Hyundai IONIQ electric | Fully Charged
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Hard not to put this at the top of the list for new electric cars. An excellent machine, very sophisticated and cheaper than a 30kWh Nissan Leaf.
Hopefully this time I've put a lot of information in the episode. Enjoy.
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I have just bought this 28 kwh Ioniq (91,400 miles on it) two weeks ago. It's absolutely fantastic. I can get a good 130 miles out of it with 25 to 30 left on the GOM. I am now going to sell my Nissan Leaf Tekna 30 kWh which I have done 121,000 miles in it.
Great show Robert - this has just leaped up my chart for next probable buy - thank you.
My thoughts exactly Andy.
It's worth watching the leasing episode that Robert did a while ago, that tends to put (most) cars on a level playing field as the purchase cost is less of an issue across the range of EVs!
ugly pussy car
+Wndls Rla I'm sorry your car is like that. Maybe you should sell your car and buy a Hyundai IONIQ electric.
Stepping up your review game! Flawless audio and video. Nice work.
Very true, I'm also very grateful for the "trunk shot" :D will comment though, that a "under-bonnet shot" would also be of interest and an interesting thing to add to the package :D
Keep up with the great work you do, always (ALWAYS!!!) looking forward for any new episode you come up with :D
I really REALLY love this show. Thanks for your brilliant efforts Robert!
I absolutely love this channel. After coming upon it from a tesla video, I've watched many of the EV reviews and they're fabulous. Keep up the great work!
jak10987 hahaha that's exactly how I stumbled across this channel... watching a tesla video. Hahaha
Is it because he called us intelligent? That was it wasnt it ;)
Yep, @BobbyLlew does a great job. He's brilliant on Red Dwarf, too. (And I loved Scrapheap Challenge :D)
That's how I came upon this channel - from Robert's old channel "Carpool", which I had found in related links from Red Dwarf videos. Carpool was brilliant too - giving celebrities a lift and just having a good old natter on the way. Riveting stuff.
Just bought one of these, only now available outside of California in the US. It really is brilliant.
Chris Brinn ooooh I’ve never seen one until right now
The lack of car owners having to be dependent on constant maintenance is why they would keep the initial cost up. Love your shows. This looks like a great car.
An electric car with paddle shifters?
I'm in!
The Chevy Volt has them, also.
e-Golf and presumably other VW/Audi/Porsche have adjustable regen too. The control is left-right movement on the shifter.
Yes, I always wished I could manipulate the amount of regen and switch it off as well. I like that switching option with the paddles!
Loanword Eggcorn j
What is a paddle shifter ?
I'm pleasantly surprised that Hyundai have made a good looking EV. No gimmicks or oddly coloured trim.
Oh Yeah Yeah
Hyundai Kona E 2019
What do you mean terrible?
The voyage of the titanic was an absolute wonderful experience, even after it stuck the iceberg.... it was only until the ship started sinking did the mood on the ship sunk...
this car certainly hits a sweet spot. pleasant styling, good range, competitive price, functionality, and lack of pretension.
people just need to want electric.
I loved the surprise when it started steering itself 😄
Your videos are always fantastic, thank you so much!
The Hyundai Ioniq Electric was found to be the most efficient electric car, so the mileage will definitely be very good.
Btw, the yellowish one next to the car you tested will be my next car some time in the next 4-6 months, although it will have left-hand drive because I'll be buying and driving it in Germany ;)
I am taking delivery of the 2020 larger 38 kWh battery version this week, and I am so excited! Finally, found an affordable EV to get into in the US! This is basically an electric Prius. Can't wait for more affordable EVs to come to the US. In the meantime, I finally have the first EV. I've been a Prius guy for the last 8 years. So glad to get off the fossil fuel. PS I love FULLY CHARGED content
what is your stats? What is your range on it?
Just brought one in 2023, still a wicked car and still the OG of efficiency
NIiiice! I got one as well. What is your range??
