Hyundai Ioniq 5

Cheers for the pics, I presume the gray seats are standard in the Executive? (Wouldn't be a massive fan, personally think the white looks much nicer)

What was the standard colour for the Ioniq? How much extra was it for the white?

Only black/grey seats afaik on the executive/executive plus. Yes I also prefer the light colour seats, look great. On the executive plus you get light door cards on the darker exterior colours, not sure with the executive..

I am pretty sure it has heated front seats and steering wheel. A lot of the bits weren't operational yesterday on ours as the car was left in garage mode outside. For example the wireless phone charger, but was told was there. I think I noticed the seat heaters when scrolling through screens, but didn't take any pics of car powered up. Would be surprised and disappointed if the spec sheet was not accurate..

Have had a Premium Plus in matte Shooting Star Grey on order since October. Got the VIN # in November. Was first told it would be landed on 14 December, then 19 December. No sign of the car this morning and am told another shipment due around 27- 29 December. Dealer has had a delivery of the lower spec models yesterday but is getting no info on mine.

Premium Plus has the roof :)

Dealer took the pictures and sent them to me. I'm going to try and have a look on 30th before Jan collection.

Some other pics

As I won't be able to go see it beore taking delivery I asked Brian to send some pics of my car and to check the heating question. He just confirmed that the heated seats and steering wheel are included.

Brian in Bolands, Waterford, is an absolute top guy by the way, I'm not from the area but totally worth the extra effort. Hated dealing with Kearys in Cork.

But saying that maybe in storage in cork as they can't move all 400 in one go.

Saw truck load of them heading down the M50 at lunch time today.

Does anyone have any tips on what to expect on collection date? Anything to look out for or have prepared?

Payment side I have all sorted and will sort insurance the morning of (as i'm waiting on car reg). Have bluelink app installed and signed up.

First EV, Any other advise welcome.

Spoke with Eddie Guyett of Hyundai a couple of weeks ago re the Charge My Hyundai card which operates throughout Europe and offers access to a wide range of chargers, many at a discount and includes Ionity. He is in charge of deals Hyundai Ireland is doing with charging companies and also with Energia re the chargers. The card is due to be launched around March subject to some legal details being finalised.

Which app is the “e-cards app” is it the Ecar Connect App from ESB?

Taking delivery of an Ioniq5 about 3 months earlier than originally anticipated so have to get up to speed very quickly!

You are mixing things up. The Charge My Hyundai card has an annual small fee. The card is used to access most chargers, whoever the operator is, across Europe. Most offer substantial discounts. Hyundai is part owner of Ionity and offers around 2/3rds discounts at Ionity chargers in the UK to card holders. As I said before, whatever the arrangements for free membership once the card launches here, all Hyundai owners can get one.

This is how it works in the UK:

The base package is the Flex package. There is a one off activation fee of £1.99 There are no monthly base fees and the contract is indefinite. There is a session fee of £0.49 on any charger. Cost per kW/h depend on the charger company but most offer discounts.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 new vehicle customers who have registered with Charge my Hyundai by 30 June 2022 will automatically receive the IONITY Premium Package for 12 months when they book a Charge my Hyundai tariff and will be exempt from the IONITY Premium Package base fee. The IONITY Premium package ends after 12 months and is not automatically renewed. This offer is valid once for each new IONIQ 5 vehicle and cannot be transferred to other vehicles or owners. Otherwise, the regular terms and conditions of the selected Charge my Hyundai tariff apply, i.e. there is no Charge my Hyundai base fee exemption.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Project 45 new vehicle customers who have purchased the IONIQ 5 Project 45 special model and registered with Charge my Hyundai by 30 June 2022 will automatically receive the IONITY Premium Package for 24 months when they book a Charge my Hyundai tariff and will be exempt from the IONITY Premium Package base fee. The IONITY Premium Package ends after 24 months and is not automatically renewed. This offer is valid once for each IONIQ 5 Project 45 special model and cannot be transferred to other vehicles or owners. Otherwise, the regular terms and conditions of the selected Charge my Hyundai tariff apply, i.e. there is no Charge my Hyundai base fee exemption.

The Ionity package normally costs £11.25 per month. The cost per kW/h is £0.25 so if you are a high mileage user renewing after the end of the free period may be worth it. Ionity installations in Ireland are currently limited to six sites but they are planning an expansion.

Also in the UK you can sign up to an add on with BP Pulse which costs £7.85 per month. Charging costs between £0.16 and £0.27 depending on type of charger. Again the value would depend on the usage.

I understand the intention in Ireland is to have the card operating in a similar manner to Flex with Ionity included free for a period. Prices for kW/h will be available on the Charge my Hyundai app for comparison with the regular price.

Night time charging can be around 7-10 cent per kWh when you have a smart metre. I have solar panels which can get up to 40kwhs a day in summer prob 10% of that in the winter (didn't get batteries as ioniq V2H and potential V2G was a big selling point and no payback really in batteries when you have night time rates). So will be charging off that 4 days a week (it won't be free technically for about 8 years) the other 3 I have free charger at work. Will only be using public chargers on long trips and when needs must. Also added to that road tax, no real service cost (ICE need a service every 15,000 km EV change filters every few years).

There more savings in the wider view 🤔

Has anyone used the AIB green personal loan? Kind of confused about the application done through the phone.

Just saids "Your green items must be less than your total loan amount".

So like if I type in 20k for loan amount and 40k for green item value that message get thrown. Only way for it to work is to have your green item value equal to the loan amount or 50% of it. So putting 10k to 20k in the green value will let me proceed.

Maybe I'm just thick and not understanding it.