Every automobile is the results of a protracted growth course of during which automakers construct many pre-production automobiles that by no means see the sunshine of day. Rather than scrapping certainly one of its Ioniq 5 take a look at automobiles solely, Hyundai repurposed the automobile’s elements to make an air air purifier.

According to a YouTube video description, the mannequin “went through numerous tests to ensure our safety.” The video notes that, over the course of a yr, the automobile was used to check the likes of the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, pass-by noise regulation and wind tunnel noise.

The video reveals Hyundai engineers stripping the Ioniq 5 to its bones, then designing a totally totally different product utilizing the parts. Among different elements, they used the cooling fan, door panels, LED tail lamp, infotainment unit and, after all, the filter unit. The engineers put a 20-inch alloy wheel on the highest of the case (so the air purifier might be fairly giant), whereas the automobile’s emblem provides some skilled branding.

Although many automobile elements are already recyclable, together with batteries, it is a neat experiment. It suggests there are different sustainable methods to repurpose a automobile that is in any other case outlived its usefulness. Meanwhile, Hyundai began deliveries of the Ioniq 5 within the US this month.