@@Owsryudie seems to sit about 220-230km on the range meter. About to hit my first winter with it
@@kennethmclean872 That is great!
@@Owsryudie I also drive it pretty unconservative as well, normally drive it at 105-110kmh on the open road and not afraid to put my foot down sometimes, all that and still 12.6kwh/100km
@@kennethmclean872 I drive something like that as well, I average between 9-13 kWh/100km. My range is given to 244 or 245, is the max. I have seen.
In the winter it should do around 200-210 km
Sorry Robert, but I completely disagree with your assessment of other 'proper' motoring journalists. Having read reviews from major motoring magazines, it's clear that the authors are not qualified to review EVs and can't wait to hammer the perceived negative points. Would you feel comfortable giving an accurate assessment of a La Ferrari's performance on a race track and would you consider it relevant to comment on its lack of luggage space? Mainstream motoring journalism is by and large obsessed with styling, acceleration, handling on the limit, trim levels and, despite horrific inefficiencies, how far the car will go on one tank of an incredibly energy-rich fuel the car maker had no part in producing. Conversely, real world mpg and emissions of ICEVs are never mentioned. It's about time mainstream media outlets started publishing reviews compiled by someone who knows something about what they're reviewing.
You make very good points. Thank you
I'm sure no one used to say "mainstream media" before this year, and now it's everywhere. Am I losing it?
+Andrew Bulman I think the term's been around for a while though I'm open to alternatives if you have any suggestions. It could be that it's just become more relevant lately because of genuine, high-quality alternatives, like Robert's channel, that just have smaller audiences than say TG for example.
Agree. The standard car mag format also neglects small cars. Calls them slow, needing to change down on motorways, refinement questionable, lack of room etc..... Personally, never had a problem but then I don't get Mercedes s classes on tap for a living..... Drove to Scotland in a one litre city car. And lived..... Don't know what these journos are on about half the time.
Don't suppose they know much more about electrics..... If I want to know about electric cars, i'll see the manufacturers for the figures and Fully Charged for the opinions.....
If you're talking about the term "mainstream media" in general, then yeah, it has always existed, but what pushed it into significance in recent years was the increasing power of politically extreme news media.
@1017 *"ooh red lights, ooh roadworks, ooh regen braking, gorgeous aaah"*
lmfao. almost dropped my drink.
Been waiting for a good in depth review of this car :) thank you
As they say 'game changer'! I am not talking about the car only. the quality of this simple and neat review is fabulous. what a great CZcams channel!
I quite like the styling. It's one of the first proper electric 5dr saloons that doesn't make a statement of trying to look different and scream "I'm electric" to everyone you drive past. It's understated, which is exactly what I think most people want. The interior looks lovely too. Give it a few years and I might consider one of these secondhand.
It's super exciting to see new manufacturers and new electric models. Particularly when they make a good effort at pushing the envelope of electric cars. This definitely looks like a compelling vehicle.
Btw, can someone explain how regen breaking works in the sense that, if you turn it all the way up to stop at the lights (like you did) do you then have to reset manually? Or will the car reset regen breaking when you accelerate? Never having driven an electric car myself, am I correct to assume that the car does it automatically? Otherwise it would be like driving with the hand break on if you forget to reset it.
Veganic ♾ it's finally good to see CSR companies actually adopting electric cars.. finally petrol is starting to take a gradual "back seat" to electric..
they just need to keep the momentum going.
electricity is still going to be the progressive leader until hydrogen becomes mainstream..
by this stage.. petrol will be no more, air will clear.
Personally I'm not interested in hydrogen. I rather have a car I can charge myself. Hydrogen might suit people who live in a flat.
As someone having and regularly driving both electric and hydrogen (zou and ix35.. no, hydrogen is an imferiour, clumsy, expensive tech..
