Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh winter range test

I tested the 2017 model Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh and managed to go 200 km/125 mi in a single charge. Settings:
Eco mode
Driver only
19°C inside
ACC set to 80 km/h
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[@amcdonal86VT]

Most people get range anxiety. This guy gets range excitement!

[@adewouters]

If only Hyundai could put a 40 or even 50 kWh battery in this car, I'm quite convinced it would be a huge success!

[@2424Goldie]

I think it's coming. Hyundai said it would get bigger range in 2018 if I remember correctly

[@TriviaChallenge]

A 50kwh battery looks most likely, that would give it a 200+mile winter range, 250+ summer.

[@MrHairyTeabag]

It already is - they can't make them fast enough.

[@EVZacOfAllTrades]

I want the 150 kW motor and 64 kWh battery out of the Niro... would be an amazing combination!

[@Apemania69]

Hyundai Kona EV 64kwh battery Starts Summer 2018, cant wait to get mine.

[@zaneverovati]

Thanks to all Your videos on the Ioniq EV 28kWh, I went and bought one. 🤣 After a test drive of around 30km, I am AMAZED at how good the car is! Efficiency at its finest!

[@stajpi]

i? zadovoljan? i ja sam u potrazi za jednim...

[@zaneverovati]

@@stajpi Auto je odličan. Zimi domet 160km (0 stepeni C), leti oko 240km (20+ stepeni C). Za sada 10.000 km pređenih. Nemam zamerke. Domet jeste mali, ali je više nego dovoljan da se vozi 60-90 minuta i pauzira 15-20 minuta. Nikada ne stignem da se umorim za volanom. Auto je ispunio sva očekivanja, i premašio dosta njih. U svakom slučaju razbija predrasude o električnim vozilima.

[@electriceagle8737]

Nice video again Bjørn of the Ioniq, it’s really amazing this very low consumption at these subzero temperatures. This car really keeps amazing me, and look at the price and what you get for it! Looking forward to the Zoe ZE40 test!! Keep up the good work!

[@jameshernandez5766]

It’s a great EV. I’m so happy I bought mine. Hello from California.

[@JWHMS]

Thnx for testing the winter range. Another confirmation that i've bought the right car.

[@loverichardson9954]

Well.... what could i possibly say... massive congrats to the roadster! Well deserved Bjorn! Hard work and reliable info pays off. Thanks and Congrats Bjorn

[@brianfish8269]

Hi Bjprn This might interest you, I am a Ioniq owner and enthusiast: I have just come back from just over a 2 month stay in Poland (without my Ioniq EV) before leaving I was unable to find any solid info/advice on how to store, or advisability of leaving the car for so long, even my garage did not have any idea. Anyway, I left it locked in my garage at home (Southern Brittany) with 190 km and 83% battery, I came back this afternoon and was very happy to find it now had 186 km and 82% battery. I started it and took it for a short drive, no problems. The weather while I was away was very wet and windy with temperatures ranging from -2 to 12 with several weeks hovering around 0. Needless to stay, I was extremely relieved at not coming home to a bricked battery

[@peterrobannsobrepena6029]

Brian Fish I'm amazed

[@rahuljha3965]

Waiting for real summer test and video is awesome

[@bjornschumacher1238]

It is already a huge success!!! More capacity means longer charging-time and also more weight. I think 28 is already very nice. amazing car! It is beautiful and so comfortable. Thanks to Björn who made a nice video!

[@therealcdnuser]

I bought a 2017 Ioniq based on this video. 🤯👍

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

The efficiency of this thing is really impressive. With a bigger battery and an app it would be perfect.

[@savedfaves]

On the forums many people prefer the 28 kW version of this car for whatever reason. I think it's because buying the 28 kW used is so much better value than buying the 38 kW new and the charging curve in the 28 kW is much better. I also personally prefer both the exterior and the interior of the 28 kW (I hate touch buttons).

[@asymmetrx]

@@savedfaves Agree, I'm searching for 28 kwh version, I used to have i3 60ah and made long 400 km trips, so I know what I'm searching for. Ioniq's efficiency and charging speed is just incredible! But it's hard to find one here in Latvia(

[@cherrycarrot]

@@asymmetrx Did you manage to find one in the end? I am looking for one in the baltics as well

[@asymmetrx]

@@cherrycarrot yes, I found one in Latvia. There are some in Lithuania too

[@AlasdairxD]

I did 99 miles and the GOM gave me another 10 miles on top, love this car

[@RaduIulianCostin]

Great video. I've bought an Ioniq thanks to your last year's video. It is very efficient.

