Electric Vehicles

I think it varies. I've owned a Volt, Bolt, two Teslas. My friend has two Rivians. My other friend has a Bolt. My manager has an Ioniq 5.

None of us have had any issues at all. Obviously YMMV.

can visit https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/ and you’ll see

so far i’ve seen older models are vulnerable to being easy to steal, smaller 12v battery drain issue if you don’t drive the car for a bit, the even older models have a water coolant recall, etc

My issues aren’t anything like the major issues that others are mentioning. I’ve never heard anything about it being easy to steal, I haven’t had the 12v issues. No, mine are just minor annoyances.

• the cruise control will completely disable if you get the smallest amount of ice on the front sensors.
• if there’s ice on the front sensors, the parking sensors go off like crazy when you slow down to under 10mph. I recently learned you can turn the beeping off, but it only stays off for like 30 seconds.
• no wireless CarPlay, inexcusable honestly, especially since the car has wireless charging. What’s the point of the wireless charger if you have to plug in anyway.
• red turn signals. Also inexcusable. I hate it when companies refuse to do the safer thing with one of the most preventable things that causes accidents.
• the direction for things is weirdly reversed, e.g. next song is up on the steering wheel button. But volume up is also up. So only one thing is reversed.
• the tire kit comes pre-exploded for you. Expect to take the car back to the dealer to get this replaced within 6 months. It’s been fine since then.
• US version is just shittier than the European versions in general. No orange turn signals, no drawer console, I think there are a few more things.
• when in cruise control and you turn it off, whatever regen setting you had when you turned cruise control on will resume. This can cause a huge lurch if you aren’t actively accelerating when turning cruise control off. And when switching between regen modes, my wife feels a lurch so I literally can’t use them at all when she’s in the car, even though I don’t feel anything. So what happens is I leave it in whatever regen setting it is in when starting and then I have this issue when using cruise control.

I think there’s like one or two more things, but overall the car is fucking fantastic so I love it. But like I said, every car has things you don’t like about it.

They are cartoonishly easy to steal, which has been my only hesitation in buying one.

I just got a Kona last month. Top of the range so not sure what is an option on other models.

No idea about fast charging as only use it for 60 mile runs, 120 there and back. Charging at home is trivial, but the charge port is at the front so either buy a longer cable or get ysed to reversing out of the charging bay (I have to reverse onto a relatively busy road, I do wish the charging port was at the back.

Easiest car I've ever had to drive. The one pedal driving took about a week to adjust to. The speed limiter is perfectly placed, buttons for most things but the touch screen is actually decent, unlike every other car I've seen them in.

However it beeps alot. There is a camera on the steering wheel which beeps if you aren't paying attention to the road, like when you look at the blind spot or check to come off a roundabout. It beeps I'd you go 2 miles over the speed limit. It beeps if you have something in the back seat and the seat belt isn't plugged in. Mostly I can't complain about these, they are legit safety features.

Boot space isn't huge eg for air port runs but if there are two and a kid the cars fine. Can take a weeks shopping. Space under the boot and in the front for a few things ie emergency supplies and spare clothes.

There was a 0% APR offer when I got mine. Between that and electric tariffs the net monthly cost is lower than any other vehicle I could have bought.

In the UK they are selling really fast and I van see why. If the furthest round trip one does is 150 miles in winter there aren't really any major drawbacks. But residuals are likely bad so be prepared to either take a hit or hand it back at the end of the pcp IMO.

Eu kona 64 kwh here, very nice car imo. Fast chargers hit 30-50kw, altthough I usually charge at home. No range issues so far, but no big roadtrips. Check if you need the 3 phase one for faster charging without DC.

Has nothing to do with being a Kia or Hyundai. All car brands that use wireless key fobs are vulnerable. Ionia 5s and ev6s are just highly desired.