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The Genesis Electrified GV70 has followed its petrol twin with an updated look and new technology – along with a larger battery for more driving range.
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The 2025 Genesis GV70 electric vehicle has been updated with a larger battery and a revised charging port, along with styling and technology updates to match its petrol twin.
Australian arrivals are due in the first half of 2025.
The Ioniq 5 and EV6 are based on the dedicated E-GMP architecture for electric vehicles – the Electrified GV70 uses a modified version of the petrol car’s platform – but the three vehicles use an identical battery pack, which is up from the 77kWh unit used earlier versions.
Genesis has promised an increased driving range but it has not revealed an exact number, with the current Electrified GV70 having a WLTP-rated 445-kilometre driving range.
However, based on the driving range differences between a Hyundai Ioniq 5 with the old 77kWh and the new 84kWh battery, the Electrified GV70 could move to a circa-500-kilometre WLTP range.
Further updates include the addition of an actuator in the charging port flap to allow it to open and close electronically, along with a heating element to aid access in cold weather and more lighting to improve vision in low-light conditions.
There are no changes to the Electrified GV70’s dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain with a 360kW and 700Nm combined system output in 10-second bursts when ‘Boost Mode’ is enabled.
As the 84kWh battery is the same physical size as the old 77kWh but more energy-dense, there is unlikely to be no impact on the Electrified GV70’s 4.2-second 0-100km/h acceleration time.
In the United States, the Electrified GV70 switches to the North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging port with a Combined Charging System (CCS) adapter.
Electric vehicles sold in Australia – except the soon-to-be-replaced Nissan Leaf – use the CCS standard for high-speed charging, with the Electrified GV70 compatible with 350kW direct-current (DC) fast chargers for a claimed 10 to 80 per cent top-up in 18 minutes.
Design changes are limited to new alloy wheels, a revised front bumper, and – like the petrol GV70 – a “more streamlined” rear spoiler and relocated rear indicators from the lower bumper to the main tail-lights for improved visibility.
The electric model receives the same technology changes as its petrol twin, including a 27-inch OLED integrated infotainment touchscreen and instrument cluster, a head-up display, a touchscreen climate control panel, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and over-the-air software updates.
Other new additions include a micro-lens array LED front lighting system, a fingerprint authentication system, augmented reality satellite navigation, Genesis Connected Services, an air aroma diffuser, and UV sterilisation.
Prices have increased between $5600 and $16,000 for the updated GV70 petrol arriving in Australian showrooms this month, but it is unclear if Genesis will follow with the Electrified GV70 or retain a similar price point to the current model.
The Genesis Electrified GV70 is currently priced from $125,858 before on-road costs.
VFACTS electric-car sales data reveals 16 Genesis Electrified GV70s were sold in the first nine months of 2024, compared to 794 BMW iX3s, 689 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUVs and 171 Lexus RZs.
The 2025 Genesis Electrified GV70 is due in Australia in the first half of next year, pending any delays.
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
