700 Mile Road Trip in the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited AWD | DM Review

[@JeffWagner]

Perfect comment - Not range anxiety but charger anxiety

[@PatsGarageOnline]

I just completed a 1000 mile road trip in the Ioniq 6 Limited and also uploaded a video on my channel. I appreciate seeing your timely video! I had no idea that ABRP was an app that would help us. We flew to FL and drove the Ioniq 6 to MD over two days. We never owned an EV and never did a road trip in one. But we had the same experiences at many EA chargers. Charging at home every night is a huge gift. I'm curious what our experience would be like once we get access to Tesla superchargers.

[@Plague_Rat778]

Did you get the AWD or RWD Limited? Also, I imagine once you get access to superchargers, going on road trips will be a much better experience.

[@PatsGarageOnline]

@@Plague_Rat778 we got the RWD version and I am very eager to use a Tesla supercharger

[@l10industries]

I doubt it will be a good experience. Until V4 chargers come out, they will be heavily speed limited. They should top out at around 100 kW because Tesla didn't bother to make them 800 volt compatible.

[@yellabwoy1834]

2 days because you “took your time” or 2 days because of charging stops? Asking because 2 days is a long time from FL to MD. I know it’s different, but I do MD to Miami in 1 day with no stops except for gas and bathroom breaks. Again, I know gas vs electric is different but that’s why I’m asking

[@JohnCap523]

@@PatsGarageOnline Tesla charging for 800V EVs like an Ioniq 6 is like a hot poker in the eye. No comparison to EA 350s. All you need is to get educated on how to optimize your trip.

[@dpajc056]

Man that charging was a PAINNNNN

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

It also helps when people know what they are doing before going on a trip. And stop bringing up Tesla . They make the car and software and charger. I hate videos were people especially people that had or have Tesla look so stupid at non Tesla chargers. And 1st thing they do is complain about charger or other people when they are not there first example Kyle Connor , max patton and the worst guy on KZbin Roman mica from tfl. Roman always so unprepared doesn’t have the apps downloaded or the credit card in the app . He also doesn’t know that you can tap your phone were it says member on ea and you don’t need to swipe or use your credit card in the reader. He is not new but acts like he is . If no ea. no driving outside your city .

[@JohnCap523]

Thank you. So true. For example, “I wonder if preconditioning would kick in using Google Maps.”

[@kyryloholovach4595]

⁠@@markfitzpatrick6692but there is a reason why Tesla and Tesla supercharges are brought up…it’s just an exponentially better experience. You just plug in after a quick activation from your phone, 4 seconds and you are charging almost always at full speed without any lowered power outputs (of course of your battery is low and pre conditioned) there is a reason why Tesla is top seller and a reason why a lot of people waited being able to charge at TESLA their non Tesla vehicles

[@JonathanMcGuire-xq2bi]

​@@markfitzpatrick6692 it's almost like they're getting paid from Tesla. Even if another EV is good they typically will find a reason not to give it credit.

[@BillChandos]

The nav shows time to 100% because that's what the DC fast charging limit is set to. Set it to 80% and it will show time to 80%.

[@laloajuria4678]

Dumb. Should be to continue trip...

[@JohnCap523]

@@laloajuria4678 Dumb is making assumptions. Some people max charge for less stops, and some prefer to charge point to point not minding multiple stops. The car can’t and shouldn’t assume your preference. It does its estimates based on your charge limit that you set.

[@markbartlett6287]

I don't recall the last time that I was "really excited for it working properly" when using a gas pump. You just expect them to work. I'll be a lot more sanguine about the EV car industry when the infrastructure for charging is as dependable and ubiquitous as it is for gas and diesel. Very impressive car and fun review though.

[@7minutesdead]

31:00 you start getting a good idea of how many bugs you've instant-torqued right through lol

[@tpglunz]

I'm able to use Android auto's navigation and the car's navigation at the same time. The right part of the left screen is changeable. I can't recall if you slide that portion of the screen up or down or left and right but I'm able to get the built-in maps displaying at the same time.

[@kio2099]

I had once a similar trouble with an Electrify America charger, I called the phone number in the charger and they were able to get it working.

[@DailyMotor]

Glad they were able to help!

[@ricardomejia4336]

i’m going to be taking my ioniq 6 SE RWD on a 2,300 mile roadtrip in august. can’t wait to see how it goes

[@JohnCap523]

Unlike this guy, do your prep: ABRP to map trip, PlugShare to validate chargers, then your nav of choice (you won’t need to precondition in August so use whatever nav you prefer).

[@czarian5]

Wow. I hate Long Road trips and not moving 1 to 2 hours, but I will be taking a 5 to 6 hour road trip to Durham, NC, in a month with the family. I haven't done such a drive in years and will see how that goes. I would rather fly, but I was outnumbered.

[@acerIOstream]

How did it go? That's the road trip length I take once a year through the Canadian north and I got range anxiety over it.

[@kennytinker24]

how smooth is the ride compared to model y?

[@JohnCap523]

No comparison. All Teslas have shitty suspensions.

[@Plague_Rat778]

I think if I was to get this vehicle... I'd get the limted trim and then get a set of 18" wheels to get some more range.

[@JohnCap523]

The EPA range is already conservative. Unlike Tesla, you’ll easily exceed the epa rating, by a lot, and smaller wheels will provide a negligible increase in efficiency.

[@bafattvahetere]

And it drives better with 18". I know, I've got both 18" and 20".

[@JohnCap523]

@@bafattvahetere Are you sure you don’t have taller sidewalls on the 18s than the 20s? That’s where ride softness comes from. Low profile summer tires tend to pass road variations into the car more than taller profile tires.

[@RichardZimmer-tx5pl]

@@JohnCap523: The AWD with 20-inch wheels rated at 270 miles, while the RWD with 18-inch wheels is rated at 361 miles (downgraded to 342 miles for 2025, due to more conservative estimates). So, whatever range you'd get with AWD/20-in wheels, add 25-33% extra for RWD/18-inch wheels.

[@JohnCap523]

@@RichardZimmer-tx5pl On these cars the EPA rating on the AWD models is irrelevant. If you drive it in the right mode you’ll achieve very close to the RWD rating as I do in my EV6 AWD (19” wheels) which gets me right now in this weather over 345 miles in normal mixed driving. Rated at 270 miles.

[@ShawnGBR]

13:19 - the chargers aren't kilowatt-hours. They're just kilowatts. Your battery is kilowatt-hours. The charger gives kW power over an amount of time, and your battery stores it as kWh. When it comes to batteries, "hour" in a measurement means storage (like with journeys, "hour" in a measurement means speed).

[@DailyMotor]

Yes, I probably had the words confused. I'm aware of the differences.

[@fredrose111]

big coincidence! we made this trip about the same time as you did and stopped at this station in our ioniq6 awd limited! . i also did about 3m/kwh. they are a wonderful car on the road (and everywhere else)

[@RichardZimmer-tx5pl]

If you get 3m/kwh, the SE RWD will get between 3.8 - 4m/kwh.

[@russelld5838]

Do you remember how much that charge cost and how much range you gained? I struggle to understand the mileage rating for EVs, if you could do a miles/$ that would make much more sense to me

[@RedemptiveChief]

i was yelling press the button from the first charger for like 3 mins straight. each CCs charger had a dedicated button and you were just staring at it.

[@greg6509]

Can you turn off the blinking lights on the steering wheel?

[@DailyMotor]

They're not actually blinking, the camera just makes them look like they are.

[@greg6509]

@DailyMotor Thank God haha

[@markshellard]

Also NEVER unplug someone else!!! They don't know if you damaged their plug.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Yes I agree . Some are locked in the car.

[@DailyMotor]

I don't know, if you leave your car plugged in idling at 100% for a length of time, I say you deserve to get unplugged. Just like someone leaving their car in front of a gas pump at a busy station, you are obligated to keep an eye on your vehicle while charging at a level 3.

[@JohnCap523]

@@DailyMotor Guess I’ll be changing mine to stay locked when idle.

