---
title: "Electric Hyundai Veloster N ETCR Sings The Racecar Electric"
description: "Electric racecars prove that automakers are taking battery-electric technology seriously."
date: "2019-09-26"
modified: "2019-09-26"
authors:
  - name: "Edward Niedermeyer"
    job_title: "Senior Editor, Mobility Technology"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/edward-niedermeyer"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/30048/electric-hyundai-veloster-n-etcr-sings-the-racecar-electric"
categories:
  - "Car Tech"
  - "Electric Vehicles"
  - "Hyundai News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "EV"
  - "Hyundai"
  - "sports car"
  - "veloster n"
---

# Electric Hyundai Veloster N ETCR Sings The Racecar Electric

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There's just something about seeing an electric racecar styled like a road car absolutely tearing up a track. Everyone knows [the Veloster N is a top-tier hot hatch](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/28844/2019-hyundai-veloster-n-vs-2019-vw-golf-gti-comparison-review-two-hot-hatches-blitz-the-track>), but what's going on in this video of a [Veloster N ETCR](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29753/all-electric-rear-wheel-drive-hyundai-veloster-n-etcr-drops-in-frankfurt>) being shaken down at the Hungaroring can only be electron-powered black magic.

https://youtube.com/embed/V6tVJaXr_I4

Everyone always fixates on the sound of electric sportscars, but this one is all about seeing electric performance in the body of something as familiar as a Hyundai Veloster. If you think about it, that's a very specific message for an automaker to send: "I want to push battery electric drive technology hard, and I want to do it in a vehicle that looks like something you can buy." A little more subtle than an Elon Musk tweet, but nonetheless a fairly direct signal of intent.

The Hyundai Veloster N ETCR is only the second strangely-named electric racecar competing in the upcoming Electric Touring Car Racing series. [The Seat Cupra e-Racer](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/18958/the-cupra-e-racer-foreshadows-the-future-of-touring-car-racing-and-its-beautiful>) was the first to enter, which makes sense because SEAT's VW Group parent is the only [major automaker with specific mass-market EV sales goals](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26903/vw-wants-to-sell-22-million-evs-in-10-years-will-launch-70-new-models-by-2028>). Hyundai has kept its cards closer to its chest on EVs, saying they [could make up 90% of new sales after 2025 if solid state batteries work out](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/12878/electric-cars-could-make-up-90-percent-of-new-car-sales-soon-after-2025-hyundai-exec-says>), while keeping a fuel cell program going just in case. This racecar could be a hint that they're more serious about EVs than they've been letting on... just communicated in a way that won't enrage [their EV-hating unions](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/19629/hyundai-union-head-fears-electric-cars-will-eliminate-jobs>).

## Author
The former Editor-in-Chief of The Truth About Cars, Ed has contributed to BloombergView, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. He co-hosts The Autonocast, one of the most-followed podcasts on autonomous and advanced mobility tech. His book "Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors" will be published by BenBella Books in 2019.

### Author social links  
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