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Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh - thread 2.0

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    #1262
    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,809 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Thanks everyone.

    Battery saver actually popped up again this morning.

    Will keep an eye on it - just been for a 34 km drive in it.

    Had a dealer appointment for next week but a family member whose much better at spanners then I am did the swap last week.

    Luckily I didn't cancel the dealer appointment so will see what they think next week.



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    #1263
    zg3409
    Registered Users Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122363075#Comment_122363075

    You can monitor the 12 volt yourself using something like the BM2 battery monitor from Amazon etc.

    You can update the radio software yourself if you have a laptop, the exact correct size SD card and an SD reader. This may help manage the 12 volt better. The latest software is supposed to check the 12 volt more often and it may hide the warnings.

    https://update.hyundai.com/US/EN/Main



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    #1264
    baldshin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭baldshin


    Just passed 5 years of ownership and 90,000km, and still loving this car. The efficiency is just incredible. Had a 60 km journey last week at 10.3kwh/100km and a 200km journey at 11.2kwh/100km!

    Post edited by baldshin on


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    #1265
    loopymum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,234 ✭✭✭loopymum


    Same. I have mine 3.5 years and do just less than 30k a year. I have no hesitation taking it on long trips either.

    My only issue as been awful waits for charging in Cork City. It's the pits there



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    #1266
    jharr100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭jharr100


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/hyundai-ioniq/37246267

    Any opinions on this as a first EV foray ?



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    #1267
    baldshin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭baldshin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122403740#Comment_122403740

    Looks in good nick and a decent price. Downside is milage, battery warranty is up at 180k I think. Would be worth getting an OBD2 dongle and checking on the battery health and taking for a test drive looking for any strange noises.

    Also disregard the claim of 240km range. You will only get this on a 20degree+ day, with a light foot on 80-100km roads. Winter range could be as low as 140km on a motorway. I'd say on average year round I'm sitting at about 180km range.

    Great car if it suits your own personal requirements range wise, quick to charge and costs next to nothing in maintenance. Would ask if rear bearings/sensors have been changed. If not, looking at a few hundred quid to replace at some point as they seem to go every 80,000 km or so. Also worth asking if gear oil has been changed.



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    #1268
    Bannerman1969
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭Bannerman1969


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122389681#Comment_122389681

    3 x 100kw CCS and 1 x CHAdeMO chargers now availible since last week at Supervalu by the Lough on the South Side of the city - about 1.5km from the link (Togher). While Cork City still not great for high speed charging especially north of the river - this is a great addition especially as Frankfield is always busy during the day and only 3km away from Supervalu so is now a real alternative. Also dont forget Cork Airport with 6 x 50kw CCS and 6 x CHAdeMO installed and will be commissioned anyday and only .40 per kW.



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    #1269
    jharr100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭jharr100


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122404394#Comment_122404394

    Thanks so much, great information . I'm 6km from work , where I have free charging , so it might be a no brainer for me .



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    #1270
    zg3409
    Registered Users Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122404460#Comment_122404460

    The cars probably ok. I would bid lower say 8.5k aiming to end at 9k which gives you room for any unforeseen issues down the road. If you could stretch the budget higher there are cars with double the range with 60+kWh batteries from around 15k euros plus.

    Main issue with short range cars is on longer trips say a cross country trips is you need to public charge before you can make it back home and public chargers can have queues at peak times. Things have got better in the past couple of years and this car has CCS versus leaf so it can use most public chargers and it charges quite fast.

    Other questions are do you own your own home with off street parking so you are more likely to be able to get a home charger. Workplace charging sounds great but what if you switch job, or others buy EVs and all are in use or they break and company is slow to fix or replace them. For example all my workplace chargers did not work one day this week, but it was solved by the afternoon. They will also be popular if free and free can become crazy overpriced, my work ones are 5 times the price of home charging and they used to be free.

    Or with a short range EV even if you fully charge on a Friday you may need a home top up by Sunday.

    So dont consider it a no brainer, with such a short commute hanging on to your old car may make more sense and wait for prices to drop.



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    #1271
    jharr100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭jharr100


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406875#Comment_122406875

    Thanks , I do have my own house with a drive, and I can install a home charger myself . I'd imagine most of my charging would be on smart meter night rates. I also have a very usable petrol classic Saab, and my wifes car (she works from home and drives 3000km a year).



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