Regenerative braking slows down the car like engine braking in a fossil fuel car. It's a drag on the motor that slows down the car. For cars with easily adjustable regenerative braking you would need to adjust it to lower levels if you were using high levels of regen to slow down, but the accelerator always makes the car go faster. With regen that is not integrated with the brake pedal, when you lift off the accelerator, the car slows down. More regen means it slows down more. Less regen means it slows down less. Zero regen means it coasts.
If Electric become mainstream, hydrogen will never appear for cars, the upfront costs on infrastructure are just to great.
10:17 Haha you legend. Never change Rob, never change . . .
Okay I contracted this car yesterday, decided after drive Ioniq electric about 715km.
and also, South Korea government supports great discounts, about 49% of MSRP and taxes.
One more thing, South Korea is really really small
Ji hyuk Song North Korea is real Korea!!
This guys is gold. “Oooooh oooh red light. Regent braking. Oooh oooh. “ pure gold.
This car looks lovely.. Honestly, first ELECTRIC car in India that looks beautiful and is so much practical than its competitors like Mahindra. BUT unfortunately Hyundai is NOT launching the fully electric version in India but rather the hybrid version and that SUCKS!!!! Please Hyundai, I still dream to buy my first ever car and I desperately do not want it to be a fossil car. I feel I was so close to buying an electric car. I am sad.
Clemens yea like the uk
and a car for the UK will have better safety features than the indian equivalent
A sad fact of life, that one. Like the Mexican Nissan crash test video recently. Motor companies literally put a lower value on the lives of poorer people. That translates to the removal of safety features and driver assists. A sick form of unnatural selection if you look at it on a species level.
Destructor1701 well its the fault of the mexican/indian regulators. crash zones only add $100 to a cars cost, yet why arent they essential in those markets?
Jonathon Churchill A 5/5 safety rating will be a dream long uncherised in India. I wish we had Tesla here too.
why uncherished. im confused haha
adaptive regenerative braking is kind of like how you would drop down a gear to control your speed down steep inclines.
so when you increase regen, it has the same effect as going to a lower gear. excellent feature.
Thanks! I've been really looking forward to a Fully Charged review of the Ioniq. (I already ordered it, because I couldn't wait until the review came.. good thing we agree on most things)
Hi Robert. Just to say firstly how much I enjoy your Fully Charged channel and your style of presentation, but also to say that your review of the IONIQ triggered me to watch many other similar reviews and to finally switch my 11 year old diesel Laguna for the IONIQ EV which my wife and I are delighted with. We think UK chargers still have a long way to go but as this is our 2nd car, mostly for shorter journeys we just charge it at home. Next we'd like to see our power company install solar panels and a power wall - this is happening in parts of the UK, in particular in Yorkshire - we wouldn't pay for such an installation as it wouldn't pay back in a reasonable slice of what might be remaining of our life time, but it would be worthwhile to the power companies who would use the stored charge to overcome peak demands.
We have recently purchased an Ioniq EV, and wanted to share this video with friends and family. One thing that is mentioned in the video, is about the price ov EVs in 5 years from when the video was made, which is this year. Certianly here in NZ, EVs are just as expensive, if not more expensive than they were 5 years ago. The Kona EV is twice the price of it's petrol cousin. Some VW ID4s have arrived in the country and they are selling for $90k and the VW Tiguan which is a similar size petrol SUV is $47k, so substantially cheaper. I wonder how long it will take before EVs to reach price parity with petrol.
I doubt there'll be price parity any time soon without serious government interventions. Electric vehicles are considerably less complex than ICE yet they're so much more expensive? Really??
I strongly suspect more wars will be fought to try and keep us consuming the black stuff - there's just so much more money, control, influence & power linked to the oil addiction. (Plus, they hate the thought that you could generate your own fuel from solar).
I'm about to ditch the diesel in exchange for my first electric - a 3yr old Hyundai Ioniq. Range anxiety, and battery degradation my only worries from here on in.
Hey Robert. About the 28kwh compared to the 30kwh in the Leaf. Nissan advertises total capacity while kia/hyuandai advertises useable capacity. I think we're looking at about 31-32kwh in the ioniq actually.