[@janhubner7114]

Thanks again for Great testing work! And for your opion about the ioniq vs Tesla M3. Looking forward to See more from you testing the ioniq.

[@simoncanfer5030]

Superb, thanks Bjorn! Since it is such an aerodynamic car, a range test at constant 100kmh or even 120 should be where this car impresses even more. I have found the difference between 80 and 120 in the Ioniq to be a lot less than my Leaf.

[@pete9b]

Brilliant car, I absolutely love mine 😎

[@Michel_Gougeon]

Nice video Bjorn. Last June I saw another video you made with the Ioniq and then I bought one. This winter in Quebec is particularly harsh but I never had any problem with my Ioniq even at -30°C. At such low temperatures though the autonomy goes down to 115 km.

[@RobSquared]

I'm also in Quebec and this year's harsh winter has been a great test for my Ioniq, Bjorn's first Ioniq videos sold me on the idea of getting it. I get between 115km and 160km when is it colder than -12C (we've had many days this year below -25). In summer I was getting a displayed range of 240km or so, but I never pushed it much past 200km before charging.

[@Michel_Gougeon]

I got it in november but even then unde temperate weather (over 5°C) I got up to 240 km.

[@Michel_Gougeon]

From 0 to full, 1 hour on a BRCC charger, 4 to 5 hours on a level2 240 volts charger which you can buy and install at home.

[@RobSquared]

Michel Gougeon I had the same range of well over 200km when it was above 0°C

[@StanleyNyanyiwa]

Bjon we still await the 2018 Nissan March Review

[@colla555]

The Hyundai seems to be very efficient, I am looking forward to the Zoe test.

[@66levo]

Thank you for your fantastic winter range video. As always you are very precise and professional with your tests and calculations. It would be very interesting if you could do a real range test in the city/ urban roads just to see how much the regen would add to the range of the Ioniq. Thank you again for your great tests.

[@hv7978]

I tested an Ioniq extensively last week, and my impressions: it is a nice car. Positive: excellent price/quality, great efficiency with the regen options and driver only mode, great extra's (ACC, ventilated seats in premium, leather look). The active battery management temperature system is a great plus. Negative: Sitting position. I am 6 foot 4 and because the console in the middle has a gap on the front your right leg has no resting position. It wobbles around in that gap. Furthermore, despite the seats having electric adjustment possibilities, i couldn't find a suitable driving position. It seems to high even at the lowest setting, and the seats don't have side bolstering (sport seats like, or how you call it in english). In the next week I will try the e-golf.

[@kevinschauwaers5585]

-19 degrees inside. That must be a cold ride :-). Nice you tested this, Ioniq is on my radar.

[@AntonioSilva-fp3yj]

I just love my Ioniq!

[@josephjohn907]

How many miles do you get on a full charge with AC on

[@volvocars5189]

Great with a new winter range test Björn. King of the hill! :-)

[@espenliland]

With a bigger battery pack, better design, a bit more power and slightly more tech this could be a real Model 3 competitor. Hope you have an electric Kona lined up for test, Bjørn!

[@beernutsonline]

To be honest, I think this is soo much better looking than the TM3, especially inside! It's also more room inside, making it a better choice for a family. You don't need SC on a daily basis..

[@BioniqBob]

You saw the IONIQ 5 coming.

[@heydarmussavi]

This car will rock with 60kwh pack...it amazing how heater was running 0.5 kilo/watt

[@mistermister2085]

Excellent video again. Keep them coming.

[@oceancaster]

Nice video. I have the hybrid version and is amazing.

[@shoppingcart93]

Nice content as always!

[@jurofox]

I really like the ioniq, just waiting for a bigger battery pack in few years..

[@KoenraadII]

This is great Bjorn

[@gabip3140]

A 40 or 42 KWH battery pack is planned for early 2019 and later on it will be available also with an 60 battery pack which should start this year in the Kona electric drive.

[@AnthonyWoodruffe]

I'd like to get the 60KW version. I hope Hyundai do it.

[@skipsteel]

Hi Bjørn sorry to be so boring, but I think your videos are exceptionally informative. I just bought the Ioniq for my wife but she insisted on the PHEV. "Range anxiety" I guess but she drives 10 km to work round trip 20 km so she will burn very very little Gas. Fun fact the Ioniq has the same drag co-efficient as the Tesla Model S at normal highway speeds of course.Great car, Great value. Great performance, Great PRICE! Just a small question about the Battery being fast charged to 100%, was that level 2 I assume or was it level 3? Because would warm the battery significantly in cold weather instead of 100% cold soaked in a charge and go.

