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Originally Posted by JSRusso
My wife and I just recently purchased the Hyundai Ioniq 5. We love it! Lots of power, handles great and plenty of space for the kids and our dogs. It gets about 270 miles on a full charge, and has the ability to DC fast charge up to 80% in about 20 minutes. The vast majority of the time its used by my wife to go back and forth from work which isn’t too far about 15 miles each way. She only charges the vehicle once every week. It will take about 8 hours to go from 5% to 100% on our level two charger in the garage. As an added bonus, Hyundai includes free charging at Electrify America chargers for 2 years. We didn’t buy it to save the planet. We drove it and loved it. We got $7500 tax incentive taken directly off the MSRP and an additional $2500 discount so the Limited trim version was 48k. I’m looking forward to trading in my Toyota Camry in the next year and am certain I will go with another EV. Quiet, Fast, Comfortable, no fumes or smells, no carbon monoxide worries, and little to no maintenance required. As for road trips, I do plan to drive it to back and forth between NY, South Carolina and Florida. We are the type who get restless after 3 or 4 hours of driving and take frequent breaks. Charging the vehicle to 80% in 20 minutes while I’m grabbing a snack or using the rest room isn’t a problem.
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If you live in The Villages the closest Electrify America site is Bushnell. So that benefit does not give you mush benefit for a car used locally.
I was looking at a VW EV with a similar 270 mile range with a full charge but you only get 80% or 216 Miles. And just like gasoline powered cars you need a reserve (ie Low fuel warning light) That usually comes on with fuel level gets down to 1.5 to 2.5 gallons. That means you should fill soon. So, you should really consider the 80% 216 miles reduced by another 15 % or 185 Miles.
How does that work on a simple weekend trip to Clearwater 105 Miles each way? Well, you will need to schedule a fuel stop. With Electrify America (Free for two years), you have 3 current choices. Bushnell, Wesley Chapel, and St Petersburg. I guess Wesley Chapel on the way would be the best option. But to take advantage of that benefit (Electrify America), you may be tempted to stop at Bushnell to top it off before you get home. With My Kona, I do not need to worry about fuel for a trip like that.