Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh - thread 2.0

I definitely saw a 2019 38 during the week so some of them exist, but I think most 2019 would be 28s alright.

slower dc charging (50kw), but 33% bigger battery. Depending on the journey type Im getting up to 300km out of the 38 during the summer.

Really depends on the journeys if it's beneficial or not. During the week we drove from Ballinasloe to the zoo, then up to ikea and stuck it on the slow charger for the 2 hours we were there and got home with 30km range. The 28 would have needed a few minutes on a rapid charger.

But if it was a longer journey that requires multiple rapid charge sessions, the 28 might be quicker than the 38

that's great value for the sensor replacement - think I spent more than that on just getting one of them replaced and still looking to do the gearbox oil change myself!

2 small issues with my Ioniq this week. Cabin fan started sounding pretty loud a few weeks ago so investigated today. Changed cabin filter which had no effect. The blower/motor itself was noisy so took it out, but on inspection there are no blockages debris etc. Tried a bit of wd40 to loosen it up but no luck. Looks like I'll have to replace. Part seems to be about €80 on AliExpress but have contacted a few breakers here first.

Secondly, while down there, I noticed the passenger footwell was a little damp, with droplets up at the back near the centre console. I reckon the Aircon drain pipe is clogged. Anyone know if this is accessible underneath without getting the car on a ramp? Likely just needs a tie wrap/coat hanger to unclog the blockage.

Did you try the EV breakers up north? https://www.evbreakers.com/

I'm sure it would work, but I'd be concerned about the constant power draw of the Shelly relay on the 12v battery. A WiFi device with a relay wouldn't be the most energy efficient way of doing it for sure.

Maybe a switchbot type thing would worth a try, it would probably require a bit of iot tinkering to get a button on your keys though.

I hate that keys have a boot hold button or whatever instead of a charger port button!

Range will be impacted by things like how you use the car - short or long journeys, motorway driving or rural driving.

And are you a hard driver or a gentle driver etc.

A reasonable general estimate is between 140/150 kms winter and 220 kms on a nice summers day.

You might get a bit less or a bit more then those figures.

I find in winter you get better range if doing say 1 or 2 longer trips on a charge.

Vs doing 6 smaller trips.

That's because on several shorter trips the impact of heating and cold battery is more than on a longer trip.

Range on these typically holds up very well over the years.

Mine still gets the expected distance on the battery.

I had a benchmark established early on (2 years old at the time) of doing 161 kms on 73 percent in reasonable summer weather.

If anything I was bettering that this summer.

Thanks for this info. My driving is 2 x 35km commutes a day 5 days a week, which is on national roads so never exceeding 100kph and usually doing about 85-90kph for most of it. I was wondering with that kind of driving if it could do 150km in winter on a single charge or is that cutting it tight. Im just trying to get a handle on if I could charge it to full once every two days of commuting or if it would have to be a top up charge every single day.

yeah initially I was going to get a 2019ish 40kw Leaf but there seems to be some doubts over their battery when gone over 150,000kms so Im now looking at Ioniq instead. They seem to hold their value better than the Leaf which means paying a couple of grand more but it should be possible to get a 2018 model for under €10k.

Will be getting an OBD dongle when Im ready to buy. Where does it plug in on the Ioniq and whats the app it connects with?

€10K could well be too much now for one of these ? Nissan now selling brand new 40kWh Leafs for €20K. This will surely knock back used values further on any Leaf competitors.

thanks for the great info Mickeroo, they sound like a solid car and it would fit my needs nicely.

I was just doing the maths last night for my circa 550km weekly use. Currently paying €3,400 annually in petrol for that distance, electric would bring the fuel cost down to €525 if always charged on 7c EV rates. So the car can save me €2,875 a year or €8,625 over 3 years of ownership. It practically pays for itself so it seems a no brainer to go EV right now.

I calculated a max range of 171km doing motorway 120km/h on a trip during the “summer” in my 171 model. National road commuting in the summer is well over 200kms easy. Saying that I don’t trust the bottom 10%. If you need a charge on a trip there is no point in waiting until a low state of charge just stop when a charge will get you there. Remember the car charges fast for its generation and as a car it is rock solid. It’s now the smaller ev in the house and I’ll be keeping it.

This might be useful, at 100km/h range is about 210km and at 120km/h range is about 170 presumably for a new car before degradation.