[@bosarama]

Hi Bjorn thanx for the videos they are really impressive and i really like following you. I am thinking about buying an Ioniq but i usually have to drive about 200 to 300 km on the weekends and on the highways the speed limit is at 120 Km/h so I was wondering if you can make a test drive of the ioniq at that speed. I think that this would be a more realistic test for drivers who are whiling to use their EV for any kind of situation ( that is long range, medium range driving) Thanx a lot for all the efforts you take to make all of your videos and I am looking forward to see more!!

[@bjornnyland]

You can expect about 120-140 km range on motorway.

[@SvenWal]

I cannot agree - it’s more. I have not seen less than 150km with my IONIQ and I am living in Germany (Autobahn) and always do 120-130km/h. In late September I did a >300km trip (Autobahn only) and charged 3 times - and the was not empty when I did it. Right now my normal range is 170km to 180km depending on temperature. The temperature has less effect than wet roads in my experience

[@purestylemkk]

SvenWal same by my E-Golf. Wet Roads are the real range Killer.

[@Michel_Gougeon]

I'Ve also had more range than Bjorn says on highways. But I was never going faster than 100 kph. At 120 kph, if you are in ECO mode and keep a steady speed you should get more than 140 km range but less than 200 km. Obviously going uphill and against the wind will also diminish your range.

[@bosarama]

Bjørn Nyland thank you for your answer.

[@GSino]

Great Car! I hope it will come with bigger battery at the future! I might have one at the future :)

[@IoniqFamily]

soooo nice video! Thank you. Did you pre heat the car and did you use the Drive-Only-Mode?

[@peterrobannsobrepena6029]

Frankly, i need a very efficient EV. Charging takes less time since it needs less kwh capacity battery. And obviously less to purchase and less electricity bill

[@EntsoKantelo]

Hi Bjorn. Advice again, put link to your last video with Ioniq. Have one question. What was the time for charging back to 100% for the Ioniq after started charging it in this low percentage.(and with how kW you charge it) Thank you very much for the video.

[@zxc-lx5hw]

Very good car electric 😊

[@Trades46]

The Ioniq would be perfect of the battery pack was at least 40kWh. It is amazingly efficient and high tech for what you pay for. I just wish the battery size matches at least e-Golf or Leaf however.

[@sosedated08]

This would of been my choice if they sold or leased them in Texas. Instead I purchased a 2105 i3 and my only complaint at this point is its poor aerodynamics.

[@Nicoolai]

Hey Bjørn. Do you think they will make a udate of the Hyundai this year? With bigger battery, better lookingn front, or something similar? I cant find any rumors online.. If they made a bigger battery version i would buy straight away.

[@user-jv8th4nm6p]

Nicoolai they won't make an update until they will improve batteries density.

[@Nicoolai]

damn. I was hoping the hyundai kona with 500 km range would make them improve the ioniq as well. Why do you think that is? Its not designe to carry any bigger batteries?

[@V3ltsu]

Hi Bjorn. Greetings from Finland. Would you consider any other EV at the same price range? It's a shame that we don't have as dense fast charge network as you in Norway.

[@bjornnyland]

Probably the new Leaf 40 kWh.

[@robsmith1a]

At that temperature I think my Zoe will do about 140 miles or so (not sure because it is never that cold where I live in the south of England), not a lot better considering the larger battery.

[@robert5008]

Bjorn can you also do a winter test of driving cars like a ice car with heat on & driving a little above the speed limit(very few drivers here in the US follow the posted limits) Thanks

[@D4rk3n3mi3]

Nice video! Could you make a similar video with 110kmh or 130?

[@dunhillsupramk3]

i would take this car over the Model3 (mainly due to the cost), you should do a head to head with the $57k Model3 VS $30k Ioniq

[@indigo42]

What temperature was the climate control set to, and did you use ”Driver only”?

[@MrTechfreak95]

Please Hyundai: make a 22kW AC Charger for the Ioniq and this car will rock Germany/Europe :-D (22kW Charger almost everywhere)

[@AnthonyWoodruffe]

I read recently that all Germany manufactures want to adopt CCS... I'm sure it won't be long before we see more compatible charge stations.

[@EVAddicted]

I wanted this to be my second EV before Tesla model 3 becomes widely available. Unfortunately here in USA is sold only in California and even there people who got it had to wait few months

[@effemmelle]

Would be interesting to see the same test but at 25 degrees Celsius with no air conditioning and with low rolling resistance summer tyres! I think it can reach 250 km!

