Reply To: Ioniq 5 test drive review

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gothitjulie
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    800V charging, like the Taycan, very nice as it halves the charging time compared to the 400V systems on most EVs at the moment.

    The internal door mirror/outside wing mirror-cameras like the Honda-e, I dunno if I like them or not but nice to see. Personally, having driven quite a lot of european cars, I’d prefer the physical door mirrors for when the elctronics glitch.

    I like the AC outlet although I had that in a SEAT Alhambra & never used it so suspect it’s not something that will get used much, however, if it can output enough juice it offers a way to charge an electric wheelchair whilst you drive (probably a lithium one), my SEAT was limited to 150W which was useless for this. Charging a wheelchair in the car allows for good touring capabilities & removes so many limitations.

    The moving centre console is something that will benefit anyone who breaks down, as it will allow you to shuffle across & exit the nearside door more easily in an emergency.

    Hopefully the Ioniq 5 will arrive on the scheme at some point in the future, I would definitely be very interested when I come to replace the e-2008 in two years time.

    Richard is right saying that the tipping point in the EV vs Fossil battle is approaching fast, we just need some larger EVs on the scheme now to further that.