Hyundai Blue-Will Plug-in Hybrid Coming to America

Reports are coming in Hyundai will be bringing their plug-in hybrid, Blue Will, to the Detroit Auto Show. The Blue-Will made its debut in Seoul back in April, but this will be the first time it will be shown in the US.

The concept car uses a parallel hybrid system, which like the other plug-in vehicles, can run as electric for a time, then switch over to hybrid mode. Hyundai claims the vehicle gets 4.2L / 100km in hybrid mode and 2.2L / 100km as a plug-in hybrid. It can operate as a pure electric car for 65 km.

The 1.6-litre direct-injection four-cylinder engine is mated to a 100kW electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack.