Can IONIQ 5 really charge to 80% in 18 minutes? 

I didn't mention charge cost in the video because I have the free IONITY Premium subscription which came with the IONIQ 5. This cost me £13.51 but ordinarily IONITY is 69p/kWh which would be £37.28! There's an app called Bonnet (joinbonnet.com) which can be used for cheaper IONITY charges. That's currently 50p/kWh (so this charge session would be £27).

I'm in Southern California, so it's never freezing temps here and I've done multiple 10-80% in 18 minutes, love it!

In Summer it's AMAZINGLY fast. So fast that we didn't have time to eat our food on our roadtrip last weekend before we had enough to continue. (From 20 to 80%) In Winter, the speed is roughly the same as an ID.4/Enyaq (at their best in the summer). Pretty funny how we're sad with 125kW when that's "amazing" for many other EV's. :D

same for me... I even managed 5% to 80% in 18min

Ioniq 5 is the most beautiful electric car on the market in my opinion. 🚗

I always enjoy your videos Andrew , thanks

Another great video and it still amazes me how fast it can charge. That is quicker than I can refuel!

Nicely done, as usual. My experiences with my I5 charging reflect yours. I've only achieved charge rates in excess of 200kwh once, on a very warm day here in the states (about 32c). Even on mild days I can't quite get it to kick up to rates higher than 125kwh. I've 2 years of free DC charging included, so no complaints. Also, I installed a level 2 charger at my house, and don't really need to visit the high speed chargers anymore unless I'm on a road trip. I'll tell you that your channel is in large part responsible for my decision to buy an EV, so thank you for that influence! I've not regretted my decision at all.

That's the joy of an 800V battery for you!

Love your content!

Excellent. And yes certainly an impressive car

Very impressive 👏

That's impressive. Filling at about 10miles/minute. Based on my typical journeys I'd get an extra 3.5hrs of driving in the time it takes me to have a wee and drink a coffee.

i took a 610 mile round trip to ny in my kona. 75 kw charging is the bare minimum i would want so i would never want a leaf or a bolt as a second car. seeing the guy at the charger next to me get in and out in 15 minutes with his ioniq5 made me a little envious but i dont take *long* trips a lot so i can manage slightly longer charging times 2 times a year. its an awesome looking car !

Great to see it in action. As you said, it’s just a shame it’s only during optimal temperatures.

Regarding the video is a great test. The scores are very good. And that today does not have the battery preheating...👏👍

Thank you for another interesting and enlightening video. I have an Ioniq 5 Long Range but embarrassingly practically all my charging is done at home or on a granny charger at our caravan. The holiday park is on a fixed deal at 16p per KwH so although it's dead slow the car is plugged in the minute we arrive!

0:58 "It's 22 degrees, it feels it in the sun. It's very hot" 😂 Greetings from Australia!. Thanks for the video

Grazie Andrew per il tuo video, un saluto a te ed tua famiglia.

Great video. I think the magic temperature of the battery to achieve the high speed charge is about 24 degrees. I said the same to the Kia dealer over the ev6 that there is no chance you will get close to the claimed charge speed in winter without a battery heater to pre condition the battery witch he had to reluctantly agree with me. It doesn’t really bother me if it can’t because I rarely use high speed chargers anyway as they are both expensive to use and to quick if you have a coffee and a bite to eat while charging.

Very well done video. I was surprised the Ionic 5 did so well. You need to do more frequent videos.

I just placed an order for Ultimate RWD Long range. I know you no longer have this car, I love the looks so much and as an 80s kid this was how I imagined cars in the future to look like. Almost like it speaks through me! Wish me luck

I buyed this car principally because of this

Andrew. As you know, it's all a out the battery temperature in being able to accept a higher charge. As there's no battery pre warming before charge yet, you just have to work the battery for a few miles before the expected charge. Bjorn reckons its 25 Celsius but you may as well take it to 30C, so that when you're initialising the charge it doesn't cool down too much. Just hard acceleration with max regen (obviously left hand paddle), over and over and the battery soon heats up!