[@JohnCap523]

@@EpicDrew15 Most people barely understand where to plug in; explaining the etiquette of not hogging chargers is a losing proposition.

[@robsquared2]

@@DailyMotor sounds like a comment by someone who takes someone else's clothes out of a communal washer or dryer.

[@gchetail]

People charging over 80% is a problem. EA should have more chargers as well.

[@paulinquebec]

I have charging speed envy because I only have a Kia Nero EV. But still, the wait times are not the issue for me. I always have something to do at stops and I can easily kill 20 minutes and get going again and stop for 10 if I have to later. And I only get up to about 60 kW ever. What bugs me is having to pick the charger and indeed, when one doesn’t work. But because of that, I never use root planners, I always pick stations that have many many chargers, so I know I’ll have options. Well, I get that Tesla has a great network, here in Quebec. We have tons of chargers everywhere these days and I would even say that there are more non-Tesla charging stations and that they’re in better locations. At least on the roots that I take.

[@PP-uk9sq]

1:26 that was in fact a cx-50

[@DailyMotor]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@ronmccord44]

I noticed your review of the Ionic 6 and the Elantra N now the Ionic is much more expensive but lease deals are 3 hundred dollars a month than the N!! Which car would you rather have and is funner the 6 or N? I am considering both!

[@DailyMotor]

Huh, interesting concept. If I were putting on 500 miles a week, I'd say Ioniq, but other than that, Elantra

[@DailyMotor]

Kids would probably be a bit easier with the 6 also

[@ronmccord44]

@@DailyMotor what is crazy is the lease payment on an Ioniq for 2 years is 1/2 what Elantra N is they have that much on the hood... so even if that was the case you go for the Elantra N if fun and daily driving of say 12000 miles a year on rural roads and suburbia is the habitat

[@DailyMotor]

@@ronmccord44 Hahaha yeah, it's hard to argue there! We're getting into some seriously great lease deals on EVs. Where are you seeing those?

[@ronmccord44]

@@DailyMotor been seeing the lease deals online and at Hyundai website... Not sure with the arrival of more 25's and how long the 7500 credit will last as most places are out of stock and awaiting delivery... the Teslas charger adapter built in is a huge benefit

[@FordEnthusiast413]

Great review. IONIQ 6 is a great vehicle! Have you ever driven a Mach-E? If yes how does it compare??

[@cyruslad5462]

I'm in the UK about to take delivery of my 6. Roadtrips will hurt, it's the equivalent of about 75 cents per kW.

[@DailyMotor]

Wow, how much do you pay roughly to charge at home?

[@cyruslad5462]

@DailyMotor it's 27p(about 35 cents) per kW but some suppliers offer a reduced ev specific rate of 7-9pence at night. Our conservative government sold our oil and gas fields decades ago to fund a 2 year tax cut so now we have the highest energy costs while corporations make trillions. A tiny 3 bed house cost about 6k a year for electricity. I'm not bitter about it though🤣

[@fantasticoadidas]

This is the stupidity of our governments.... Same here in mainland Europe: Electricity is 2~3 times more expensive than in the US and China. First, they are killing our industry, and second they nail us by this factor. Unbelievable !

[@newlifer]

See that's why i haven't gone full electric yet. The charging time and waiting time is just WAY too long. I'll stick with my hybrid until batteries and charging time and stations upgrade. I'm ready to go full EV but the charging stop in this video just proved why I'm waiting. A 20 minute stop turned into around 45 minutes. 😢

[@jigglejigggleee8765]

Wowwwww 45 minutes for like 6 days of traveling omg what will i do

[@newlifer]

@@jigglejigggleee8765 🤣

[@Arman-o5r4b]

this car reminds me of a modern SAAB 900

[@ShadowHolder748]

It really is unbelievable how bad the non Tesla infrastructure still is. It’s worse in America but still not super great here in Europe, EV road trips don’t NEED to be difficult, but the incompetence of many charging station providers mean they often are. Maybe they also need to introduce fees for charging beyond 90%, it is unnecessary in 99% of cases, especially when there is limited availability.

