Thanks for the video Bruce!!!! I have 303 miles of range in the city in the summer and 200 miles of range at 70 mph on the highway going from the flatland to the ski area with a little bit of heat on. I have rear wheel drive and it does seem to do quite well in the Connecticut winters which have been increasingly warmer and less snowy in the last 10 years or so. Rear wheel drive SEL 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 with 77.4 kWh battery. 69,000 miles and many more smiles.. I think I get more like 360 miles per charge in the summer in the city with a little bit of highway driving and a little bit of air-conditioning, air conditioning is much less of an eater of kilowatt hours. in Southwestern Connecticut, there are plenty of chargers. In fact the entire Northeast and heading down to Florida, Southeast USA seem to be full of DC fast chargers, and more and more and more coming every single day. my wife is not as patient as I and we went on a 2000 mile road trip from Connecticut to North Carolina and back and it was 13 charging stops and they were all 20 minutes or less and the DC fast chargers were a little less expensive than what gasoline might’ve cost me on that trip. It did require a membership to Electrify America and I only used Electrify America stations for that 2000 mile trip and I only used one app. I probably have 12 EV charging apps on my silly phone. When I get my Tesla adapter, life will really be good, 17,000 DC fast charging stations in the lower 48. My per kilowatt hour electricity cost has been up to $.27 which equates to a 40% discount to gasoline. I do have Solar, but only enough for my home or the car and not both. I’ve had it since 2012 and I get about 6000 kWh of free electricity every year and probably for the rest of my life. If my solar goes into my battery, and it does because I’m retired too, it’s 1/10 the cost of gasoline. There’s nothing better than plugging into the sun and then driving around with notailpipe emissions!!!!!!!
The actual charging/ payment systems are absolutely a bugbear even here in the UK with multiple different apps or cards required. Had one video complaining he had to prepay but the minimum was £50 which has now been reduced to £10. Nothing simple like contactless card payments but noises are being made about standardised payment systems although we'll have to wait and see.......
9:35 I see why the ioniq5 needs a rear wiper. The ev6 has a different rear design and the snow is not blown on the rear window and a steeper angle for the snow to fall off. Chargehub is the app I can use to start and pay charge on several networks. They have arrangements with many networks - not FLO or petrocan but bchydro is listed along with Chargepoint, IVY, Shell Circle K, electric circuit etc. There might be a small service charge. I was given a credit on ChargeHub when I bought a 2022 EV6, yet to us it up as the networks I used on a trip weren't on chargehub at that time. I could use the credit DC fast charging locally but it is easier to just charge at home 🏡 😂
My experience is similar and I'm based in Southern Ontario. In the past year I've road tripped to Houston, to Miami, to Cape Cod, and to Cape Breton; NS. I have 12-apps on my phone. I agree, DC Fast Charger reliability remains problematic - particularly in locations where there aren't many alternatives. Just this past month I got charged $0.70/kWh, yes - 70¢/kWh) by Electrify Canada in London, ON. @#$%!!! One last thing, please use a licenced electrician to help install any Level 2 charger you put in and preferably someone who specializes in EV charger installation. 7-11kW is a lot of power and if you're going to be drawing that for hours on end your set up has to be properly rated and installed. Cheap $2 dryer outlets from the big box hardware store may expose you to melted equipment or fire. Spend the money. Mine's hard wired to eliminate the plug and outlet as a possible failure point and hence can also supply 11kW.
@oldebill1807 thanks. That's an important clarification. I paid $2200 for m an electrician who specializes in EV chargers to install my Level 2 charger.
Fair summary of EV ownership. The biggest problem facing my first EV was indeed the combination of poor range and poor charging infrastructure - fixed by getting another EV with a big battery and waiting a few years until the UK DC chargers improved in number/reliability. The economic case doesn't stack up without cheap home charging; you do pay about the same per mile/km cost as combustion cars when using public infrastructure. If you need a reliable all-season long distance car it's quite a shock going from diesel to EV IMO.
I bought a Ford F150 lightning EV Truck with the large battery (320 Miles). Ford also sent me a Tesla adapter. This has been a game changer and now I only charge at Tesla chargers and range anxiety is a thing of the past.
I've heard good things about the Tesla Supercharger network. In Canada, access to the Tesla superchargers (with a Hyundai adapter) were once promised for fall 2024 but it's now unclear when that will happen. Thanks.
@@brucejamieson Kia just made it official starting January 15 kia ev's will get access to Tesla superchargers so I'm guessing same should apply to Hyundai ev's since they're sister companies.
Hey, Bruce. Enjoyed your video, Rick put me on to it. I love my new Niro, but I am in the middle of a significant problem. It gave me a battery overheating warning, and has been at the dealer for nearly 3 weeks. They are about to drop the battery out of it, I guess. Anyway, I don’t hold it against the car, things like this are rare, but the ability of Kia and the dealer to service the car is certainly a concern. I’m glad it isn’t our only vehicle.
Yikes! During my 2nd month of ownership my ICCU packed up and my Niro got towed to a nearby dealership. It took over a month for the part to get replaced but I had the use of a Tesla Model 3 while my vehicle was laid up. I too am skeptical about some of my local dealers' competence with EVs. Particularly if that dealer doesn't even seem to have a fixed Level 2 charger on the premises.
Thank you for your perspective! It's nice getting a remote winter driver's opinion on what it's like to drive an EV. It sounds like charging infrastructure has a long way to go in CA. In the US northeast where I am from, I've heard similar reports, but I've also recently heard that things have been getting better/more reliable slowly but surely. I really enjoyed your style and manner of presenting. Thanks for the info!
The hot car is due to warmer temps. All the reason to get move EVs out there. I am getting a IONIQ 5 this fall. I have a 2017 IONIQ (200 km) now (Ontario) Have had no problems but I do not go far in the winter. You have given good info for winter drivers. I see more and more charging stations going up. As that happens and batteries keep improving I think the future looks bright. Happy Trails
The reasons I don't own an EV and they're perfect for tree huggers like my sisters husband. Which is funny because he owns a bmw M5. Your video was enjoyable and had a lot of useful information .
