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        home > news > Auto Shows > Hyundai Builds the “Ultimate Mobility Vehicle”

        Hyundai Builds the “Ultimate Mobility Vehicle”

        Hyundai Elevate promises to go “where no vehicle has been before.”

        Paul A. Eisenstein
        Paul A. Eisenstein , Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
        Jan. 02, 2019
        Hyundai believes it has developed the ultimate mobility vehicle with its Elevate concept.

        There are plenty of vehicles on the market that claim to be able to “go anywhere,” products like the Land Rover Velar, Jeep Wrangler and Mercedes-Benz G-Class. But there are, in fact, limits to their mobility, something that Hyundai contends it can overcome with a new concept vehicle set to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.

        Dubbed the Hyundai Elevate, the prototype mounts its tires at the end of four spindly legs which, the Korean carmaker contends, will “redefine our perception of vehicular mobility.”

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        While the automaker is saving most of the details until its CES news conference in Las Vegas next week, a terse news release adds that Elevate “combines the power of robotics and EV technology to take people where no vehicle has been before.”

        The accompanying image suggests that the articulated suspension used by the Hyundai concept is normally folded up and back when used on-road. In other situations, however, the legs fold out to give the Elevate significantly more ground clearance.  It also appears possible that the jointed construction would allow it, indeed, to walk, not just roll, over rough terrain.

        (Hyundai lifts page from smart phones with fingerprint key. Click Here for the story.)

        We can’t see the rear of the vehicle but would expect to see something similar for the back suspension.

        What we do know is that the Hyundai Elevate would be fully electric.

        Since there appears to be no driveshaft or other way to motivate the front wheels we can surmise that there are likely to be hub motors mounted within those wheels, a technology that is beginning to gain some credibility, with potential applications in everything from e-bikes to garbage trucks.

        (Hyundai goes big with new Palisade 3-row. Click Here to check it out.)

        The Elevate appears to use some of the technology now being integrated into advance robots that are capable of walking, running, even jumping and doing backflips.

        The Hyundai Elevate is by no means the only concept vehicle designed to showcase alternative approaches to propulsion.

        Just last year, Nissan rolled out the 370Zki, a modified version of its two-seat coupe that replaced its front wheels with a pair of skis, the back wheels transformed into a snowmobile-style track system.

        (To see more about Hyundai’s expanding line-up of SUVs, Click Here.)

        Whether Hyundai is serious about the Elevate is unclear. We hope to find out more at CES next Monday.

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