Hyundai Ioniq Electric Hatchback (2016 - 2022) Electric Premium 28Kwh auto 4d Owner Review

I decided to try the all electric just to see how it went compared to the hybrid and plug in version with no intention of buying however after a trip to a Morecambe Hyundai dealer and a 4 hour drive in the electric I was hooked, the car was superb, the drive was superb. It glides along when the regenerative breaking is off with little or no taps on the accelerator at all you find yourself lifting off the throttle and picking up speed quick on downhill roads, move to regen level 1 and the car acts like a car with an engine and gearbox holding speed or slowing depending on the hill angle and adding power back into the battery as it goes, you can literally not use the break at all just the accelerator to speed up and slow down if you like. Your driving style will change, there is no doubt about that these cars are not really for the heavy footed type of drive although if needed the 3 setting, ECO, Normal and Power are enough to suite any driving style It took me a few weeks to go through all the information you need to look at before you move from diesel/petrol to all electric, its a bit of a mine field but worth the effort. Download ZAPMAP, the list of charging station is ok but not very comprehensive on the car, you need to know exactly where the stations are if you are going anywhere near 100 miles in a single trip, the miles left, can as with all cars with a range on the dash board vary depending on driving style, roads, time of day, people in car, climate control etc... you must plan a charge less than the max by a good 20 miles to be safe. ZAPMAP is updated often look to see if the charger you want is actually working. Speaking of charging I changed my home supplier to OVO and got 2 years free membership to POLAR, should be £7.95 a month which means when I visit my local polar 50KwH charger its free to use and the pump is free and the memebership was free with OVO, if not a 10 hours to charge overnight on the home 3 pin socket would be 28x(your pence per KwH check you suppliers tarrif) for a full 0% to 100% charge, if like me you never really go below 25% its less per charge about say £3. The car is running at about £0.03 per mile as apposed to the diesel I sold at about £0.14 per mile and not road tax, very cheap service as there is not a lot to check until the 3 year battery service all in all I really find it difficult to fault the car. The brakes are a little grabby but you get used to it and the car is a little heavy so pot holes can be a bit of a noise especially as there is no engine noise to drown them out but again not much worse than any other car Infotainment systems is fine, sounds good, menus are easy to understand with both keys and touch screen, only complaint if the POI for charging stations which to be honest is the most important feature and is sadly half arsed on the available data and updates. You can only get the live traffic and weather data if you connect to your mobile device which in my case is a mobile wifi I carry round with me. Think very hard about this car or any electric before you buy, check your charging possibilities and your travel distance per day or week, if it works for you its a brilliant option, I have had mine 5 days and so far for the miles I have done I have saved £30 in fuel already ... in 5 days ... no brainer.