There’s also a built-in solar PV panel option, though at 200 watts max output, this is only really designed to keep the battery trickle charged, or keep the cabin ventilated on a hot day, not to add meaningful driving range. That’s a useful amount of offtake power, enough to keep most homes running at least essential equipment (and would have helped Texas residents with recent challenges). Other features of note include a very comfortable looking cabin with adjustable seating front and rear, a heat pump available in cooler regions, 1600 kg towing on AWD versions, and two power outlets for 220/240 volts at up to 3.6 kW of total power. Note also (in the table above) that the AWD variants have front motors optimized for efficiency, not crazy power, which should mean that – under steady highway cruising – they achieve efficiency (and range) not much different from the RWD versions.
This means that even the standard range variants should be very capable in the real world. It’s also worth noting that Hyundai’s BEVs usually achieve real-world ranges that are closer to their rated range than the BEVs from other manufacturers. The standard 58 kWh battery should scale to a WLTP range of around ~240 miles or ~385 km, and keeps the 18 minute charging (which should correspond to regaining ~80 km in 5 minutes in optimal conditions). In this situation, 5 minutes of charging can return up to 100 km of WLTP range. Peak charge rate is variously given as 220 kW or 232 kW (presumably these apply only to the larger battery), though as with all BEVs, this rate will probably only be seen in optimal conditions, and when the battery is fairly empty. The standout technical capability is the fast charging capability, able to recover from 10% to 80% battery in 18 minutes on 250+ kW CCS chargers. The larger battery variant’s estimated WLTP range of 298 miles (~480 km) is very useful, and a rough match for the efficiency of the WLTP Tesla Model Y, given the similar 72.4 kWh battery size. Let’s have a look at the basic characteristics of the IONIQ 5: The IONIQ 5 offers a similar size, similar range, similar efficiency, and faster charging than the Tesla Model Y, usefully pushing the EV technology frontier forwards and encouraging other manufacturers to keep up, ultimately benefiting consumers (and the EV transition). Hyundai has upped the ante in the battery electric vehicle stakes with the new IONIQ 5 midsized cross over, giving range up to ~500 km WLTP, 18 minute recharging, and prices starting in the low €40,000 range.
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