[@SvenWal]

effemmelle people have tested this and they got around 300km last summer

[@effemmelle]

SvenWal yes I know but what I mean was "at normal speed" so 85-100 km/h not a very low speed to do the record. (to be honest also 85 km/h is quite low so that in highway I normally cruise at 130-170 km/h but is good to test a normal range).

[@SvenWal]

Oh - you wrote “same test” so my assumption was like in the video not much higher speed

[@SvenWal]

Maybe I should a full throttle Autobahn test this summer :)

[@AnthonyWoodruffe]

:D I'd do that test within 30mins of charging station :D

[@abbaby555]

all this car needs is a 60kwr battery, its the only thing it lacks for some.

[@EVAddicted]

wonder what it will be the efficiency if you set the cruise control the the speed limit which i saw there was 110 kph (68mph)

[@christ.5377]

which climate-settings did you use exactly?

[@amundstave]

Can you do the same test doing the speed limit? See how much more the consumption is.

[@bjornnyland]

About 160 Wh/km.

[@AdamDadeby]

Is there any information yet about a bigger battery and an app for the Ioniq?

[@dava00007]

-4 C is not winter where I live, I want you to do this at -25 or something!

[@bjornnyland]

Too bad for you. For the majority of Europe, -4°C is winter.

[@krisnapirasathloges9534]

Test drive nissan leaf 2018, do it for your daily followers

[@bjornnyland]

+Krisnapirasath Loges On my way.

[@californiamicke9527]

👍👍👍

[@purestylemkk]

Ohhh. 80 km/h is not possible in Germany. You get some trouble with trucks on these speed. Here you have to drive 95 km/h to don’t have a war zone on the highway!

[@Snoopy_59]

3 degrees Celsius is not cold,but if there is-20 Celsius then it's cold.

[@BlocksPlayTV]

What was the cabine temperature?

[@thesmellofsuccess]

Nyland, what's the consumption at 100km/h and at 120km/h? I guess, close to 20kW at 100kph and over 20kW at 120kph? Driving on motorway at 80km/h is way too slow..., this test has no point due to that. Make a more realistic one, please.

[@miloe436]

80 kph is the most common speed limit in Norway.

[@thesmellofsuccess]

You're correct here. But still you don't drive 80 kph on motorway even in Norway ;)

[@bjornnyland]

I did a test today in soaking wet roads. Cruising speed was 100-110 km/h. Averaged about 180 Wh/km.

[@bjornnyland]

You will be surprised to see how many fossils drive at 80 km/h on the motorway in Norway.

[@thesmellofsuccess]

180 Wh/km at 100kph is quite impressive! It would be great Bjørn, if you'd provide a brief comment on consumption figures in different scenarios, e.g. city drive (50+), country roads (80+) , motorway (110+) in your next consumption videos for better overall impression.

[@arshamskrenes]

Bjorn, you keep saying that putting the EV in neutral down the hill is necessary because regen is only 90% efficient. But what you fail to remember is that wind resistance goes up by the cube of the speed. So speeding down a hill 30% faster than cruise control would waste 100% energy, a lot more than 10% waste heat from regen. It’s the same reason why driving at a lower velocity gets you much more range (less wind resistance).

[@bjornnyland]

You forgot that there's two times loss. About 80-90 % for regen and another 90 % for discharging. Ioniq has a drag coefficient of 0.24. As you saw in the video, the speed only increased from 80 to 100 km/h which is not to the point where air resistance is significant compared to charging*discharging losses.

[@arshamskrenes]

Let me give you the exact numbers, so you understand. For arguments sake, if we use your worst case numbers (80% for regen; 90% for discharging), that's 0.8*0.9 = 72% overall regen efficiency. That means you'd need 1/0.72 = 1.39x the energy, or 1.39^(1/3) the speed, which means if you were going 80 km/h, you'd need to regen at 89 km/h to get back the same energy as driving at 80 km/h. You got up to 100 km/h, which means you were wasting (100/89)^3 = 1.42x more energy than whatever your Wh/km was to cruise at 80 km/h, which was (132 Wh/km * 1.42 - 132 Wh/km) ~55 Wh/km. So by putting it in neutral for 1 minute and traveling 1.5 km, you broke the speed limit (assuming it was 80 km/h) and wasted 82.5 Wh of energy (1.5 km * 55 Wh/km). And that's a bad case scenario for overall efficiency (72%)... that those torque levels, it's more like 80-85%.

