Hyundai IONIQ 5 AWD 72.6 kWh - One Pedal vs Auto Regen Mode - Which is better for hill climbing?
Summary
TLDRIn this video, James tests the Hyundai Ioniq 5's eco mode and i-Pedal feature over two weeks, covering 200.3 miles at 3.6 miles per kilowatt-hour. He explores different regen levels and drive modes, noting a drop in efficiency due to using sport mode. The test includes driving up and down hills, revealing that auto regen mode offers better efficiency than i-Pedal. He concludes that eco mode yields 3.5 to 3.8 miles per kWh, suggesting it's feasible to achieve 260 miles of range with optimal driving habits.
Takeaways
- 🚗 The test was conducted on an Ionic 5 electric vehicle in eco mode, focusing on energy efficiency and driving modes.
- 🔋 The vehicle achieved an average of 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour, with a range of 33 miles on the remaining battery.
- 🏎️ Using sport mode temporarily reduced efficiency from 3.8 to 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour due to aggressive driving.
- 🔄 The Ionic 5 has five regen modes plus an auto mode, and a level zero for clearing dust and yard brakes.
- 🛠️ The regen levels can be adjusted using paddles on the steering wheel, with eco, normal, and sport modes available.
- 📈 The test included driving up and down hills to compare energy consumption and regen efficiency in different modes.
- 📊 Results showed that auto regen mode might be more efficient for hilly areas, contrary to initial expectations.
- 🔌 The vehicle was charged at a 50 kW charger, reaching 80% in about an hour and 13 minutes, and 100% in 1 hour and 21 minutes.
- ⏱️ The charging rate remained high even after reaching 80%, indicating advancements in charging technology.
- 🔍 The script suggests that manual control of regen might not always be more efficient than auto modes, especially for inexperienced drivers.
- 🌡️ Temperature and traffic conditions can affect energy consumption, but the vehicle's large battery provides a buffer for safe charging and discharging.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video script?
-The main focus of the video script is testing the eco mode and different regenerative braking modes in an electric vehicle, specifically the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and their impact on energy consumption and range.
What is the initial mileage and energy consumption rate mentioned in the script?
-The initial mileage is 200.3 miles, and the energy consumption rate is 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour.
Why did the energy consumption rate drop from 3.8 to 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour?
-The energy consumption rate dropped because the driver used the sports mode a few times, which increased energy usage due to aggressive acceleration.
What is the purpose of the 'mod' button on the steering wheel?
-The 'mod' button on the steering wheel is used to switch between different drive modes: eco, normal, and sports.
How does the regen paddle on the steering wheel work?
-Toggling the left paddle increases the regenerative braking level from zero up to iPedal, while tapping the right paddle decreases the level. Holding the right paddle switches to auto mode, which adjusts regenerative braking based on driving conditions.
What is the significance of the iPedal mode?
-iPedal mode is a high level of regenerative braking that allows the car to come to a complete stop using only the regenerative brakes, maximizing energy recovery during deceleration.
What is the difference between manual and auto regen modes?
-Manual regen modes allow the driver to select the level of regenerative braking, while auto regen adjusts the level automatically based on the driving situation, such as going uphill or downhill.
What was the outcome of testing different regen modes on hilly terrain?
-The test showed that auto regen and level three regen were the most efficient for hilly terrain, providing better energy recovery and lower energy consumption compared to iPedal mode.
How did the driver's manual control of regenerative braking compare to auto mode?
-The driver's manual control did not outperform the auto mode, suggesting that the car's automatic system is more efficient at managing regenerative braking for varying conditions.
What is the estimated range the driver can expect with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 in eco mode?
-The estimated range in eco mode is between 260 to 233.5 miles, depending on driving conditions and the use of sports mode.
What charging rate was observed during the test at the charging station?
-The charging rate observed was 49 kilowatts, and the car was able to maintain this rate even after reaching 80% state of charge, indicating modern charging technology's efficiency.
Outlines
🚗 Testing Eco Mode Efficiency
James discusses his two-week test of the Hyundai Ioniq 5's eco mode, covering 200.3 miles at an efficiency of 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour. He explains the drop from 3.8 to 3.6 due to using sports mode and plans to continue testing eco mode with the i-Pedal feature. He also outlines the various drive and regen modes, including how to activate them using the steering wheel paddles, and provides a brief tutorial on the car's regenerative braking system.
📈 Analyzing Energy Consumption on Hills
The video script details James's experiment with the Ioniq 5's energy consumption when driving up and down hills in Livingston, Scotland. He compares the i-Pedal mode with other regen modes, noting the car's efficiency in recovering energy during descents. James finds that both motors are active during regen in i-Pedal mode, which he believes could lead to higher energy recovery. He also discusses the car's weight and its impact on initial acceleration and energy consumption.
🔋 Comparing Regen Modes on Hills
James tests different regen modes on hilly terrain to determine which is most efficient for hill climbing and descending. He initially believes i-Pedal mode with dual motor regen would be superior but discovers that the auto regen mode actually provides better efficiency. He also tests level two and level three regen modes, finding that level three offers the best results for hill driving, with the car achieving 3.9 miles per kilowatt hour.
⚡️ Charging and Battery Performance Insights
The script describes James's experience charging the Ioniq 5 at a charging station and his observations on the car's charging performance. He notes that the car charges quickly, reaching 88% in under an hour and a half, and that it maintains a high charging rate even after reaching 80%. James also discusses the car's battery buffer and the myth of reduced charging efficiency after reaching 80%. He shares his thoughts on the practicality of charging habits and the car's real-world range.
