New Genesis Essentia Concept Envisions Sleek, All-Electric Future

The theoretical vehicle from Hyundai’s luxury brand is a GT-style coupe.
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On Wednesday, at the New York Auto Show, Genesis unveiled the car it says shows the way forward for the Hyundai Motor Co.-owned luxury brand.

The Essentia Concept is an all-electric concept coupe. Made from a super-lightweight, low-slung, carbon-fiber monocoque body, and with battery-powered motor that the brand says will get it to 60 miles per hour in three seconds, it is Genesis’s first electric vehicle.