Good to see a good lot of familiar locations on my favourite channel! Nice one, ar kid!
this channel is so good, keep it up!
Remains the most efficient EV ever made to date (2023). And I own this lovely EV 😍😁
Good review completely different from other reviewers, I like the relaxed approach and style
We have one. It is a fantastic car. The only negative is that the seats are a little bit less comfortable than in our previous Prius 2, but they are still comfortable enough.
We even use it for long distance trip. We recharge on fast charger every 150km (the fast charger does not charge at 100% and we don't discharge it empty to have some safety margin.) at 110km/h. Very good ride on all kind of roads.
Not a big deal to charge that often as the charge is quick enough, we even don't have enough time to buy and drink a coffee while waiting it to charge.
Great review. Currently testing the hybrid version, which is my first taste of a battery driven vehicle, and I think it's fantastic. I can only imagine how much fun the full electric version is.
Hyundai should also be applauded for actually advertising these and getting them out into a reasonable number of dealerships., some manufacturer's EVs are very difficult to even get a test drive in.
Dear Robert - I always enjoy your videos and I know you're not trying to do a typical car review, but just a little bit more information about the practicalities of the car would be interesting: How many seats does it have? Decent boot space? What's under the bonnet? How good's the heating/cooling?
Don't change the fundamentals, though!
Have to say your production values are getting higher and higher! Well done!
I had to look 10 times at the price of this, i have no idea how this is cheaper than an Leaf. Its bigger, cooler and got the range to satisfy most people. Totally blown away.
Glad to see Hyundai going for both batteries and fuel cells!
Never has it been more important to read the manual (re: lane assist). Maybe there should be a Quick Start guide like with tellys.
In spirit of talking about the ad before the video: this time I got an ad for this car. Clever!
CZcams Red. No ads!!
I'd pay for it if only it was available in Britain. I already pay for Play Music.
The good thing about CZcams Red is that it includes Play Music. Hope you guys get the option for CZcams Red soon!
I know, that's one of the main reasons I'm irritated by not being able to have it. I pay more than those in the US would for less service.
Please, Google.
i support this channel by watching the ads, he just got 0.001 usd per view. i dont mind to watch some ads.
The best place for regenerative braking is fully integrated with the brake pedal. When one wants to slow down, one presses the brake pedal. The first part of the brake pedal travel/pressure uses regenerative braking. When the pedal is pressed harder, the friction brakes do more of the work. Regenerative braking is always maxed out long before friction brakes contribute significantly to the braking. In the best implementations, the regen and friction braking are smoothly integrated into the brake pedal. The EV1, Prius, and many other EVs and hybrids work this way. Putting aggressive regenerative braking on throttle lift is wrong for multiple reasons too complex to go into here.
I took a test drive of one of the Hyundai ionic electric a few weeks ago here in New Zealand. Was really impressed, especially with the acceleration in "sport" mode.Was super fast acceleration. Thanks for the review.
I work with a South Korean girl, and she says Hyundai should be pronounced "yun-day" but with the "H" just before it. The TV commercials in the US all say "Hun-day".
Nice to see more and more manufacturers making electric cars! This will hopefully continue to drive the prices down.
JW3HH
The future is here!
My number one priority with car choice is reliability. I have now 'owned'(leased) three Hyundai cars; 1 I30 and 2 IX20s , all have had automatic gearboxes, have been totally reliable, with first-class customer service. Small wonder I choose Hyundai. One day, when I can afford an EV it will be another Hyundai.
Thank you for the higher production values Robert, I really enjoyed it.
Robert, the good point about your reviews is that you are a genuine user, not a journo looking to fill a fixed column inch.
Hyundai, Nissan , BMW etc are doing a good job.....support EV's only.... Good video. From Hindustan, India.
I also think your show in your manner that you do care and you've help me and lots of others get switched on and I'm doing my best to help inform the waste of timers
You are no Jeremy Clarkson, so well done you have my vote for a BBC or Amazon driving show.
