Ioniq 5 Owners Thoughts - Only Charging At Electrify America For My 2 Months of Ownership 

I have a rare RWD Limited Ioniq 5. I'm also been exclusively charging on the free EA system. I have used both 350w (ultra fast) and 150w chargers. I have used a different EA each time I have needed a charge. I have noticed that the car hasn't been charging much quicker with the 350w than more plentiful 150w but I have been able to easily get to over 80% within my free 30 minute period. I live in CA and the weather here is very mild. I haven't even opened my the charging cable included in my car. I have never to wait to charge my vehicle.

Had a level 2 unit installed in my garage a week before I brought home my Ioniq 5. The nearest EA station to me in Florida is 20 miles away. So the level 2 charger for me makes sense. I'll get to really try out Electrify America on my trip to Baltimore in May...Wish me luck! Enjoyed your video. (Former Jersey guy).

Well narrated and filmed. Very good production.

Interesting, the new multi appartement houses in your area look exactly like the new ones in my area, except I live 4000miles away in Europe. Really it's like someone copy pasted those buildings.

I had an Emporia Energy charger (made in Colorado company, level 2) installed in my garage which I use a few times a week. I’m rural and on an Electric Co-op and if I charge during off-peak hours (weekdays till 4pm or all day Sunday I’m only paying $.067/kWh! I can top off from 40-80% for less than $5! The closest EA station is about 20 miles away and is only the 150 speed but I will stop there and top off if in the neighborhood. When driving the 1,300 miles back from the dealer I was finding many 350 stations which was nice. Overall I’ve been very happy with my 2023 Ioniq5 Limited AWD and with Electrify America stations!

I use mostly ea and I just plug in the 110 level 1 charger after to let it balance the pack

Awesome details. I really liked the charging rates at different temperatures. Hope Hyundai comes soon with the battery preconditioning which will increase the charging rates in winter especially when the outside temperature is 50° or less.

Love your vids, man. Very helpful, and I know where you are! I'm also in Philly.

The charging station in the photo at 2:55 is ideal. The one at 3:30 minutes in to your video can be problematic when there are other cars charging. The cable isn't long enough in some of the configurations to reach the charging port on the rear passenger side. EA needs some longer cables. I had to back in to the only available unit really close to the unit...I mean really close. The cable barely made it to the charging port. Has anyone else had this issue?

Fantastic insights. Audio is better, but high frequencies clip sometimes.

Thanks for the useful information. Do you know if your charging speed slows down at an EA station if multiple cars are charging? Today my speed (Ioniq5, 48 deg, 150 charger) seemed to increase from 80 to 102 kW when a car left. My overall experience is similar. Have had my Ioniq5 for 11 months and charge at Seattle University Village EA station (4 - 150kW chargers). One was out of service until this week and I’d estimate that 10-20% of the time the station is full and it has gotten worse over the year as more people have EV’s. They are building apartments in the area like crazy so the EA chargers will have to multiply or public charging around here will be too busy. I have a L-2 charger at home and just do 10 minutes or so once a week so my battery gets some variety including slower charges. I’ll use it exclusively (other than road trips) once my free EA privileges expire. I use EA when I’m at 20% or so and don’t go past 80% to go easy on battery. Charging speed has been really slow 60-70 kw this winter when temps 25-45 or so. Think I got 130 last summer when 70 deg. I’ve also really noticed my range decreases in cold temps. Around town in summer trying to optimize my driving technique I could get over 300 range and at freeway trip at 60-75 mph I’d get 3.2 m/ kWH so more like 240. This winter we’ve had some temperatures in teens to mid 30’s frequently and I’d guess my range is down 25% when it’s cold. I’d also recommend keeping charge above 20% unless road trip as the 12 V battery doesn’t charge from your battery pack when it is low. I experienced one episode of dead 12V and think it was because we were fiddling around at 7-10% charge and using heaters and other electronics Thanks again for your posts. Enjoy your car

If you actually only go to EA stations every 3 days, it sounds like you dont even need an L2 EVSE (note: it's not a charger-the charger is in your car-the EVSE is just a cable that has a smart switch and negotiates power transfer rates). At home, I only have a 20A breaker left so I've been using my Bolt's dual-voltage EVSE on 240v @ 12A (max it does) and it's quite enough for overnight charging given the low-mileage I do. So, check how much you daily drive and make that your overnight recharge target. Those times you use more, stop at EA or let the car balance out over a couple of nights. I only DC fast charge when on the road. When I get my i5 in jully-ish, I plan a Montreal-to-Vancouver trip to really play with the car and its charging capabilities. But at home, I'll top at 240V @16A for my L2 EVSE.

It's $0.43/kWh here in California with EA fast chargers. My home power is $0.49/kWh once my home usage pushes me into the upper tier pricing and $0.39/hr for the lower tier. Time of use plans are just worse every way I've estimated it. My saving grace once the free EA runs out is that i can get 3hr of $0.15/kWh at 6kW chargers at my workplace which is enough to refill my roundtrip commute

Good info. 👍

Already installed a L2 EVSE in the garage; even before getting my EV. I was suppose to get it last year but was delayed. Will keep another ICE car for long distance travel. I usually keep my cars for longer than average.

I live in an apartment and I have used the common charging point once and only once I have been to EA charging station when I picked up my Ioniq 5 2 weeks ago from Cleveland and drove to Columbus. I prefer charging at home and charge at EA station as I feel charging frequent DC Fast charging might impact the life of the battery. Also I have decided to charge between 20 to 80 and maintain at that level even when doing road trips as much as possible.

First off sorry you had a rough go during the update but you helped me make sure not to make those mis-steps. I live near San Antonio Texas and the closest EA chargers are near my other house (where my daughter is the 'caretaker') and I now live in Lakehills Tx about 45 miles away so I've installed a grizzl-e 40 amp charger at home. 9¢ kW/h. But when I go to a soccer match which is over by my first home I charge up or when I go visit my daughter. But I'm definitely the statistical 80% charge at home person. Oh and I charge off peak (after 11 pm) but I honestly haven't checked the rate compared to the usual 9¢. Oh 45 minutes for the update btw.

those hydro prices are outrageous, here in Vancouver Canada its 8cents per KWH

Is it possible to do another video for the same temperature and charging rate comparisons between 150 and 350 kw charger?

I've heard that driving 10 miles / 10 minutes in sports mode right before charging will help warm up the battery before charging. Any thoughts?

Three Years of FREE charging for Ioniq5? or is it just 250 kw in total?

Does EA allow you to make reservations or at least get in a Virtual Queue?

It sounds like someone trying to convince themselves. The bigger the gas station, the longer the trips inside. More food, more snacks, longer restroom restroom breaks.. The kind of thing people do when driving long distances. Still shorter then any chargring experience.

Dude! You don't respect any stop sign 😂