Don’t normally do this, but as i had chance today, thought I’d give it a go. At an Ionity in the UK, actually arrived at 9% and left at 82%. Took photos at 10% and 80% and blow me down, it wasn’t 18mins. Didn’t have enough time to buy and finish a Big Mac! Well impressed. Temp was 21C. I agree with the comments on Video that the temp is all important. However if it takes 25 or 45 mins when it’s cold, who cares. Funnily enough tried a similar task in a Tesla 3 on a supercharger a couple of weeks ago. Took closer to 40 mins at a slightly lower temp, maybe 18C ish. Still quick enough though for most folk, however, Ionity with the free 12 month subscription and 25p, is a lot cheaper. The I5 and Tesla are both great cars though. Now 7k Miles in I5 at 70% motorways and getting 3.4Miles per kW on the Car, although spreadsheet says it’s more like 3.1. That said @ circa 4 to 5p per mile, what’s not to like compared to £2 a litre.

Thanks for the video, this was really good to see!! It's great to hear that they're fitting a battery heater to the 2023 Ionic 5s to help with battery temperature management, do you happen to know whether they'll be doing the same for the Kia EV6?

Hi Andrew. A really great balanced video again, thanks. Couple of questions. How are you finding the general ride and comfort in the car for day to day use, now that you've had it a while? Also, I wonder if you've looked at the Genesis GV60, and have any thoughts on that car in comparison? Thanks again.

Had mine up to 224kW a few times recently at my local ionity-usually up to about the 60-70% SOC, barely time to grab a coffee... I only get this rate of charge if the other three stalls are empty, a model 3 started charging after me the last day, my car dropped form 220-ish to a max 125kw, this would be the ABB software load managing. Its worth mentioning at twin type chargers (capable of charging a mix of two cars connected via Chademo and/or CCS), I can get 125kW, this is limited to 50kW if a leaf or the like plugs in.

Good stuff and most impressive. I'd guess that you might get a minute or two faster with a warmed battery but if that could get you the same in cold weather then Result!. What is the availability of Ionity (or equivalent) chargers on the way down to Italy? I'm guessing you could do it a lot quicker these days in the IONIQ ;-)

Great video but find my 100kw charger fast enough to just give time for snack and coffee.But that car is just amazing.

Hyundai may be able to charge a car in 18 mins but can they build one within 6 months

thx a lot

Never thought that 10 to 80 % in a true 18min thats remarkable, 32 minutes at 6 deg C is still staggering.....thanks for that,it kind of renewed my faith in EV makers claims and all kudos to Hyundai.

yes, can even do 7-80% in 18 mins.

Charging beast....they need to add preconditioning to help y'all in the cold weather though.

Alas, this will never be a reality in Iceland... :-( On another note; on your recommendation, I bought the battery monitor and portable charger, which put my mind at ease after all the scare stories about 12v battery drain...thanks for that :-)

Well done Andrew. Do you like your display, ie the light edges?

Thanks for the video, Andrew. Totally agree that charging depends of the temperature. 10 days ago, I charged my Ioniq 5 at the Caen (Normandy, France) Ionity station. The outside temperature was... 37° C !!! My Soc was 55 %, the charge reached 227 kW during a few minutes and, after 8 minutes, 80 % Soc. So, high temperature are not a problem (although a high consumption during the first kilometers after charging), so, Ioniq 5 is a Californian car ! Greatings from France and thanks for your fun and cool videos.

I heard it maintains its records while discharging as well.

Not sure, if this was mentioned already... the original I5 is already available with batterie heater and the software update should come also to this version to have preheating before arriving at the charging station. So it will be available also for the actual version, if purchased with heater.

Hyundai should have full IONIQ line asap. From the small car such as eUP to the biggest SUVs and limousines such as Cadillac Escalade or Mercedes S Long, not forgetting about the opponent for Tesla Cybertruck. They can then rule electric car industry. :)

For a lower temp, say 5C ambient, what rate (eg time 10-80%) would be typical ? If the charge process warms the battery, does that mean that close to ideal charge rate occurs part way thru the charge or is this negligible ?