Needed a spot of good news for today after waking up after Election Day here in the states. Let's hope these car makers will continue to make more EV's and more importantly, make them available throughout the entire country and not just 10 states as they have been.
Another good job Robert.
Sir Star Rydah , sounds like you don't really care about good governance--something especially necessary in an increasingly complex world. Maybe you should move to Somalia where there are no cooked Hillaries, moronic trumps, or any government at all. It's a libertarian's dream over there.
Sir Star Rydah , nice dodge but that is not my position or even close.
D R-K i forgot i was watching a car video....
I used to have the impression that driving with one pedal for acceleration/regen. would be the best thing about an electric car. But this video really made me think that these "pad brakes" are cool and fun to operate. It's much like in a large bus.
I love getting to know new electric cars. So happy to see more of them.
If I ever get an electric car, that’s the one I’d go for.
We got the non-plug in Hybrid version (1.6 Petrol, smaller battery but same electric engine) of the IONIQ - I wished we'd waited for the plug-in hybrid one but it wasn't out in December when we needed a new car and unfortunately EV doesn't work for me over long distances (I drive to northern scotland regularly from Yorkshire). I'm *seriously* impressed. It's pretty much identical to the fully electric version, except rather than paddles for regen, it's just linked to the brake. When coming down long hills it really does top up the battery if you keep your foot slightly on the brake.
ONLY flaw is under carplay - the phone has way too much echo to the person calling you. So when you make a call you have to disconnect the Carplay and use Bluetooth. But it's the only flaw in a pretty much amazing car. We've done over 7000 miles in it now and would definitely have another.
I had to subscribe because the person seems like such an admirable gentleman, and i really loved the warmth of his review.
Also the battery has liquid cooling and heating, the nissan leaf 2017 30 kwh does not, so the hyundai has greater winter range/ better battery longevity or cooling in the hot summer...
Best car review I've seen in a long time, keep up the great work!
Robert, your reviews are excellent. Production values are great, Better if I may say than any of the traditional broadcasters, who treat the whole arena of electric vehicles as a joke.
Your programmes, are greatly appreciated, long may they continue. I will support, your efforts, although I am not in a great financial situation....
i really like the regen paddle shifter idea. here in the Northwest US we drive a lot of mountain passes. I let my Subaru "hang" off of downshifts to control speed on desents with out using the brake pedal. I can imagine an advantage on some hilly drive where it would be useful and fun to control the regen properties from fully on to off for efficient gliding.
Great review. Thank you for taking the time to review this vehicle. Still searching, but this one has my eye.
First, very glad to see more EVs coming to market. It is absolutely needed. If anything is disappointing, it's the lack of speed and enthusiasm by the old manufacturers in moving to EVs. They have too much inertia built up in making fossil burners.
All EVs can potentially have a zero regenerative braking mode; call it coasting. It depends how their controls are organized. On a Tesla, setting regen to low reduces it significantly. e-Golf and presumably other VW/Audi/Porsche have adjustable regen too, including low levels. Their regen control is left-right movement on the shift lever, which they usually call Tiptronic in cars with multiple speed gearing. For maximum energy efficiency, regen should be avoided whenever coasting is more appropriate. Regen always involves energy loss compared to coasting so it should be minimized.
Batteries are still the major cost driver in EVs. Batteries are the key to lowering the costs of EVs. That's why it's crucial to be building large battery factories, as Tesla is doing. Watch for other car makers to do so. If they don't, then they're probably not serious about EVs.
Fast charging is DC since it connects directly to the DC battery pack. There is no AC fast charging. Though the input to the fast chargers is AC, the output to the car is always DC.
this would do me for a full week of commuting.
This is the car I'll buy!
i hope the same for myself
Congrats to 200 videos here on CZcams ;-)
Excellent review. Fantastic production values. You're getting rather good at this!
I love my old Ioniq and the way it coasts gliding through the wind like you describe so well.