[@xaionik]

It's just Electrify America things. It's a VW company that had to comply with the dieselgate court ruling and now they just drag their feet fixing anything. Ionity and Kempower just set up shop so we won't see that effect for a while.

[@JohnCap523]

Nonsense. Multiple roadtrips have been done, Tesla vs non, using Tesla vs non Tesla charging, and Teslas lost each race. Just because this guy did zero prep and kept trying to charge incorrectly does not make EA the culprit.

[@ShadowHolder748]

@@JohnCap523 I’m not saying it CAN’T be done on non-Tesla, even faster with a vehicle like the IONIQ 5 or Taycan but the point is it is objectively more difficult. The vast majority of people are not going to want to plan their charging stops in detail, just like they don’t plan their petrol stops. The car needs to auto-route to a location with available chargers, pre-condition the battery and the charger needs to work with easy contactless payment. *Most* of the time, Tesla does this well. It is a very frequent sight to find CCS chargers broken in some way, and is less frequent for Tesla, they have great uptime (at least for now). You also can’t just blame this on a lack of prep, he used ABRP before hand, it wasn’t his fault that the chargers were full and that one wouldn’t accept his payment.

[@JohnCap523]

@@ShadowHolder748 Tesla DID this well. The Tesla fetish has run its course.

[@ShadowHolder748]

@@JohnCap523 I mean from everything I see and hear they still do the charging experience pretty well, how long that’ll last now that Elon has fired the goddamn charging team 🤦‍♂️, who knows.

[@robertceccon1277]

Great video. Can you stop that flashing on the steering wheel? Why is it blinking?

[@aryana2415]

It's the camera shutter speed not matching with the lights, it's not actually blinking IRL

[@DailyMotor]

Thanks! Yes, as the other commenter said, you don't actually see that light in person.

[@babybirdhome]

@@DailyMotor Ah, that sounds like face illumination for driver awareness monitoring then.

[@tube1906]

at 80% what is your miles range say just wanted to know so I see if at 100% you exceed the 270 EPA

[@officialyasir]

Long road trips are a great way to evaluate an EV. Ford now access to some Tesla superchargers, they started sending out their adapters, if you ever get a loaner F150 Lightning, it will make for a great long road tripper too.

[@AffableAlpaca]

Thank god Electrify America is beginning to roll out 85% charge limits to prevent that greedy behavior from the iX owner.

[@DailyMotor]

Agreed. Maybe someday we could get to a happy medium of having to acknowledge and approve a charger of going over 85, or maybe it only allows over 85 when the station is under 3/4 capacity.

[@sirgardensalot]

There are great deals on used ionic 6 right now SLE 4WD 2023 $35,000 and really good at lease deals be prepared to walk away don't pay what the vehicle is for sale for lock in that out the door price especially before financing and always get pre-approved before you go to the dealer

[@southerncharmsssy]

How do you get preapproved for a lease? I only see preapproval for traditional loans (newbie here)

[@nathanielwilson1899]

The more I watch these videos on EVs long road trips the more I’m convinced that they are not the way to go. Around town and a garage to charge is the only way to enjoy a EV. long trips go gas.

[@electricant1367]

I have taken many long road trips in my EV. No problems, no stress. I used Tesla superchargers which Kia should be able to use in future. Ford & Rivian can currently.

[@fredrose111]

had a model 3 and it rode rough and noisy and I could never get comfortable in it., The 6 just plain feels much better. my guess is that the SE long distance would satisfy many people that don't need the options on the ltd and they are damn near giving those things away. I bought mine at the very peak of the market and paid way too much. I m hearing about 2 year leases at under 300 a month.

[@BillB33525]

Shame you have to call Customer Service to reboot a dispenser. Should be a button to reset the dispenser. Most of the time they pick up quickly, but all of us have Been on hold for a long time. Hopefully Tesla opens their SuC Network to all of us soon.

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

I think people need to admit that electric (except Tesla) is not a great road trip car. Great daily drivers.

[@bundy26]

Great video. I really like the Ionic 6. At 32:00 a beautiful Giulia in a great color.