We are off to Bordeaux with our Ioniq5, where there are IONITY chargers all the way and on the way back, so hoping it works as quick as in this video.

Hi, Since June i have been unable to fast Charge as there is ana apparent fault in the locking system on the fast charger plug. I have been back and forth to Marshalls in Maidstone and it is still not fixed. Love the car but until this problem is fixed by them i am limited to staying local. Good news is i charge at work on 3.5kw chargers for free, but when i need a long journey i am at the moment sitting at 11kw charge through my own cable as the fast chargers start up then immediately says FINISHED. It worked fine in May when i had a drive to Taunton, so i am hoping this is sorted asap.

I've done quite a few long trips in the two months that I now have my Ioniq5 AWD LR, and so far the charging experience has been fantastic. Whether it's the Ionity Tritium or the EnBW Alpitronic Hyperchargers, he's been shovelling electrons in at an amazin speed, basically staying above 200kW from 10-60%, then slowly tailing off to 100kW at 85% and staying above 50kW up to ~92%. I haven't looked at the clock, but jumping into an McD to grab a burger or two and shoving those into myself meant that I'd go past the 90% mark already. There's only two issues that bug me a bit.. one, at exactly 80% he's taking roughly a 1 minute break at 5kW where I didn't yet find out what's going on as it doesn't seem to be a cooling break.. and two, the battery cooling system is incredibly loud and rumbly.. when it starts, it's as noisy as a vacuum cleaner and makes the whole car vibrate more than my old petrol engine did.. so if I'm sitting in there talking to someone, that basically shoos me out of the car.

Hmm before watching 1 remark, temp battery will be too low im afraid. 5 extra min needed to heat up battery. Better than i thought, and as promised, job good done Hyundai. So for summerholidays, this car is a beast

Thanks for the video. Do you recommend buying this car?

Hi Andrew you mentioned the "battery heater" - is this the same as a "heat pump" 😳, just so I get to know the difference terminology in ev driving! Many thanks.

Thank you for all your videos, they all are really informative! I’ll buy it, after we win the war And than I’ll show the whole Europe and Great Britain to my wife and my daughter!

Super cool for road trips. Most useful. Not sure about day to day . Most of the time the car is just parked for 8hrs + just sitting there so what’s the rush . Just charge slow at home or work . Also if these are cobalt /Nickel batteries not sure how good it is to blast them with 220 kw all the time. Probably degrade them faster if done always at such an aggressive rate. If ya lease it , who cares …

Now I wish I'd gone for the EcoPack as well as the TechPack, lol. So, am I correct in thinking the first part of the charging is not warming up the battery to its optimal temperature (where it can really ramp up the charging rate), it just charges as much as the current "ambient" battery temperature is capable of?

tell us what the wife thinks....hold on tumbleweed moment :)

I think Hyundai have added the asteroid to there marketing now!

Very useful video thamks.....Question, which app do you use to view the results of your LELink OBD? I've got the scanner and an android phone and a Kia EV6 but not sure which is the best app. Cheers...John

Hello Andrew - what was the Hyundai card you had? What benefit does that give you? Thanks Graeme

I don’t know if mine needs a software update but no matter how gentle I drive mine I can only get 200 miles to a full charge. Based on yours at 80% it’s showing a potential 240 miles. Maybe I’m driving it in the wrong modes? I drive with regen off most of the time and just use it to slow the car down from day 50 to 30 etc.

Would be interesting to know what the charging session cost you, would be interesting also to see how the battery pack stands up to a lot of rapid charging if this is something you intend to do on a regular basis

I would like to know what happens to batteries after they are degraded and how it influences earth. Is every battery fully recyclable or there is some waste that we need to keep somewhere.

Good stuff. Now you’ve had the car for a while, have you recorded what your average miles per kw/h has been in that time?

How do you start geek mode. I have an ev6 which is similar to a hyundai 5 Let me know if you can help with the setup

Pre heat update coming soon will solve your winter problems aswell

Hello from South Korea. Just out of curiosity, how many miles do you have on your odometer? Thank you for the video.

