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Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh - thread 2.0

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,829 ✭✭✭zg3409


    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



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭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



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭jharr100


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

    Any opinions on this as a first EV foray ?



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭baldshin


    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.



  • Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Bannerman1969


    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.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭jharr100


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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,829 ✭✭✭zg3409


    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.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭jharr100


    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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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,263 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Folks can anyone tell me if there's a drain hole in the red circle in the attached photo? I haven't had a chance to jack the car up and have a proper look but I came out this morning after a short drive to head to work and I had a pool of water on the ground under this spot. There seems to be a very steady drip. The liquid looks to be clear and there's no real smell but I can't be 100% sure because I'm smothering from hay fever today.



  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,333 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    It's probably the aircon, I think that does drip water sometimes when the car is stationary and is normal. Can't say for sure that's the right spot for it though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,263 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Cheers Mick. First time I've ever had water from under the car.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Started the car last evening, and a load o warning lights came up, with "Check AEB System" (or something like that).

    Is that the sensor on the rear wheel that people were discussing a couple of months back?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,829 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Put up a photo. Is it always there? Lots of symbols come up on the dash when you have a faulty wheel sensor.

    Without a specialist Hyundai fault code reader it's hard to confirm.



  • Registered Users Posts: 17 Borax2709


    that's what mine looked like alright :S

    Your regen breaking doesn't work?



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭baldshin


    Sounds like it. If ABS, cruise control, lane assist and regen aren't working I'd say it's almost 100% it.

    Hyundai will charge probably €500+ and replace the whole wheel bearing. A decent Indy mechanic will replace just the sensor for probably €100-150. Best to do both while it's up on a lift as the second one is likely on borrowed time too.

    Here's the part I got from Aliexpress.
    https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExTnqkT



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Here's the pic.

    It's been showing up intermittently over the last few days.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Yeah, nothing works when the error is on. When it disappears, everything goes back to normal.

    Thanks for the link for the part. Did someone on here mention they had spare ones?



  • Registered Users Posts: 17 Borax2709


    looks horribly familiar - spare part from Aliexpress is there as an option - is car out of warranty?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Yeah, car is 181.

    Bought 2no. of those sensors from Ali. We'll see what happens.

    This twin pack from Amazon for £17 look identical, but they've a different part number. Did want to take a chance on them 'cause I'd only find out if they were right/wrong halfway through the job.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Gonna swap out my 12V battery.

    Am I as well off just going like for like? Or is there an upgrade can be done?



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭loopymum


    I'd say like for like. Not much space. I got the halfords battery fitted by them with 5 year warranty for 110



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,829 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Battery holder is unusual and small. Get any one that physically fits and has positive and negative in same place.



  • Registered Users Posts: 17 Borax2709


    Did you get this sorted? Any feedback on cost/how you ended up solving?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Not yet.

    The sensors only arrived the other day, so my mechanic is gonna do them both on Monday. Bought 2 litres of fluid too, so gonna get him to change the gear reduction oil while he's at it. Throw in the new 12V battery, and she should be good to go for many more miles.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Actually, another foible occurred this morning, which is why I started thinking about the 12V.

    "Check electric vehicle system" popped up on the dash. Coincidently I got the a/c regassed on Thursday, so don't know if it's got anything to do with that? Doubtful.

    Any suggestions?

    Edit: Figured out that “electric system” error comes on when I turn in the heater. Again, never saw it prior to getting the aircon regassed, but now it comes up everytime I turn on the heater. No vault codes are stored with the error though.
    Also checked the resting voltage of the 12V and it’s down close to 11.7V. Deffo time for a replacement.

    Post edited by Soarer on


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,700 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Can I ask when the 38kwh version was introduced?

    Im looking at a 2019 or 2020 - would these be the 38 version?



  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,333 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    I feel like there was some 38kwh around late 2019 but there would be no 2020 28kwh I'm pretty sure.

    You can tell the difference easy enough by the front of the car

    28kwh has a smooth grey panel while 38kwh has a sort of raised silver bit in the middle that looks closer to a front grill.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭jharr100


    Would a 38kwh be that much better than a 28kwh ?



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