2021 Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV

[shuigao]

Seeing on various FB groups that the "First 100" buyers are starting to get delivery of their cars since last week. So at last the factory is up and running, although at what capacity and how soon they'll move on to the normal Cat A / Cat B models I guess no idea yet.

[shuigao]

The Assembled / Made in Singapore models are getting delivered this month le, so I guess we can start seeing more of them on the road soon. Mine (Cat A model) should be coming by end July early August too.

[shuigao]

OK here's mine. Cat A. Amazing car so far for the first few days, let's see if I'm still enamoured a year from now.

[ksapple]

@shuigao bro can ask if the bluelink service free? u get which cat A trim?

[serenade]

On 7/8/2023 at 8:47 PM, shuigao said:

The Assembled / Made in Singapore models are getting delivered this month le, so I guess we can start seeing more of them on the road soon. Mine (Cat A model) should be coming by end July early August too.

I heard/saw that the first 100 comes with special number plate with SEV prefix. True or not?

 

[shuigao]

On 8/2/2023 at 12:37 PM, ksapple said:

@shuigao bro can ask if the bluelink service free? u get which cat A trim?

Yes bluelink is free ... but only for the first 5 years. Not sure what happens / what's the subscription cost after that. I got Cat A prestige, it's frankly a no brainer cos you get so much more stuff for your $10k compared to the basic trim.

On 8/2/2023 at 1:59 PM, serenade said:

I heard/saw that the first 100 comes with special number plate with SEV prefix. True or not?

 

First 100 yes, but mine is not First 100, decided to save some money and just get Cat A.

[ksapple]

@shuigao nice. I guess Bluelink only available for cars coming from HMGICS. Any other cars imported by Komoco does not include bluelink including Ioniq 6.

Do you know if this is true?

[shuigao]

@ksapple Yes. The Made in Korea imports - including ioniq 5 & 6 - don't have bluelink.

[Blowndiffuser]

@shuigao 

Thanks for your posts. Just put down a deposit for a 58kWh Prestige and was wondering if the factory was already churning out these cars (I read somewhere that production was pushed to Q4 2023).

 

How do you find the build quality of the vehicle so far? And does Bluelink work well in SG?

 

Thanks and congrats on your new Ioniq 5!

[shuigao]

@Blowndiffuser Yah HMG did do a recent press release saying their factory would officially open in q3 or something, but as of now they have already pushed out the cars for everyone who booked up until late May / early June.

I’ve only had my car for 2 weeks so obviously no idea about long term. But build quality is good, everything feels solid and well put together. Bluelink works well, haven’t had problems checking on battery % when charging in shopping mall, or enabling remote aircon. The built in map is accurate and responsive (and I love the directions in the heads up display) BUT the amount of POI is really quite lacking so you often need to be creative with keying in destination (like by using postal code …)

[Blowndiffuser]

@shuigao thanks for quick reply 🙏

 

Glad to hear build quality is solid so far. My current car was built in Wolfsburg but has a few defects here and there (rattling front seat and a pillar with insulation lining not fitted properly).

 

Good tip on using postal code for the built in map, thanks.

Have you tried using carplay or Android auto (think have to plug in cable for now)?

 

I just hope I will be able to collect the car by early Nov. The earlier the better of course 😬

[shuigao]

@Blowndiffuser Yup it only has wired CarPlay which works great but I don’t bother most of the time cos the built in map is nicer with the HUD, and CarPlay doesn’t allow video apps.

hmg/kmc also gave me a wireless CarPlay dongle but I nv tried it out.

seems the popular thing to do is buy an “AI Box” type dongle which allows you to have YouTube, Netflix, etc on the screen but i also nv tried yet.

[Blowndiffuser]

@shuigao 

 

Ok thanks for the tip! Will explore this wireless dongle thing.

[Kennethoka]

is it worth get 77.4kwh RWD just for the range?

[shuigao]

@Kennethoka Depends on your daily commute distance & how often you go road tripping to KL, Ipoh, Penang, etc? For me, I only drive around 13,500km a year i.e., 260km a week --> Roughly 38kwh a week, so the 58kwh Cat A model for me I only need to plug in once every 8-9 days.

What I can say is that the Cat A model for me in SG does get the advertised WLTP range (I do around 6.8km/kwh).

[lazyrotter]

Current ioniq 5 owners:  what accessories does the car come with, if bought direct from Hyundai? Does it come with charging cable and dashcam?

[Kennethoka]

On 8/12/2023 at 10:51 PM, shuigao said:

@Kennethoka Depends on your daily commute distance & how often you go road tripping to KL, Ipoh, Penang, etc? For me, I only drive around 13,500km a year i.e., 260km a week --> Roughly 38kwh a week, so the 58kwh Cat A model for me I only need to plug in once every 8-9 days.

What I can say is that the Cat A model for me in SG does get the advertised WLTP range (I do around 6.8km/kwh).

Glad to hear that you are able to get the advertised WLTP. May I know do you follow the guide that only charge the battery to 80% for daily usage and try not go below 20% and also do you turn on the ventilated seat when you travel?

I am in the dilemma now. At first I was deciding to get 77Kwh one due to it larger battery and longer range as I am lazy to keep going to charge the car. But whose knows suddenly last COE bidding, CAT B shoot up too high for me to swallow. Now I am trying to convince myself to get the CAT A prestige instead to save on the COE.

So with my current traveling pattern will be 20K per Year and if I want to follow the 80/20 rules for charging the battery which means for the 58kwh I can only travel around 200KM before I need to head to the charging station and 200KM which I can hit 4 to 5 days.

 

[Blowndiffuser]

I guess everyone's preferences will vary, but to me, charging every 4-5 days sounds quite alright. 

 

I have similar usage pattern to you, and recently put down a deposit for the 58kWh Prestige.

 

As I understand it, for a Lithium NMC battery like what you get in the I5, if you don't follow the 80/20 guide, you risk your battery life deteriorating much earlier than the expected 8-10 yr lifespan. The Atto 3's LFP battery is superior in this regard and can charge to 100% with a longer expected battery lifespan too.

 

The two battery technologies that may be game changing are solid-state and sodium ion batteries, but it sounds like finished passenger car products are at least 5 years away.

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by Blowndiffuser