Hyundai Ioniq 5

Maybe it's just me 🤔 but I find if you look at a black and a white car from a distance white looks dirtier. But looking close up black car appears dirtier.

So get the black and keep your distance 😉

With Energia, 24 hr meter 18.38 cent plus VAT Electric Ireland offering 08.00-23.00 25.24 cent plus VAT, 23.00-08.00 12.98 cent plus VAT, 02.00-04.00 7.01 cent plus VAT with €150 welcome bonus.

With a bit of organisation of washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher, this is a no brainer.

Is it the towing hook?

Surprised it was loose and not in a tool bag or box or fixed to car body?

You are way over paying on your current bill, which is why the smart tariff looks good to you.

You are paying 20.86c/kWh

A day/night rate can be got today for 18c/9c per kWh and do the same organisation as you mentioned above and you will do much better on that than you will on a smart tariff... unless you think you can squash 50%+ of your usage into the 2-4am period. Outside that time period the rates are very poor relative to the standard day/night rates.

Im derailing the thread so I'll leave it there, but I recommend you take another look at the figures. Its widely accepted that smart meter tariffs are really bad value and I think you should consider rejecting the smart meter install (which you are entitled to do) and get a day/night rate now that you have an EV.

just now received only 1 pic of our car, delivery later in the week. Seeing the muddy tyre, no plastic cover on driving wheel, seats, etc - should I be worried ?

Our dealer told me they arrive off the transport ship covered in dirt which is understandable considering the distance they travel and the number of port stops they make.

And I'd imagine a lot of dealers store their cars offsite this time of year as parking spaces are limited, but shame on them for sending a photo of your in such awful condition, they could at least have washed it before taking the photo.

So as not to derail the thread further I replied to you over here

All go for Friday premium plus delivery car arrived in the dealer today.

I have secured at car today (Phantom Black, Executive 58kw) that's in the docks in Cork. Hopefully it gets to out for distribution soon, dealer is hoping to have it by end of next week. I dealt with Brian in Fitzpatricks and I have to say he has been an absolute pleasure to deal with, no BS just a straight talker. Looking forward to joining the EV owners family!

Anyone ordered the AWD 300 hp version yet?

Just back from the dealer having seen and driven my Premium Plus Matte in Shooting Star Grey. Looks terrific. Taken in my i40 for the dash and rear cams to be transferred. Will pick up on Saturday.

Re the tow hooks - they provide two and they are loose under the boot floor. You would only need one at a time. One goes neatly into the tyre repair bag, the other can be left at home.

I was planning on putting all "hardware" like cables, hooks, puncture kits etc in the frunk and leave the boot for the day to day stuff. Maybe need a few stuck on fixing points or something though...hmm.

I collected my new Ioniq today in Waterford so I was able to do a relatively comparative efficiency test between my old and new Ioniq.

My trip to the dealers was over 150km and on the outward leg my Ioniq 28 achieved 13.8 kWh/100km @ 0-2 degrees.

On the return the new Ioniq 5 58kW achieved 19kWh/100km@ 3-9 degrees with no wind.

My car is the executive spec without a heatpump so the heating consumption was around 11% of the total below 5 degrees but once temperatures went above 5 degrees the heating was drawing much less.

So overall I am happy with consumption, it seems to be reasonably efficient for day to day driving although I'm sure motorway driving will be the killer.