Johan De Haes
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I tested the range on the highway to find out the minimum electric range of the IONIQ 5. I then tested the range of the Hyundai IONIQ 5 (73 kWh) at lower average speeds in the city to find out the maximum electric range of the IONIQ 5. I also did a charging test at a public charging station to know how long it takes to fully charge the battery (from 19% to 100%).
The Ioniq 5 has a WLTP range of 481 km based on 19 inch rims. Our test car was equipped with 20 inch rims and in this case the WLTP driving range is 451 km. The IONIQ 5 is with rear-wheel drive and has an output of 218 hp. The battery capacity is 72.6 kWh. As far as I know, this is about net capacity.
The aim of this part of the test is to find out the minimum range by testing the car at higher average speeds. We will mainly be driving on the highway for this.
The first part of the test was 144 km on the highway, where I achieved an average consumption of 23.6 kWh. The estimated range based on this consumption is 308 km. Then I left the highway and there was a bit of driving on country roads. This was for 37 km. The total average consumption after this part was 22.4 Kwh, which brings the range to 324 km. Then I drove all the way back on the highway. I ended this test with 16% battery.
The average consumption over the entire journey of 266 km was a total of 21.5 kWh. The range based on this consumption is 338 km on the motorway.
| Battery% | Distance (km) | Consumption (kWh) | Temperature (°C) | Estimated range (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80% | 61 | 22,0 | 11 | 330 |
| 76% | 77 | 22,5 | 10 | 323 |
| 51% | 144 | 23,6 | 11 | 308 |
| 42% | 181 | 22,4 | 12 | 324 |
| 25% | 233 | 22,2 | 13 | 327 |
| 16% | 266 | 21,5 | 14 | 338 |
However, if you want to know what the minimum range is, I prefer to look at the number of around 308 km, since this was also measured over a long stretch of 144 km. One of the elements that affected the range was the temperature, as it was around 10/11 degrees at the start of the day and around 14 degrees at the end of the day.
I charged the car at a public charging station. This AC charging station has a speed of 22 kW, but the IONIQ 5’s on-board charger has a speed of 11 kW , so this is what we’ll get.
It took 5h50 min . To charge the battery from 19% to 100%. This was slow charging with AC, but you can also fast charge with DC at speeds of 220 kW, but I have not tested that.
Now let’s test the range at lower average speeds in the city. I want to find out the maximum range of the IONIQ in this way. Let’s look at the results. I have drained the battery to 70% to know the average consumption so that I can estimate the total range. I stopped at 70%, because the average consumption at my measuring points didn’t differ that much anymore at the last intervals.
Based on a consumption of 14.6 kWh, the range in the city is 497 km.
| Battery% | Distance (km) | Consumption (kWh) | Temperature (°C) | Estimated range (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | ||||
| 90% | 46 | 15,8 | 14 | 459 |
| 85% | 74 | 15,4 | 14 | 471 |
| 80% | 102 | 14,7 | 15 | 494 |
| 75% | 131 | 14,4 | 15 | 504 |
| 70% | 153 | 14,6 | 15 | 497 |
As a conclusion, I can say that the range of the IONIQ 5 is somewhere between 308 km and 497 km , based on comparable driving conditions. If driving and weather conditions change, you may get different results. I did this test at the end of October and the temperatures were between 10 to 14 degrees for the motorway test and 14/15 degrees for the test at lower average speeds. In the summer you should get better results, in the winter you get a lower range.
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