Hyundai revealed the Ioniq 5 back in February, but now the automaker is releasing a load of new details about the upcoming battery-electric vehicle. Two electric motors will be offered and driving range will reach up to 300 miles (483 km) on a single charge.
The Ioniq 5 will put up some staggering numbers, but not the type we’re accustomed to seeing in a new-car reveal. It’s the first vehicle to feature a new technology that operates the motor and inverter to boost 400V charging to 800V charging. The Ioniq 5 supports 800V charging as standard functionality but can handle 400V charging without any additional hardware or adapters.
In the real world, that technology gives the car the ability to charge from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes. If time is of the essence, the Ioniq 5 can pick up about 68 miles (109 km) of range in just five minutes using a 350-kW charger.
Of course, faster charging does no good if there’s no charger around to support it. Hyundai has thought of that challenge and will offer two years of unlimited charging to Ioniq 5 owners. The sessions are limited to 30 minutes at a time, but the automaker’s partnership with Electrify America means more than 600 charging stations are available and more than 800 are planned by the end of the year.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 also will have the capability to provide power for other electric devices, such as bikes, scooters and other gear. Hyundai says the function also can charge another EV and can provide 1.9 kW peak power over a standard 120V outlet. Called V2L (vehicle-to-load), the function requires an available adapter that uses the car’s exterior charging port. The Limited trim will get a second outlet under the back seat.
The Ioniq 5’s interior (pictured below) will be constructed using a mix of sustainably sourced materials, including recycled plastic bottles and eco-processed leather. Hyundai also will offer an augmented reality head-up display that can project information into the driver’s line of sight. Two 12-in. (30-cm) displays are standard and can pair two devices at once.
In addition to a full suite of advanced driver assistance systems, the Ioniq 5 will be available with Highway Driving Assist 2. The system functions like an advanced adaptive cruise control system and can center the vehicle in its lane, monitor other vehicles entering the lane and assist with lane changes when the turn signal is used.
Hyundai will start selling the Ioniq 5 this fall, but availability won’t be widespread until 2022 at the earliest. The automaker says it will sell the vehicle in California zero-emissions vehicle states, along with a handful of others, before a full rollout takes place in 2022.
