also pointed out the growing affordability of EVs, thanks to more models becoming available and an increase in pre-owned EVs coming off leases.
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Elon Musk said Tesla’s self-driving will start contributing to the company’s profits… wait for it… “next year” with “millions of Tesla robotaxis in operation during the second half of the year.”
The claim has become a running joke, as he has made it for the last decade.
During Tesla’s conference call following the release of its Q1 2025 financial results, Musk updated shareholders about Tesla’s self-driving plans, which he again presented as critical to the company’s future.
He made a series of claims, mainly updating timelines about Tesla’s self-driving efforts.
Here are the main comments:
- The CEO reiterated that Tesla will launch its paid autonomous ride-sharing service in Austin in June.
- He did clarify that the fleet will consist of Model Y vehicles and not the new Cybercab.
- Musk also confirmed that Tesla is currently training a fleet specifically for Austin.
- As we previously reported, this internal ride-hailing fleet operating in a geo-fenced with teleoperation assist is a big change from Tesla’s approach.
- Musk said “10 to 20 vehicles” on day one.
- Musk said that Tesla’s self-driving will start contributing positively to the company financially in the middle of next year, and “There will be millions of Teslas operating autonomously in the second half of next year.”
- Musk has literally said something similar every year for the past decade and therefore, it’s hard to take him seriously.
- The CEO claimed that Tesla would get “a 90-something percentage market share” in the autonomous market.
- Musk again claimed that no one else is getting close to Tesla’s capacity, and he criticized Waymo for being too expensive.
- Musk is “confident” that the first Model Y will drive itself from the factory to a customer’s home later this year.
- The CEO said that he is confident that Tesla will deliver “unsupervised full self-driving” in consumer vehicles by the end of the year.
Despite Tesla missing earnings expectations by a wide margin, the company’s stock rose 4% in after-hours trading following Musk’s comments, indicating that shareholders still believe Musk’s self-driving predictions, despite his predictions having been incorrect for almost a decade.
Electrek’s Take
The first point I believe will happen. Tesla needs it to happen. It badly needs a win on the self-driving front.
However, as we previously explained, while Tesla will claim a win in June, it will be with a limited geo-fenced and teleoperation-assisted system that won’t scale to customer vehicles, which is what has been promised for years.
Tesla was even asked how it plans to launch this in Austin in June, when FSD in consumer vehicles currently requires frequent interventions from drivers, and Ashok, Tesla’s head of autonomous driving, admitted his team is currently focused on solving the intervention specifically related to driving in Austin.
With training on specific Austin routes and using teleoperations, Tesla can make that happen, but the road between that and unsupervised self-driving in consumer vehicles and “million of Tesla robotaxis” in the second of next year is a long one.
Basically, other than the first point, I believe Tesla will not achieve any of the other on anything close to the timelines announced by Musk today.
I’m willing to take bets on that.
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