Hyundai Ioniq 5 DC Fast Charge Test

We take a 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 with the extended range battery pack and record three DC fast charging sessions, (two from 10% to 80% and one 0% to 100%) on 3 different charging stations to see how well it will charge in cold weather.
Hyundai advertises that the Ioniq 5 will charge from 10% to 80% in only 18 minutes, but that's in ideal conditions. We wanted to see what customers can expect in colder temperatures when the battery won't accept its full charging power.

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0:00 Intro
1:45 Ioniq 5 details, versions, battery sizes, cold weather charging
8:14 Charge recordings of 10% to 80% on both a 150 kW & a 350 kW charging station
11:13 The Ioniq 5 charging curve graph (charging power)
12:19 The Ioniq 5 time to charge graph
13:14 The Ioniq 5 charge recording from 0 to 100% on a 350 kW DC fast charger
16:57 The complete Ioniq 5 cold weather charging curve when charging from 0 to 100%
20:27 The time to charge graph & how long to add 100 & 200 miles of range?
24:55 Wrapup

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[colorfulchew]

Launching without preconditioning feels like an obvious mistake, but honestly I'm surprised at just how well it manages to charge despite being cold gated. 30 mins for 10% to 80% in below freezing weather is pretty impressive, especially considering the lack of preconditioning. I'm excited to see what this thing can do in the cold weather with proper battery preconditioning.

[klossfam]

In sync with my experience in the cold but just road tripped our I5 Limited AWD to FL. Awesome advertised charging speeds in 70-75F with a warm battery and ripped off 16-86% in 17 mins on an EA 350. Many similar results also.

[MrZola]

I really like how well you went over the charging with the charts. There are several folks doing these type of videos, but they never really get to the nitty gritty as you did in this video.

[ConorV]

Love the graphs! I really appreciate that you show the time for 100/200 miles added

[AriannaChelsea]

Hyundai Norway and Hyundai Germany have officially stated that there is an update coming that allows preconditioning based on navigation to a charging station. There isn’t a date on this.

[aussieuGA]

Hey Tom, you may want to attach a circular polarizing filter on your camera to reduce the glare when recording screens.

[ricktrenkler]

Glad Lucid gives the option to precondition the battery. All manufacturers should offer that option.

[carsonassociates]

The consistency of the two charging graphs, superimposed, was impressive. So many times, I’ve watched You-Tubers rag on chargers for not passing high-kW to batteries… maybe the charging control algorithm of the car’s computer is more often the culprit, than the charging station!

[MrLogansimmons]

Thanks for the video Tom. You may want to try a polarizer filter in front of the camera lens while recording the EA station screens. It will eliminate glare provided that the light is coming from the side.

[be]

Still impressive in cold weather. In my "old" Kia Niro EV 2019, on 50kW charger, in warm temps, to get from 35% to 75% in about an hour. To get me to about 93% is another 30 minutes.

[FrancisdeBriey]

28 minutes here in Belgium with 350 kW Ionity chargers and winter conditions, with peak power at 180 kW.

[naughtysauce]

That's if you can find a station without a wait time. Before CCS chargers were almost always empty in my area while the Tesla superchargers were the ones w/ the long wait times. Now that a lot more people are buying EV's, I'm starting to see long lines for the EA stations, sometimes 3-4 cars waiting, now imaging that's 30 mins a vehicle that you have to wait if they're only charging up to 80%. They need to vastly improve charge stations and start adding chargers at gas stations every 4-5 exits.

[artilive]

preconditioning is a must have, I've done both tests on my tesla 3 performance, it really sucks without preconditioning!

[fullyelectric]

Tom, awesome video 👍 I would like to see this test in the summer, our 2019 Audi eTron this winter many times 20* and less at times still complete charging from 6% to 80% in 28min .. 10-80% 26min .. the only thing we noticed when charging in the winter is the first 5-6min it does not just instantly to 150kW speed .. but yes at about the 5min mark it’s at 150kW all the way to 80% .. so I am still very impressed with this old 2019 Audi eTron ..

[KevinlyFather]

Cool video. Glad I line in the warmth. Yesterday at Burbank Electrify America on a 350, charging speed was 180 to 230 and went from 3% to 80% in 23 minutes.

[yt]

Appreciate your efforts. Got my new Ioniq 5, SE AWD 1 week ago and am loving it. Of course Hyundai is going to report their 18 minutes in perfect conditions. Maybe would be better to have preconditioning but don't know if that would add expense and am happy my Hyundai was $20k less than a Tesla Y. What concerns me more and I'm surprised you didn't find it troublesome is why are Electrify America 150 kW and 350 kW stations charging at the same speed?

[richmeyer]

Love your graphs. This was a very interesting comparison.

[itsbilln]

Tom, there’s a bit of a scandal brewing over here in the UK, because for some crazy reason Hyundai UK only fitted battery heaters to certain cars if an option was selected, and that option was inlay available on the top trim level. So most UK Ioniq 5s have no battery heater, and will not even be able to benefit from an OTA update. They are physically missing the hardware. Many owners reporting really poor cold weather charging.

I think it may also be the same situation in the US with RWD Ioniq 5s.

[racekar]

1. There will be an update for preconditioning
2. I applaud Hyundai and Kia for bringing the car out even though not everything was completely worked out. Updates will fix this.
3. 99% of the time most charge at home so it’s real not an issue.
It’s way better than my E Niro even now, in the summer it won’t be much of an issue, I am sure before next winter the update will be out.

[LearningFast]

It is going to be 96 degrees here in NC today. Are you planning on doing the warm weather tests before it gets crazy hot up there this summer?