Hyundai IONIQ Electric - Page 1
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author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 02:08:06 pm
content: Guess who is now an EV owner...

author: ahbushnell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 02:26:21 pm
content: Congratulations. Are you going to do a tear down?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 02:53:00 pm
content: Quote from: ahbushnell on September 13, 2020, 02:26:21 pmI have a BMW i3 teardown coming! (Kinda, sorta...)

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 11:14:45 pm
content: How do you even pronounce " Hyundai " ?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 11:26:28 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on September 13, 2020, 11:14:45 pmHere it's Hi-Un-Die or Hi-Oon-Die

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2020, 11:38:50 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on September 13, 2020, 11:14:45 pmAs long as you buy, they really don't care.If you ask Korean people to pronounce famous Korean names you get a wide spread of results. I think this is a matter of regional accents. However, one thing is very clear. Hyundai is only 2 syllables. The original Hanzi way to write it is 現代. Definitely 2 syllables. One is the "Hyun" part, and the other is the "dai" part. The hyun part of the one that most westerners struggle with. Try to blend it into a single syllable and you should be in the ballpark.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2020, 01:41:57 am
content: Quote from: coppice on September 13, 2020, 11:38:50 pmIf it had to be two syllables then I'd say it's Hun-Day

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 14, 2020, 02:02:05 am
content: Here in the TV commercials they say it very close to "Honda", with the "o" sounding almost "a" as in "hunting" and the trailing "ai" almost unnoticeable...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2020, 05:53:25 am
content: Shiny!

author: sandalcandal
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2020, 06:03:49 am
content: Grats on the new car! I had a test drive in one at the renew EV expo in Melbourne last year and it was great. We gonna see an EEVblog "car review" soon?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 14, 2020, 06:39:45 am
content: Quote from: sandalcandal on September 14, 2020, 06:03:49 amEventually.Best part is it was essentially a free swap for my CorollaWell, depends on how you view "free".

author: mathsquid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 12:42:42 am
content: I've had the hybrid Ioniq for about a year now, though I've only put about 5000 miles on it because of covid-19.I drove a 2007 prius for 12 years before that, and the Ioniq get much better fuel economy and has (obviously) newer tech for navigation. I wanted to go with the plug-in hybrid, but they don't sell those in Georgia, and I decided against buying one from another market.

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 05:00:09 am
content: Interesting to see how you go with it Dave, curious about the accounting on the free swap for the Corolla :-)

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 11:44:49 am
content: The Ionic is a nice car in most ways, but that weird split rear window makes the driver's rear view really awkward.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 12:40:17 pm
content: Quote from: coppice on September 15, 2020, 11:44:49 amYes, kinda strange. Luckily you can turn on the rear camera on the main display while driving.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 12:42:27 pm
content: There's a surprising number of cars where the rear visibility is greatly restricted by styling decisions. May as well drive a van sometimes..

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 01:04:15 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 15, 2020, 12:40:17 pmInteresting. In the UK the cameras are required to switch off as you speed up.

author: Coliban
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 02:32:34 pm
content: The front hood seems very crumbled.Did you claim it at the vendor?

author: maginnovision
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 02:33:16 pm
content: That's just the plastic to protect the paint during shipping.

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 03:31:30 pm
content: Nice one. Good luck with it.Quote from: Monkeh on September 15, 2020, 12:42:27 pmThe spoiler is there to reduce drag and increase range.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 03:37:23 pm
content: Quote from: NANDBlog on September 15, 2020, 03:31:30 pmThe artists will have had more to do with it being in the bloody way than aerodynamics.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 03:59:08 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 15, 2020, 12:40:17 pmIt's a shame the Kia Niro isn't available in Australia. It has exactly the same drive train and underpinnings. It's a little less aerodynamic but much more spacious inside, particularly for rear passengers.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 04:47:10 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on September 15, 2020, 03:59:08 pmThe Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona Electric haven't really been available in the UK up to now (quoting 16 months for delivery doesn't really make them available - they'll update the model before you get one), but I recently noticed our local Hyundai dealer has a demonstrator Kona Electric. That sounds like volume supplies are about to flow.

author: jmh
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 05:01:57 pm
content: I found the Ioniq EV (the previous version anyway) a nice car to drive, having tried a couple of other EVs.But the price... I don't particularly want to spend that on a car of any type. But I might yet. Heck, I'm from Yorkshire!

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 05:28:40 pm
content: Quote from: jmh on September 15, 2020, 05:01:57 pmThe Ioniq is a bit limited on range, but you can have a nice Hyundai Kona for the price of a BMW 5 or Mercedes E.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2020, 05:58:23 pm
content: Quote from: coppice on September 15, 2020, 04:47:10 pmIt's always checking for an approved used Kia. If it's less that 20 months old and less than 20k miles, they will reset the warranty to the full 7 years. Mind you, those are going to be pretty scarce for the full EV model. It's rather nice to skip the delivery wait, we had our hybrid the next week.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 16, 2020, 12:30:56 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on September 15, 2020, 05:58:23 pmThere are few if any new-ish (1/2years old) EV's for sale in Australia, rare as hens teeth. And if you can find one then they aren't much cheaper than a brand new one with full warranty. No resets here that I am aware of.

author: maelli
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 10:26:41 am
content: How to check and film/record the VESS sound generator:Park the car in a empty, quiet and absolutely flat garage.Turn the car on.Put it in neutral.Release the brake pedal, be sure the car does not roll away.Now you can leave the car.Push the car by hand, just a few centimeters, back and forward.Listen.As soon as the car notices that it is moved, the sound generator starts making the funny sound.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 11:52:01 am
content: Looks like my car does not have the VESS simulated engine noise sound system. Manual shows a button for it which my care doesn't have.I thought that was a mandatory thing?

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2020, 11:57:35 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 19, 2020, 11:52:01 amDoesn't that vary with the country?