EV switch! 2025 Hyundai Staria going electric as zero-emissions rival for Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. Buzz, Mercedes EQV and Zeekr 009
The finishing touches are being applied to a new all-electric version of the 2025 Hyundai Staria that will be introduced later this year.
According to South Korean industry publication Newsis, production of the new Hyundai Staria will begin as soon as late January.
The battery-electric powertrain is set to be offered both as the Staria people-mover and Staria Load delivery van.
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Sold alongside the petrol, turbo-diesel and LPG engines that are offered globally, the new EV version will also be available alongside the existing Staria Hybrid that was launched back in February 2024.
Curiously, an electric version of the Staria already exists but only as the ST1 chassis cab or refrigerated commercial van (pictured top) that was introduced in Korea last year.
According to new reports, the Staria EV will arrive on sale in early 2026 with an 84kWh lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery that is already in service and powers the Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUV.
The ST1 gets a smaller 76.1kWh battery and is said to be capable of covering around 320km on the WLTP test cycle in Europe, where it is rebadged and sold as the Iveco eMoovy.
Winning acclaim there for its high-levels of tech, the Hyundai ST1 (and Iveco equivalent) come with powerful 800-volt electrical architecture that allows ultra-fast charging and 100km of range added in just 10 minutes.
Once introduced, the longer-range Staria EV with the bigger battery will rival the Ford Transit Custom, Mercedes-Benz V-Class (and EQV) and Volkswagen ID. Buzz.
Reports suggest Hyundai hopes it will make and sell around 20,000 Staria EVs annually.
Fellow Hyundai Motor Group member, Kia, is also developing an electric people mover and delivery van.
‘But the PV1, PV5 and inbound PV7 will be unrelated to the Staria and be based on an all-new platform with even more advanced tech.
Originally, Hyundai even planned to offer a Staria with a hydrogen fuel-cell but it’s thought that has been shelved due to the lack of hydrogen fuel infrastructure globally.
