Hyundai IONIQ 5 — 1st Non-Tesla With Constructed-In Tesla Supercharger Port!

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It’s a momentous week. For the primary time ever, you should purchase a non-Tesla electrical car that may cost at Tesla Superchargers throughout the US by way of a built-in appropriate cost port. The US-built Hyundai IONIQ 5 now comes with a cost port like Tesla’s and has entry to 17,000+ Tesla Superchargers throughout North America!

The humorous factor right here for me is that Ford was the primary main automaker to say it might present its EV consumers with entry to Tesla Superchargers, and it took awhile for Hyundai to leap on board, but Hyundai is the primary to make it occur with out an adapter (which, you may need heard, may be very restricted in provide).

Why is that this an enormous deal?

There are various the explanation why individuals love Tesla autos and why Tesla has dominated US electrical automobile gross sales, however there could also be no cause extra important than entry to Tesla’s tremendous handy, widespread, dependable, broad community of Superchargers. It was highlighted in our surveys of EV homeowners and potential EV consumers for years. You possibly can journey so far as you want mainly wherever within the US by way of Superchargers and don’t want to fret about stations being damaged, full, or troublesome to make use of. There are at the very least a number of stalls at each station, usually dozens, and there’s no display to mess with or to find is damaged,

Whereas most charging is finished at dwelling, and there’s nothing that beats the comfort of dwelling charging, many automobile consumers dream about that well-known outdated cross-country highway journey or a considerably extra manageable regional highway journey. And so they need to know their automobile could make the journey with ease. As well as, some consumers don’t have dwelling charging or office charging, in order that they depend on fast, handy, and dependable quick charging if they’re going to go electrical. Nothing beats entry to the Tesla Supercharger community.

Along with the Supercharging port, the IONIQ 5 will include an adapter for CCS (Mixed Charging System) quick charging, which implies hundreds of further charging stations at your fingertips. This implies unmatched charging choices by default.

In different phrases, impulsively, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 is a way more sensible, engaging possibility for a brand new EV purchaser. Frankly, if my spouse and I made a decision to get one other automobile, I’m fairly constructive the IONIQ 5 would now be on the high of our checklist — surpassing the Tesla Mannequin Y.

Extra particulars on the US-made 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5

Within the announcement this week, Hyundai additionally highlighted that the up to date IONIQ 5, now produced within the USA fairly than overseas, “options full slate of enhancements together with elevated battery capability, driving vary, and progressive new options.” It’s the first EV to realize entry to Tesla Superchargers, it’s the first car to be produced at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia, and it now comes with the next specs, options, and adjustments:

• Normal Vary fashions: 58.0 to 63.0 kWh
• Lengthy Vary fashions: 77.4 to 84 kWh

The XRT is a brand new variant of the IONIQ 5.

“The IONIQ 5 XRT is designed to attraction to prospects who need to play within the grime and have all-electric adventures.

“IONIQ 5 XRT boasts a extra aggressive entrance and rear design with distinctive bumpers, fashionable aspect skirts, and a set of devoted 18-inch aluminum wheels. These options emphasize the mannequin’s heightened functionality within the tough stuff, developments made potential by XRT’s larger floor clearance and suspension tuning.

“The XRT’s cabin creates an immersive, dynamic driving surroundings because of options together with H-Tex™ seating surfaces with XRT-unique patterning, XRT badging and logos, and a black headliner.”

Unique XRT Mannequin Options

• Twin motor (AWD solely) + 84 kWh battery
• +23mm suspension raise with distinctive tuning
• Distinctive model-specific black 18-inch wheels
• 235 / 60 R 18 all-terrain tires
• XRT-exclusive distinctive entrance and rear fascias
• Etched digital camouflage cladding
• Black window encompass trim
• Black aspect sills
• Black Hyundai flying ‘H’ badges on hood and liftgate
• HTRAC liftgate badge and IONIQ 5 lettering in black reduction
• XRT brand embossed on rear fascia
• Black mirror caps
• XRT badged all-weather flooring mats
• H-Tex™ seating surfaces that includes XRT-unique sample and brand
• Black headliner
• Unique XRT exterior colours: Final Pink, Cosmic Blue Pearl
• Method angle: 19.8 levels (non XRT 17.5 levels)
• Departure angle: 30.0 levels (non XRT 25.4 levels)

Exterior Adjustments (Non XRT)

• Restyled entrance and rear bumpers emphasize IONIQ’s large, assured SUV stance
• New rear spoiler
• New, extra aerodynamic wheels
• Accessible flush-type roof aspect rails
• New exterior colours: Atlas White Matte, Ecotronic Grey Matte, Celadon Grey Matte

Inside Adjustments

• Redesigned HVAC controls
• New heart console with bodily heated entrance seat controls
• New steering wheel design
• Heated rear seats (SEL and above)

New Infotainment/Comfort Know-how

• 12.3-inch audio/video navigation (AVN) system
• Wi-fi Apple CarPlay® / Android Auto™ integration customary[i]
• Hyundai Digital Key 2 Premium (NFC + Bluetooth Low Power + UWB, SEL and above)
• Controller Over-The Air (OTA) replace help
• Good Cruise Management 2
• USB Kind-C ports (USB-C information: 1 in entrance seat, USB-C charging: 2 in entrance and a pair of in rear)

Security

• Blind-Spot Collision Warning for SE trim / Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Help (SEL trim and above)
• Ahead Consideration Warning (In-Cabin Digicam/Direct Driver Monitoring System)
• Parking Distance Warning — Ahead warning along with reverse warning
• Rear windshield wiper and washer
• Superior Rear Occupant Alert — radar sort (SEL trim and above)
• Parking Distance Warning — Aspect (XRT, Restricted)
• Parking Collision-Avoidance Help — Reverse/(New)Ahead/(New)Aspect (XRT, Restricted)
• Distant Good Parking Help 2 (XRT, Restricted)

There are additionally numerous usability enhancements you’ll be able to examine right here.

Security enhancements

Along with every thing above, Hyundai has carried out quite a lot of security enhancements. A rear windshield wiper/washer combo (one thing I want I had on my Tesla Mannequin 3) has been added. As well as, “the physique, entrance and rear doorways, and B-pillar elements have been bolstered to enhance aspect collision safety.” Naturally, nobody desires that to matter, but when it does….

The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes with 8 airbags, together with two second-row aspect airbags.

US EV tax credit score

Relating to the US EV tax credit score, the 2025 IONIQ 5 is predicted to be eligible for as much as $3,750 initially, however the purpose is that it is going to be eligible for the complete $7,500 earlier than lengthy. Keep tuned.

So, there you go. The brand new IONIQ 5 was already one of the vital compelling electrical automobiles in the marketplace, and it simply bought a lot better. For me personally, it might be a troublesome selection between the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6, and Tesla Mannequin Y, however the IONIQ 5 has now inched into the lead.