Hyundai Ioniq Electric car review - DrivingElectric
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It's not the latest and greatest electric car on the block any more, but does the Hyundai Ioniq Electric still make sense as an efficient, spacious and no-nonsense choice for the practical-minded zero-emissions motorist? Over to Grace to find out...
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I think it looks great. One of the best looking EV's in my opinion.
I got one of these a week ago. Weak points are the long charging time on DC chargers and not all the lights (indicators, internal roof lights and number plate lights) are LED even on the top of the range model. These issues aside though I think its a really good car. Lots of nice tech, really excellent efficiency, according to Bjorn Nyland's tests its one of the most efficient Evs you can buy in fact and whilst its not exciting to drive, its a very nice drive none the less. I am really pleased I chose it.
Never even knew about this car's existence until I was given it as a rental over the trip in LA few weeks ago. This car wasn't fast or anything but for like 3 days of driving it, its fuel gauge hardly moved and I thought it was broken at first but nah, its fuel efficiency was incredible and now I am looking to buy a used one for commute purpose.
You must’ve driven the Hybrid or Plug-in Hybrid. The Electric is even better and surprisingly, cheaper after rebates.
I drove this car from Zipcar London the other day and i have to say it feels like you are in a japanese gaming console! Interface is fitirustic and easy to access. Navigation is super detailed and far better then other models, no lag what so ever. great range and very good responce on the Sport mode!
Quiet, comfy and elegant, i would love to have this as an every day car for work in the city!
Me too! Too bad zipcar cars are abused by drug users and smokers
It's rather 'mean' to say that its 193 WLTP range is not as good as newer rivals, especially when you consider it's only got a 38kWh usable battery size.
The 'newer' (class-size smaller) Peugeot 208 has a 45kWh usable battery and only gets a handful of extra miles on WLTP - though, unlike the Ionic, most road testers have never achieved anything even close to the claimed WLTP in the Peugeot.
Regarding the front grill's dimpled look, it's done for the same reason golf balls use dimples, it' improves "slipperiness"
Hyundai really has a hole in its lineup at the moment for just an ordinary car EV since the Ioniq EV was discontinued last year. The Kona isn't a replacement as it is an SUV, the Ioniq 5 shares nothing in common with this car and its is huge same for Ioniq 6. My ideal EV would be this car as it is just with a battery upgrade to around 64kWh and charging of around 75kW. But it doesn't seem like Hyundai is interested in the affordable end of the market.
Absolutely my view too, wish they'd bring exactly the same out just with a bigger battery
When you want an all electric Prius this is the car. But I think all EVs should come with two ranges, an affordable standard range and also a long range, like Tesla does.
4.5 mi/kWh? Easily getting 6.8 in this spring weather on A roads!
I'd think most people would find the Ioniq looks better than SUVs, the leaf, Zoe or and of VW's ID models. Personally, I'd only rate the Kia EV6 as better looking - without going into sports cars.
Same for me, now it's summer I did a round trip Manc London and averaged 6.2 mi/Wh. This car gets better mileage in heavy traffic 😂
@@octarinehk ofc it does it's an ev, not icev
I love this car drives like a dream in sport mode and the bass kicking out the speakers is ace
We have one of these, and we regularly get 5.5 - 6, miles per kwh over winter it was always above 4.7 m p kwh
I don’t know how cold it gets in your area but in the area where I live the average temperature in the winter is 30 degrees and the average with heat on is 3.5/4 per kWh
VS in the summer it’s an average of 5.5
To me looks really good, similar to Prius where all lines and crevices has to serve a purpose for aerodynamics and not like other fake looking cars with fake exhausts etc. Practicality over look wins. Great family ev. 👍
Nah aesthetics for the win
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I agree I like the look of this car, I don't understand the negative views but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I have been driving one of these for the last 1.5 years and this is my review
1. charging at a supercharger is going to take you 1.5 hours and it only gets up to 42 kWh at the peak,
2. only consider buying it if you have a charger at your house or work,(not like a Tesla what you can consider living off supercharges)
3. in the summer it has a very good battery performance but when the temperature drops to below 45 degree the battery last at most to for 120 miles
4. your work zone most be in the 50 mile zone of your house do to the winter issue
5. in the winter the charging takes allot longer then normal
6. don’t take it on a road trip
7. Don’t buy it if you consider it to be your only vehicle
4.5 miles /kwh is not a good day figure on my 28kwh I average 4.4 miles/kwhwhich includes two winters since I last reset the guage, on a good day I get 6 + m/kwh! Adjustable regen is brilliant and it has a standard heat pump. Pay attention ford, volkswagon, audi, jaguar, vauxall et all!