The Achilles heel of modern EVs isn't the charging speed. At speeds around 100kW, the important part is rather the efficiency of the drive train and the size of the battery that determines the pace at which we can move on longer journeys. The time loss for any stop, be the charging as quick as it may, is quite massive. And that's where my gripe with the Ioniq 5 is. It just is so damn inefficient. Hence, when it comes to the actual time of arrival, it's not faster than other, slower charging vehicles. It charges faster, but needs to charge more often. So you have lots of short stops opposed to less but slightly longer stops. I think the latter is the better solution. Easier on the battery, easier on the grid, and you can actually take a piss in peace :D Also, the inconsistency at which the Ioniq 5 may or may not charge makes it very hard to properly plan a route. That's also something other vehicles do better. Other than that, I think it's a great car. Matrix LED is missing, its a bit big on the outside compared to the interior space and the solar roof is a gimmick that surely will consume more energy than it's delivering, but well, someone had to do it. Over all this car is a great addition to the EV world. But it's not for me. And no one cares, I know, but that's ok :D

Isn’t Hyundai/ Kia going to update the software so that if you input a charge point on the map it will pre heat the battery. If that’s were the case the winter charging, although maybe not as quick, would be an improvement on your earlier winter charge test.

Hi Andrew....this past weekend we took out Ionic 5 on a road trip. Indeed we got a truly fast charge on a warm day. However, on the way back yesterday it was very very hot for Oregon US (49 C). We stopped for a fast charger and it worked for about 3 min then.....nothing. We tried 5 more stations further south and with 80 mi left in battery and 200 miles to go we limped into out dealership. Slow level 2 charger worked there, but not enough to get us home. They lent us a car and the mechanics went over it today. Saw no issues but when he took it to a level 3 charger...no go. Found the error code....battery had overheated yesterday and to protect it the car stopped all DC charging. They will reset the flag but what the heck! They are looking for a more viable solution. There must be lots of these cars in hotter places...oh and 95% of chargers have no shade here in the US. Thoughts?

How much did it cost you to go form 10% to 80% in that time uesing public charging network and what miles did you put back on the car at the end of it from 10% to 80%

Hi great video as usual, how many kW is 10 -80% and how many miles to 1kw approx will your car do at best.

Don't worry, if the charging speed is not fast in winter, Hyundai will update the software. model year change Ioniq 5 comes with a battery preconditioning function as standard. Basically, I know that the HW is the same, which means that you only need to update the SW.

My Fiat 500e has the capability of rapid DC charging at 85 KW but buried within the 300 page handbook are the following warnings which I suspect may apply to all BEVs; "71) Using "Fast Charge - Mode 4" can accelerate the battery degradation process.72) If fast charging is not required, standard (AC) charging is always preferred. This maximises battery life by ensuring the best performance of the car over time."

Will the battery heater be a heat pump or resistive ?

I thought that (just like Tesla) if you use the onboard sat-nav to navigate to a charger that it use’s that information to precondition the battery so you can get it to charge at its best possible rate ??

How long will the battery last and the cost of replacing one.

Great video as always. Regarding battery heater: Actually, Hyundai claimed in a presentation of the e-gmp last spring, just before they opened up for orders for 2022, that the platform has a battery heater "that will minimize the differences between charging in summer- and winter temperatures". And by all means. Ioniq 5 -22 has a heater. The problem is it only kicks in when you connect to the charger and start the charging session. So, the battery will be cold with slow charging in the beginning. In cold weather it takes 15-20 minutes for the heater to reach battery temp above 25 degrees C wich is required for ultra fast charging. The problem is: during that time you have already reached 50% SOC. I've checked this with CarScanner. The charging curve for the e-gmp ramps down rather hard at about 50% even under optimal conditions. So you will never experience the really fast charging under these circumstances. As the car already have the heater, this would suggest that a SW-update would would be enough for allowing preconditioning of the battery. Either manually 15 minutes or so ahead of your planned charging stop, or like with Tesla start battery pre-heating automatically if you are using the nav. Such update has also been confirmed by Hyundai both in Norway and in Sweden during the winter in e-mail to more than frustrated Ioniq 5 buyers. But during the last 4 months Hyundai has been completely quiet regarding this. The last message from Hyundai regarding this (that I've seen) is that they can't communicate any news regarding this issue as "nothing is yet carved in stone". Actually i know that in Norway more than a few in certain user forums are evaluating the possibility for legal action. Apparently (can't confirm this) Hyundai USA will update already sold -22 cars with this feature...

