10 months with the Hyundai Ioniq 5: Mind-blowing ownership experience

The car has been performing without any glitch so far and I hope it continues to do so. 500km on a full charge in the city and 550 + on long drives have taken care of the range anxiety in a big way!

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Hi!

This is my first post. I see this as a very active thread sharing experiences and tips for to make the experience with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (Hi5) a more enjoyable one. Kudos to all the active members and keep it going.

I would like to share my overall experience for the last 10 months with the Hi5. To put it in a single word it’s -Mind-blowing. Most of my use is for city drives but it’s the long distance drives which steal the thunder. The drive most comfortable with sufficient power in your hands to overtake whenever needed is what I love when I use it for long distance driving. The living room quality of music provided by the silence of the EV completely changes the quality of the drive . I’m sure most of you will agree to that. My only complaint is that the car will select only 8000 files from my 2 TB media collection. I am trying to figure out how to get around this issue. Would be great if someone else also could share their thoughts on this.

I have used only level 2 charging (15A charging) which I had used for my previous Nexon EV for charging the Ioniq. This is due to the constraints in setting up the 11 KW charger in an apartment complex with all the hassles of paperwork and payments- both legal and illegal. I am able to charge at a rate of 2.8 kw which works out a 10 % increase in SOC in 3 hrs. So an overnight 12 hrs of charge gives me an ample 40 % of SOC hike which translates to 200 km of city drive for me. In case I need to charge up for an emergency trip, I plan to use a nearby DC fast charger (which has not happened so far) also the fact that the ICCU issues experienced in the US and Canadian Hi5s and their link to this higher KW AC charging has influenced my decision not to put up the 11 Kw charger which is still kept in its unopened boxing.

The car has been performing without any glitch so far and I hope it continues to do so. 500km on a full charge in the city and 550 + on long drives have taken care of the range anxiety in a big way! I have checked charging speeds and found it to be somewhere close to the promised speeds.

Managed some accessories too over the months - an integrated dash cam, Sunglass holder, Charger cover to take care of charging in wet weather etc. to name a few.

Overall, this car has ticked most of the boxes for my needs. Hope it remains so.

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