I would like a newer EV able to pull a trailer and with more range but honestly I'm not sure it's worth the 2-3× the price of the Ioniq so I might just keep it and rent a van when I need it
Just spoken to a UK dealer, and they say that there is no stoke for the whole of the UK, and that the only number expected in March 2018 is 100 cars, yes 100 cars I can't believe this amazing car is being let down by its manufacture commitment. There are not even demo cars anyware near to where I live!!!!!!
Had offers for the first ZOE for £10,000 brand new, but £70 a month battery rental, The battery rental is half the cost of my current brand new car a month.
We are on the edge of affordable electric, just a little more to push over the edge.
if the batteries are a rental, how can the high price for the cars be justified, if the batteries are not part of the initial cost as they are rented, bargaining point maybe
Anthony Teasdale Shop around, I've seen new ZOE'S go for £6999 with battery Lease!
agreed, we are getting there slowly and im getting more tempted day by day, but diesel all the way for now, maybe in 5 years they will be truly financially viable.
coaldust01 There will be a tipping point, as fuel prices keep rising, and battery costs keep falling, more and more people will start to realise the benefits of electric cars. Could be 5 years, could be 10.
oil industry has lots of issues but let's not be blind to EVs own ethical and environmental problems: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/09/electric-cars-running-on-child-labour/
From this video, Robert, I got the sense that you are starting to regret getting your Model S. Is that my imagination?
I can't speak for him, but I will venture a guess: not at all. He has hinted many times about the size of the Model S not being ideal for him (and I think for many Europeans), while simultaneously making clear that he thinks it is an amazing car. I would guess there are many Model S owners who wish the car could be much like it is, but a little smaller - at least a little narrower.
Beautful episode. I love the picture, the sun and places you went to. Choice of the music is great to! About IONIQ - definitely comparison video with Leaf would go viral! @fullychargedshow - thank you!
With the exception of the Tesla, this is the first fully electric car that has peaked my interest. Just wish I could afford one. One day... soon... hopefully.
lifeofmrordinary piqued
lifeofmrordinary yeah, sure thing
Fantastic video. Beautiful shots. Loved all the great information. Really looking forward to seeing this car in the US. Thank you!
Drove the hybrid last week and it was a really good fun drive, and has a lot of modern kit for a good price. Will probably wait for the plug in though
This car seems to make a lot of sense and is on my expanding list. Nice show Robert, as always. I think the review of the mercedes 250 was, if not inaccurate, maybe a bit incomplete. I do think you get some sort of fast charging (3h on an 11kw charging station - maybe not as standard, which it should have, or maybe it's not available everywhere which would probably be inexcusable...) In any event, your shows are well made, beautifully filmed, wonderfully presented very to the point and informative and I'll keep watching. Thank you.
What I'm taking from this is; renewables are the future, electricity has its virtues, it's not there yet. Too many compromises at present to make it a replacement for anything but a city car.
0:36 on repeat 😂 ... love your humor and the reviews as well 😉
While my Hyundai i30 was having its yearly maintenance done the dealer offered me a test-drive in this fully electric Ioniq and i was so impressed that my next car just might be an electric one.
While i had more of an issue driving an "automatic" after 20 years of owning only manual cars than the fact that it was electric, i have to say that i loved the way the it was calm and docile in ECO-mode, but reacted to the slightest movement of the accelarator-pedal in SPORT-mode. And while it's about as fast as my gasoline powered car to accelerate, the immediacy of the power-delivery is something that i haven't experienced before. I just have to see what the situation is with electric-cars when it comes time for me to part ways with the 2012 i30 i'm driving now...
Yeah, funny story- I didn't see the car. When you shoot exteriors, they have to be wide enough and far enough away that I can actually see a front 3/4, a rear 3/4 and a profile. What I mainly saw here was nostrils and headliner. It sounds like a great car, now I need to find a video that shows it.
I love the choice of background music.
You may not be what Top Gear is, but they would benefit from your presence.