Hi Andrew. In Spain the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6 cannot charge in the 250 kW Tesla V3 SuCs due to a software problem that the Hyundai/Kia Group is solving. In the Tesla V2 SuCs at 150 kW, they can charge both Korean models. Does the same happen in the United Kingdom? 🤔 Thank you!!

I used those chargers last Saturday prior to joining the Eurotunnel. Unfortunately I had to try 3 different chargers before I could get them to talk to my e Niro (max 77kW). Also those services are truly awful, toilets overflowing etc. 🤢

I know Kia and Hyundai will dish out a new software for pre-heating the battery one day. But there might be a trick: Set the car to Sport mode on the last 10 miles before charging. Word is the mode also pre-heats the battery for higher discharging ability (due to faster acceleration). Therefore the battery is pre-heated when you reach the charger!

If only dealers were as enthusiastic and the company made a profit from it’s manufacturing.

WOW that's quick and expensive.

Still waiting for mine...

Strange that an ABB charger Strange all Ionity in sweden i s Tritum wierd But smart that thy chaged to ABB i think thosa re more stable then Tritum. ;)

Yes, they need to put an asterisk! Still with the battery heater, they need time to get the right condition. If you start a low SOC too close to the charger, there's not enough time to precondition. They still need an asterisk about this. Just like you started fairly low, and the battery only increased to 21 °C from driving. If you had a longer drive, temperature would probably be higher, and you might shave the seconds to go under 18 minutes. Then there is a question about rounding for SOC. Where at 10% did you start? You measured to the lower end of 80%.

Heating the battery will use power..I wonder how much (£) it will cost to gain those extra minutes

Time to charge to 80%, 18 mins. Time to have it delivered, 1 million minutes.

I'm an EV newbie. I wish I'd have dipped my toe in the water last year so I avoided all the price rises. Now I'm less likely to be able to afford it :( My question for you... Are battery heaters & heat pumps one & the same?

How much to get from 80-100%?

If the charging was any faster and you were having a short meal break, the end of the 80% could interrupt your meal. Hopefully in most case the charging won’t stop at 80% or we have another issue.

Are you saying the 2022 models can't pre-heat at all?

I think the more important question is…when can we expect more Flaviana content? 🇮🇹 🤌🏼

Hi Andrew, would love to hear your take on the Namsan v your P45 ....

How will it influence battery degradation? We'll see in 2 or 3 years.

Maybe it can but only where there’s a charger with a high enough output.

Fantastic news Andrew! The most important thing is what does your beautiful Italian wife think and does it make fart noises? I think that 80% in about 18 minutes is tremendous!

I’ve had my Ioniq 5 for 5 months and am still chasing for my ionity card.

But Andrew, you know your girls don't like IONIQs as much as Teslas. :P Seriously though, it is a great car - as you say and it ticks a lot of boxes.

Cost to fast charge is that not important ?

Why did they put a manual DC pin cover with a powered flap? Stupid ‘design’

but isnt the claim 0 - 80? not 10 - 80? Yes its fast anyway... I had an update at the dealer today, but it was for the gear shifter, not anything else I think... i have had 2 cases when the car stuck in park and neutral, it would not go into drive at all.... for about 20 mins. Good job I was at home ;)

MY22 have battery heater but it dont work, if they dont enable it om MY22 they have cheatet All off us with MY22 😔

Mr EV in Bjorn Nyland mode.... Looks like the Ioniq 5 and presumably the Kia EV6 have really closed the gap on Tesla.

So you pay your money and take your chances at what the manufacturer states is true but still for me far too big a car to be driving about in, as I am single and a pensioner, so what use is a big car to me, except to carry about more stuff?