[@bjornnyland]

+Arsham Skrenes Speed limit was 110 km/h.

[@arshamskrenes]

Cool. I love your videos Bjorn, and you're the reason I bought my Model S. Just shedding light on some information where I can. Cheers!

[@bjornnyland]

+Arsham Skrenes You left out important details. The speedometer is incorrect. 80 and 100 km/h was in reality 75 and 95 km/h. I'm on mobile phone on the airplane right now. So I have limited typing ergonomics. I done some quick math. It turns out that because the speed was so low and the rolling resistance on wet road so high, rolling resistance is the biggest component in the total force needed to maintain speed. Rolling resistance 314 N 75 km/h: 134 N (air) + 314 N (roll) = 448 N 95 km/h: 215 N (air) + 314 N (roll) = 529 N 18 % increase in force needed. You can probably figure out the rest why coasting at these speeds were in fact more efficient than regen.

[@nimblybimbly4002]

A highway range test isn't very useful for me unless it's at 100km/h or higher. It's not safe to drive 80km/h on the highways around here.

[@bjornnyland]

150 Wh/km then

[@atanasgulev8985]

OK but if you add 2 person and baggage?

[@tobimai4843]

I really like these range tests, but IMO the problem is that they are not really representative due to the very low speed limits in Norway.

[@michaelpries960]

My car... 😊

[@talhabinumeed650]

Do a hypermile in summers

[@gordanzzzz]

This thing is 37 000 euro basic model in Italy

[@josephjohn907]

People say that this is the best EV. Is it true?

[@constructioneerful]

I have one, and only the Tesla 3 would tempt me away. Ioniq puts a big smile on my face.

[@Kenriko]

How long did it take to charge to 100% ?

[@bjornnyland]

About 1 hour.

[@Michel_Gougeon]

That's obviously with a BRCC charger not with the home charger provided with the car. I don't know what type of charger is provided in Europe but in North-America the charger that comes with the car provides only 12A at 120 volts so it takes 24 hours to go from 0% to full charge. We can also buy 240 volts chargers for home use and get a full charge in 6 hours. I let my car charge overnight and I have not needed to use a fast charger yet. With the low price of clean electricity in Quebec it's very cheap to charge at home. At 14KWh / 100 km my cost is 0,90 $ per 100 km. The fuel cost for a Hyundai Elantra, which is the closest ICE equivalent, is 8,74 $ / 100 km at current gas prices in Quebec (1,25 $ / liter).

[@Pit1963]

Michel Gougeon , you are living in paradise. About 6 cent/kWh. In Germany we pay around 30 cent/kWh......

[@Michel_Gougeon]

I have to make a little correction about electricity costs in Quebec. Here are the exact rates for residential consumption: Fixed charge per day in the consumption period: 0,4064 $ Price of energy for energy consumption up to 33 kWh times the number of days in the consumption period (1st tier): 0,0582 $ / kWh Price of energy for the remaining energy consumption (2nd tier): 0,0892 $/ kWh In the winter, my consumption goes up a lot because I use electrical heating, so I pay a 30 to 40% of it at 2nd tier price plus the fixed daily charge. But the rest of the year, I pay all my electricity at 0,0582 $ / KWh and the fixed charge is the same whether I have an electric car or not.

[@deewoo]

When will go give my car a try? Zoe 40 :)

[@bjornnyland]

Do you live in Oslo?

[@deewoo]

Bjørn Nyland, No, I live in Ski, close enough :-)

[@bostjantrancar9605]

👍😎🖖

[@yggdrasil9039]

KZbin algorithms are so dumb. Every time I watch an EV video they show me an ad for an ICE car. Not only are they trying to offload all their crappy ICE cars but their ICE adverts as well lol.

[@markfifty7]

Tortoise not turtle!!! as in the tortoise and the hare

[@АлексейТитов-з4е]

Minus 3? 😀Is it winter? Minus 30 is winter!

[@benedikt5974]

Impressive efficiency! Here it was driven 365,3km in warmer climate: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep_PZJ5medN8n8U [CAUTION: Turn down volume!]

[@PierreSimonsson]

borowed that car from sweden or what :)

[@bjornnyland]

Norway

[@PierreSimonsson]

i wonder because of The tex on the car it sems swedish or have you changed from from Ae to Å

[@DonMillerNC]

Who drives 49 mph on a trip? Do 60-65 mph (110 kph). Gees.

[@bjornnyland]

You know, the World does not only contain high speed motorways?