[@billwoods6759]

I cant help but think about winter weather charging in 25 degrees 15 mph snowing winds in 5:00 pm darkness. 😑

[@LarryButler-kp3se]

Now, let's compare EA charging to cheapest reg gas in pouring down rain at 40F at 10PM. EA has no roof over your car and no attendant to help you. I can gas up in 5 min and not get cold OR WET. EV charging in weather sucks! You won't be walking to the steakhouse in the pouring rain. I, on the other hand, will walk into the ATTACHED convenience store to refill my drink and buy snacks, Gotta PP? No need to pee in your cup, my convenience store has clean, fully stocked rest rooms. Don't buy gum from the machine in the men's room, tastes just like rubber!

[@RichardZimmer-tx5pl]

Under the scenario you describe, you are spot-on. However, for someone who daily commutes within driving range of home, which is the vast majority of drivers, there's zero detour to gas stations, and the only time it takes is 10 seconds to plug in at the end of the day, and 10 seconds to unplug the next morning, all in the comfort/safety of one's own garage.

[@SandViper94Gaming]

Lmfao what a sad comment trying to find something negative

[@infernoking7504]

This and the ioniq 5 are the only kias that I like design wise inside and out besides that garbage

[@Bob_Sacamano]

Don't tell people how much they should charge because you had problems.

[@therodfather916]

He's totally confused about charging the car.😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂 . It's a rhythm at EA and others charges. Tesla's superchargers are vastly superior to everyone's .If only if their cars were built better. My next Ev is likely to be a Hyundai.

[@sayinsk8er]

Perfect commercial for why to never get an ev 😂 what a horrendous experience charging that trash. They need to make ionic six with a motor. I would totally buy it, but electric car never

[@darrenorange2982]

I hate to say it but this guy is terrible

[@JohnCap523]

Change the damn charging limit in the settings and the NAV will show time to that limit. PS- you could’ve done some research before getting behind the wheel. You sound like a newb driving his first Bolt in 2017.

[@DailyMotor]

That's not the point. A "newb" should be able to take a road trip in an EV just as easily as they can a gas vehicle. The fact that the Hyundai doesn't automatically tell you how long you need to charge in order to make it to the next stop efficiently is a fault on the product.

[@JohnCap523]

@@DailyMotor If said newb wasn’t already contaminated by Tesla bs. You plug in the handle, then you pay. You set you charge limit, then the car estimates the time to reach that charge. Just because you know how a Tesla works doesn’t give you the right to denigrate how a Hyundai works simply because you didn’t bother finding out before trying. I have zero issues charging my EV6, always reaching 240kw except once. And my car knows what to estimate charge time to because I told it… It is embarrassing watching you butcher things and then blaming the car, or Hyundai, or EA.

[@RedemptiveChief]

@@DailyMotor i'm sorry but would a better route planner not tell them to charge to a certain percentage rather than to 100%. also the charge not being working you could probably have looked into plugshare of zap mapt find another fast chrager around you. if a petrol pump at a gas stattion is not working i'm not going to start talking Exxon for their design faults and how BP makes it easier. However I do agree that for example they could make it more obvious that for the first charger all you had to do was press the button over the card contactless card reader/ccs cable to switch it from the active charging on the one vehicle to the other one you just plugged the car into. Given that the other guy was at a high state of charge you would have likely gotten the full power much earlier than how long you had to wait.

[@TheUnreadableUser]

@@RedemptiveChief thing is, a gas station pump not workings gas an easy walk around or going to another pump as fueling up doesn't take very long. Charging an EV takes a lot longer and I assure you if one charger isn't working there are probably issues with the others not charging at their maximum speed. It's a well documented issue and they also take ages to fix them. Doesn't help that gas stations aren't usually full to the brim 24/7 because of the availability. Charging stations in some areas can be rare

[@JohnCap523]

@@TheUnreadableUser By the time we go to the bathroom and grab coffee my car is at 80%. And, the fact is, on roadtrips, most people need a short break. If you’re not on a roadtrip, the car charges while you sleep, no gas station trips…

[@bigeee3123]

That range is trash 🗑️

[@hinova77]

Better than Mach e