HYUNDAI IONIQ 5: First Ever EV Charging Experience 

You are correct. These terms are relatively new to me as I am coming from an ICE car. Thank you for the explanation.

I really hope Hyundai provides a software update to enable the battery preconditioning during the winter, the car has the hardware onboard but needs software support. Software is one of the weakness of this car.

Yes, that is correct.

Yes you are correct. At the dealership they were saying over and over agin that it can charge at 350 kw. I guess, I had to read the fine print. The battery does warm itself but in my experience if the ambient temperature is below 60F, it can take up to 8 mins for the battery to warm up. In a few cases where the charging speed starts at 120kw then the cold battery sign comes on and the speed drops to 78-85 kw for a few minutes then ramps up to 130 kw. Overall the charging speed is good, I am happy with it so far.

Thank you. I hope so that charging infrastructure keeps up with the cars. I have already starting seeing queuing for EV charging.

@Alex I typically don't turn off the car. Most of the time, hang out inside listen to podcasts and collect charging data. Unfortunately, I have no place to charge at home as I live in an apartment complex or a level 2 charger near my house. DCFC is the only way for me to charge.

Yes that's correct. I have an upcoming video comparing the costs of an EV with ICE and a Hybrid.

Thank you for the information. I have looked everywhere near my apartment, unfortunately there are no level 2 chargers. Charging infrastructure is still being built up in my area. As far as I know the IONIQ 5 has the technology to pre condition the battery but not enabled in software yet. Hope soon they will add it. Right now I am enjoying the summer months

I have no option to charge anywhere else at the moment.

In my experience so far, keeping climate controls on doesn't make any difference to the speed of charging. In fact I have gotten better speed with keeping heating on

To be honest, I have driven the car hard before charging somehow the battery still finds a way to get cold. I hope Hyundai enables the battery preconditioning.

I have started using the voice more now. I have only seen up to 230kw on my car.

@@PluggingRevolution I have seen 240 kw but you won’t always get that much nor does it stay at that level for long. Cold weather rates are much lower.

I have only used the 350 kw stall twice as there are no nearby my location. As I charge more on them, I will have a better understanding of the speed on a 350 kw. I have started noticing on a hot day that the battery heats up and takes a while to cool down. The car limits the power during the acceleration. Have you noticed anything similar charging on the 350 kw?

@@PluggingRevolution No I haven’t done any charging during extreme temperatures. Like most EVs the I5 has battery thermal management to either warm or cool the battery pack as needed. Usually the car’s battery management will restrict the charging rate if the battery pack is too hot or cold.

Thank you for the information. I have tried fob but but the voice command. I well definitely try that.

just say open charge door

It does have that option but I don't have access to my car from the apartment.

Plus: as of March 2024, there isn't a single production passenger EV on the road for under $100,000 take-home that can take the full 350kW that these chargers can deliver (1,000 Volts x 350 Amps = 350,000 Watts / 350 kiloWatts / 350kW) ... the Porsche Taycan Plus can top out at around 320kW as it can take just over 900 Volts at 350 Amps, and the brand new Lotus Emeya is said to be able to hit the 350kW, but you're paying premium money for sports car engineering. Those DC fast chargers are future-proofed. Maybe in 5-10 years the $50,000 level EVs will be able to pull the full amount, but the technology's not quite there yet.

Yes the charger is labeled with the speed

The EVs are still not there yet in terms of costs unless you get a chevvy bolt. If you have a paid off prius, it's best to stick with it.

I have a SE AWD

These days in warmer temperatures, I am getting to 80% in about 22 minutes from 10%.

You won't get 10 to 80%, unless it's the summertime or warmer weather in 18 minutes

Hopefully Hyundai can let us use the battery preconditioning via a software update. That should help during winter times

Thank you!

Unfortunately, only one car per charging stall.

@@PluggingRevolution thanks I see people plug in other cable while I am charging my car so not sure what to do

@@nicoleb2669 they are new. There’s two cables for redundancy in case one is broken. 1 car per stall

@@SmokeyBear363 thanks !!!

Gasoline is one difficult energy source to replace due to its usability.

@@PluggingRevolution There are more oil deposits being discovered all the time. There is definitely not a shortage of gasoline in the world, for decades (centuries?) to come.

To each his/her own

@@shundawilliams6549 While you are spending hours charging your EV, I will spend minutes filling my gas tank. Compare Accord or Camry to Model 3: they are much cheaper, they have longer range, they have beautiful interior and dashboard, and much better build quality. Accord and Camry also have lower insurance costs, and registration fees too.

@@DerekDavis213 naw thanks, EV's are so much nicer to drive, so much lower maintenance cost, and if you can charge where you live you leave each day with a full tank and never have to deal with grimy gas stations, or some of the characters that frequent those places, don't have noxious fumes nor nearly as many fluids to leak, etc, etc, etc. writing is on the wall, ICE is on the way out, and none too soon for our planet!