That's amazing!
Pretty sure both Premium and Premium SE have adaptive cruise control
Why isn't this video ranking higher? I've watched so many videos and thus is a better one.
And finally someone spells it what the SE version actually gets you with accuracy.
Nice work
Its not exactly bad looking. Its ok. Most cars nowadays look worse. I mean why are the likes of Hyundai Kona, Peugeot e208 etc any better looking? I don't think they are. This latest version of the Ioniq seems to be improved all round. The battery is an optimal size - just about big enough. The problem of course is still the huge price for electric cars.
Looks are subjective! It's for you decide whether you like the styling or not...
I have no idea why the Ioniq costs as much as it does on a 38kwh battery. There are cheaper cars with bigger batteries, nowadays.
@@DrivingElectric then why did you go on about it so much?
@@DrivingElectric agreed, personal taste, but it was a bit odd to bang on about how bad looking it is when IMO it is one of the best looking cars on the market. I honestly did buy mine for the looks.
American owner...My only beef is that here in NY we get the limited with no heated steering wheel and no heated rear seats..big mistake...but I love my car and I find sport mode with level 2 braking the best and it doesn't hurt the range as much..this handles like a sports car with Hyundai accent tires so I changed the tires and pirelli tires make a HUGE difference
How is it driving during the winter cold weather
Toyota is stupidly missing out on making an incredibly efficient EV with a smaller more affordable footprint than any American car. If Hyundai didn't delete the active cooling to fit more battery cells, it would be a killer of a car. In fact, the old 27kWh liquid cooled Ioniq was as close as revolutionary, it recharged very quickly repeatedly, keeping a cool correct temperature whilst still having the efficiency to go 130-150 miles on range.
The Ioniq, certainly the old one, is the new Prius as far as I'm concerned
Being stubborn as Toyoda is can be costly.
The original 28kwh Ioniq didn't have liquid cooling. The battery was air cooled, you can se the vent for in rear passenger compartment under the seat.
@@davidholden2658 My mistake man. I was under the impression and the common topic of discussion that the original Ioniq was capable of rapid charging @50-75kW reliably was because of its better cooling - which was theorized after the newer ~36kWh versions came out but found that they were slower on the charger and even overheated after repetitive charges.
Maybe Hyundai were really pushing the 27kWh pack? 🤷
Somewhat prefer the design of the prior model.
I thought this was the Mach E for a second.
We've got a video on that too!
My 1 year average doing 12k miles is 4.2miles/KWhr.
Do your self a favour and get the top spec one.
That's really interesting. Not bad for a family-sized car!
@@DrivingElectric also if you pop it in sport and turn the traction control off it does lift off oversteer.
Hey ESM. I find in my bmw plug in hybrid the onscreen display averages a higher miles/kWh than I actually achieve. Real world performance on full electric is 2.5m/kWh but the car will display 3.2 ish. Is 4.2 real world performance?
Thanks so much!
Kona 258 mile range... and i constantly get 300 Miles plus range on a charge... 170 miles just doesn't cut it for me...
