THIS time last year, we said the Hyundai Ioniq was competitive enough to mark the start of the electric vehicle (EV) revolution in Australia.

But 11 months on, we’ve seen the second-gen Nissan Leaf swoop in and glimpsed the future in the compelling shape of the Volkswagen ID.3, and suddenly the Ioniq wasn’t looking so hot.

Now, Hyundai has revitalised the model tf first launched all the way back in early 2016 elsewhere with a facelift and tech upgrade that (among other things) improves the performance and range of the preferred Electric.

Are they enough to keep it – as well as the Ioniq Plug-in and Ioniq Hybrid – competitive in the 2020s? Let’s see…