Why would you limit the show to be on at inconvenient times on inconvenient channels? And have it forced to shove in unneeded extra content or remove content to have it sized to fit into an inconvenient time slot size? If anything, TV shows should be CZcams channels.
So you are saying he could join The Grand Tour?
***** Agreed. Proper professional feel to FC. Was only suggesting since GT does not have 'gear' in it.
James May could use a buddy!
+fullychargedshow do it!
Exactly. Top gear should be ignored completely for their EV commends.They are just too arrogant and unprofessional.
Best show on EVs! I love it.
WHat they have done on this car is simply map the accelerator pedal minimum position (ie, not pressed) to the "zero torque" line at the driven wheels. Hence, the motor adds just enough torque to overcome drag at any given speed, which results in a feeling of "coasting". More sensible, imo, is to map the min driver demand to a larger negative torque demand, and just "one pedal drive" saving all that messing around with paddles etc. Yes, that takes a bit of getting used to for drivers brought up on conventional ICE powertrains, but they soon get the hang of it, and once they have, most people actually prefer the simplicity of it!
What a great video! Very informative, honest and entertaining at the same time. Subscribed.
the best EV ever build
I went to the Hyundai garage in Macclesfield to see the car - they only had the hybrid, and the salesmen immediately started talking about MPG of the hybrid, didn't really have a clue when I asked about the electric model, said they don't have one in. The car itself though looked pretty nice!
Great to see you on my home turf.
Glad to see more electric cars are being made :)
finally landed in Australia 2 years later !
Awesome video Robert and well worth considering.
Thank you Robert. You prevented me hearing Honey-G. Great report again.
I don't understand why regen braking just isn't part of normal braking? Why have a different control for what is, as far as the user is concerned, just a braking force?
There are still some emergency and control instances that standard breaking works better and there are ways RGB systems can go down while the vehicle is moving. Until they lick those rare problems, they keep standard breaking as sort of an advanced emergency break.
I do. And I really wish my LEAF had both coasting (no regen at all) and high regen for one-pedal driving in stop and go traffic. It is amazing how quickly you start to feel like having to hold your left foot raised half the time in the city during rush hour begins to feel like pointless, unnecessary drudgery. And when I want or need to drive my LEAF as efficiently as possible, I have to use neutral all the time. A paddle to switch between no regen at all through to max regen would make my driving both more efficient and more comfortable.
If the battery on our Leaf is charged to 100% then the regen braking doesn't work, I guess because there's nowhere for the regenerated energy to go to. I do notice this after setting off down our hill after an overnight charge. Once the battery is down to 95% or so then the regen works as expected. I suppose that the energy has to go somewhere. In an ICE car and in a fully-charged electric, the energy tends to go into warming up the brakes.
brothersoulshine Bolt has “Hill top reserve” does not charge over 80%. I live on a 5,800 foot 20 mile 10% grade and it works just fine. I did good once and turned it off and ended up with 379 miles with no way to decrease it right away. Turned around and found a steep hill to go up at higher than normal speed to get it back to my normal 320. What an engineering marvel this is!
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Great review, just ordered one of these. Wanted to rid myself of my diesel guzzling 4x4.
Great episode, as always Robert! Thank you :-)
Cool video beautifully filmed
I'm liking the Ionic EV. Very surprising.
I'm so inspired I'm out to test drive one now. It isn't cheaper than a 30kwh Leaf at present because the Nissan dealer will give you an extra £5K towards a deposit. Update, back from test drive, loved it but I am afraid I think you used the regen paddles slightly incorrectly (they set the level of regen and can be used to change it so you don't have to flick them each time). The price is coming in at £26K after the government grant. I can geta 30kwh Leaf for £21K or a six month old one for around £16K so quite a difference. It does appear that the Ionic will go somewhat further on a charge and the sales guy said the weather doesn't affect the range very much (the heater runs off a separate system so maybe he is right). I think I'll wait a while as I am sure they will be cheaper next year.