36k miles in ours so far with lots of 900 miles weekends! Don’t know whether to change it in for the MG4 LR I have put an order in for. One less charge on our longer trips would be nice as would faster charging …….ummm. But….bar the charger interlock failure it’s been faultless and it has heated everything, heat pump, is comfortable to do a 12hr day etc.
Did you upgrade? I'm considering the mg4 for my next car but I love the Ioniq.
@@benellis7427well…….got the MG4 LR, had it for 3 weeks and 1100 miles but rejected it because of faults. Kept the Ioniq until 2 months ago when I got a Tesla model 3 lr RWD. Ioniq was a bloody good car, Tesla range is very impressive though…..over 350 miles! And the charging network is super impressive.
Are there service costs?
@@benellis7427I went to an MG4 LR but had to reject it after 3 weeks due to faults. That was Sep22…….i kept the Ioniq until Aug this year when I got a Tesla M3 LR RWD…….which I’m very impressed with.
@@garystrain1981my services were every 10k miles (or 12 months). £45/£130/£50/£330. The last was the coolant for the battery at 40k miles.
Nice hyundai electric
Sure is!
Nice info 👍... Wats a range? and expected price in india?
I like it Hi Hyundai
Don't see the point of this car. For just about 4000 dollars more you can buy the standard range Tesla model 3 which has more range and much better acceleration.
In the UK it's approx. 10k GBP more. 31k vs 41. On finance it's about 200pcm vs 550 pcm.
Not to mention in the US you would get the tax credit. My daily work commute is 80 miles plus shuttling the kids from activities. I can rack up some serious miles in a year but 99 percent of the time don't got over a 150 miles in a day.
@@kylewillett9110 Yes, I forgot about the federal tax credit of 7500 dollars. It still applies to the Ioniq but not teslas so the hyundai is quite a bit more affordable.
What is the point of more acceleration?
@@lilacfiddler1high way to heaven
My favourite bit: of the video:
‘ it looks a bit strange because it’s aimed at buyers who don’t care how it looks’.
Not sure who this is aimed at with only 190 miles of range WLTP and max charge speed of 50kw.
The value of money of everything, but the use of value of nothing. That's what consumer psyche helped reduce this arms race into.
Manufacturers have made huge progress when it comes to aero efficiency and battery technology, which makes the Hyundai Ioniq and its slippery styling look a little old fashioned in 2021. That said, it's incredibly efficient - 4mi/kWh+ puts this among the most economical electric cars on sale.
Good efficient second car or simply for those who don't often go very far. People make the mistake of thinking vehicles need to fit every role, but a cheap efficient commuter has always sold well.
I've got the older version that will only do 160 miles. I very rarely do over 50 miles in a day and when I do need to make a longer trip it'll charge in less time than it takes to have lunch.
I expect for families with two cars having an Ioniq and a diesel or hybrid as well would be a great combination to deal with most eventualities.
I'm in love...
With the Hyundai Ioniq?
@@DrivingElectric Eh... no
@@geertweynjes2119 She comes with the car though.
front grill looks horrible and cheap
193 WLTP miles is 160 EPA, so 130 in the winter with 4 adults... With no Supercharger network and very slow 50kw onboard charger, this a charge at home, city only car. At current price, this car is poor value.
I have had the older model for 3 years and it's brilliant. It's charges so quickly that the range is no big deal (150 max for my model). The UK charging infrastructure is now pretty good and I have never had an issue even on the longest runs. Build quality is certainly better than a Tesla model 3, but then what would not be!
Mine does 170 in winter and 220 in summer. Yes 50kw charging not the best but ded NOT a city car. First journey mine was 250 miles and 1 stop to charge. Brilliant comfy car
Infrastructure is improving everyday, but as you say - a lot of people will charge at home. If that's the case, then 150-odd miles is more than enough for most!
It's actually 150 on winter and 170 summer. I've had one for a year. I agree the fast charging capacity isn't great but I happily do 12k/yr in mine and it costs me £340 a month average over the term.
@@esm7708 what do you include into your 340£ monthly cost ?