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https://electrek.co/2017/04/05/hyundai-ioniq-ev-review/

The Electrek Review: 2017 Hyundai IONIQ EV is the new efficiency champion, end of Prius era?

Last month I had the opportunity to travel to beautiful Durham, North Carolina on Hyundai’s dime to check out the new IONIQ EV and hybrids. The IONIQ, you’ll recall, is a 3 car strategy from Hyundai aimed at the high-efficiency vehicle market traditionally dominated by Toyota’s Prius line.

Though the Prius-beating 58 mpg and nifty new 12V battery replacement technology in the IONIQ Hybrid was impressive, it’s the IONIQ Electric we’re all here to talk about. I spent the bulk of my time driving the EV – and boy was I pleasantly surprised…

Here’s a rundown of the bottom-line IONIQ EV spec numbers we’ve covered over the past year:

28kWh battery (vs. 60kWh in Chevy Bolt or recently discontinued Model S base model)

136 MPGe combined (highest for a production car, ever) – 150 city, 122 highway
125 mile EV range

88kw (110HP) Interior-Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

215 lb-ft torque – not bad for Prius-class drivers

6.6kW Onboard charger/AC Inverter. 28A@240V. Compare to Tesla’s 40-80A or Bolt’s 32A
100kW CSS DC charging. The fastest outside of Tesla’s current 150kW (and 100kW Kia Soul EV Chademo)

$29,500 base price. That brings real price down to $22,000 after the Federal tax credit and less than $20K in states with additional incentives like CA, CO and NY

 

[Zapages]

I saw the car the other day... It was really surprising...

Also the new Prius is ugly as anything, but the Prius Prime looks better than the out going Prius.

 

[D23]

I'm interested in this car!!

 

[Vanillalite]

Biggest loser IMO is the Leaf. That thing barely gets over 100 miles for a similar price tag. This thing (in theory) goes way further on a full charge.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I am in the market to buy a car. I was eyeing Hyundai Sonata like a hawk, until this showed up. I may buy this car because the cost saving is tremendous!

Breakdown for the Ultimate edition ($ CDN)

Cost of vehicle + tax = $50,000
Government Incentive (Ontario) = - $14,000
Fuel saving (for 7 years @32,000km/yr) = - $17,000

Total cost of car after 7 years = $19,000!!

That's just unbeatable even if I buy a used 2015 Sonata Ultimate with 60k driven. And if you don't care about the safety features or sunroof, you're getting an even GREATER DEAL. Even though I have reserved Model 3, this is a very tempting deal for at least the next year or two (or 7!).

Just need to figure out what the charging scenario is and how can I get it installed, or which level 2 station to buy at home.

 

[OrangeGrayBlue]

I've been looking into this car as well. Really impressive from an engineering standpoint. It has an almost identical range to the new VW E-Golf, but achieves that range with a 28kw battery while VW does it with a 33kw battery. And yeah, as mentioned above the true cost of ownership is incredibly cheap for a new vehicle.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I've been looking into this car as well. Really impressive from an engineering standpoint. It has an almost identical range to the new VW E-Golf, but achieves that range with a 28kw battery while VW does it with a 33kw battery. And yeah, as mentioned above the true cost of ownership is incredibly cheap for a new vehicle.

Yeah, my commute to work is 100km daily, so this will be a perfect drive to work, with enough juice to stroll the city. I may even request installation of electric chargers at work since they are so environmentally conscious company. Level 3 charging as standard is beautiful.