🛣️ Reflecting on Eco Mode and Driving Experience
In the final paragraph, James reflects on his overall experience driving in eco mode over the past two weeks. He concludes that while eco mode is not particularly enjoyable due to its slow pace, it is feasible to achieve a range of 260 miles with careful driving. He also shares his thoughts on the car's efficiency in his local driving conditions and expresses his preference for driving in normal mode for a balance between efficiency and driving pleasure.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Eco mode
💡Ipedal
💡Regen levels
💡Sports mode
💡Miles per kilowatt hour (MPGe)
💡Charging points
💡Auto regen
💡Range anxiety
💡WLTP range
💡Rapid charging
💡Energy consumption
Highlights
Test of eco mode with the iPedal on a Hyundai Ioniq, covering 200.3 miles at 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour.
The car's energy consumption dropped from 3.8 to 3.6 due to use of sports mode.
Explanation of how to activate different drive modes and regen levels on the Ioniq 5.
Demonstration of the paddle shifters for adjusting regen levels and drive modes.
The car's energy consumption varies significantly with different drive modes, especially noticeable on hills.
Testing the efficiency of iPedal mode versus auto regen when going up and down hills.
Surprising result that auto regen mode may be more efficient than iPedal for hilly terrain.
Observation that the car's energy consumption is heavily influenced by initial acceleration from a stop.
The car's energy consumption improves when using auto regen compared to manual selection of regen levels.
Testing different regen levels and their impact on energy efficiency during hill climbs.
Finding that level 3 regen is efficient for hill climbing, possibly due to rear-wheel drive with max regen.
Experimenting with manual control of regen levels versus auto regen for optimal efficiency.
Conclusion that level 3 regen or auto regen are the best options for hilly areas.
Total energy consumption over 224.5 miles was 3.5 miles per kilowatt hour.
Charging test showing the car can maintain 49 kilowatts of charging power even after reaching 80%.
Reflection on the practicality of eco mode for daily driving and the balance between efficiency and driving experience.
Final thoughts on the Ioniq 5's performance in eco mode and the feasibility of achieving the WLTP range.
Recommendation to use normal mode for a balance between efficiency and driving pleasure.
Transcripts
[Music]
hello james here and we're continuing on
with a test from last time on eco mode
with the ipedo
and
it's been about two weeks now and we've
currently covered 200.3 miles at 3.6
miles per kilowatt hour
and we look at
here in the metrics and in fahrenheit
it's
322.4 kilometers or
17.5 kilowatt hours per 100 kilometers
and we've got 53 kilometers of range and
in miles that's 33. what the issue now
is the reason why it dropped from 3.8
down to 3.6 is because i've been a bit
naughty and actually used the sports
mode about three times and basically
give it like a couple of squirts
uh twice because i was showing off and
once because i was just trying to get a
traffic so i just basically hit the
drive mode twice just to get into sports
mode and basically kick down on the
accelerator
so we're going to stick with eco mode
for now and we're going to go on ipedal
but
seeing that we're in the last couple of
miles and the charging points
are kind of used up i'll probably go
somewhere else to charge and because in
livingston it's a valley
uh we kind of we're kind of in the
middle of the valley so we have to drive
down then up and then back down again
but what i'm going to do is i'm going to
make a run up to the top of the valley
and double back round on the roundabout
and come back down and i'm going to try
and
eke it out as much as i can
so we're going to see how much the car
use and
um
energy consumption as we go up and also
what we gain when we come back down so
before i get carried away with the test
here let's talk about how to activate
the different mods and how to activate
the different regen levels the ionic 5
has five different modes of region and
there's also a level zero which is great
for if you have dust and yard brakes and
you want to clear them out
so we're going to talk about the
different mode so on the steering wheel
there's a mod button drive mode and that
switches between eco normal and sports
mode
toggling the left paddle that will take
you up on the regen level from zero all
the way up to ipeda
and tapping the right paddle it does the
opposite and it'll basically take you
from ipedo all the way down to level
zero regen
and if you hold the right paddle that
will take you to the auto mode so that
will give you auto regen mode
and again holding the paddle will switch
you from auto back down to manual regen
modes
and then if you hold the right paddle
that actually
slows the car down and it basically uses
the full regen of the vehicle to take
you to a complete standstill
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actually i might as well sit off here
and reset the trip before we go
uh i'm just thinking lights it shouldn't
shouldn't be too much difference with
the lights also what you find is the
car is very heavy so when you set off
you'll see that the
when we get the reading will be down to
two miles per kilowatt hour so if you
look here
um where is it so if you go into
your nav system you go into settings
and general and then go into units
you can basically switch to kilometers
and fahrenheit and kilometers per
kilowatt hour if you want to
but we are just going to flip between
the two here
and we're going to reset that
to zero and we're going to head off on
ipedal mode
so we're just going to travel to the top
of
livingston south
and then we're going to head back to
this point here and see what sort of
mileage that we get
or what sort of consumption we get
should i say
so as we're heading up here you see that
it's 1.6 miles per kilowatt hour
currently
so it always seems when you're initially
taking off it actually takes quite a big
hit this car for
your consumption so it likes rolling it
doesn't actually like being
stationary so i am going to switch to
this mode here
and what you'll find is
on the ipeda mode
both motors seems to be working most of
the time
there's never really a point where it's
only the rear motor even on eco mode i
find
um the one advantage of that is
both motors are regening as well so i'm
getting quite a lot of consumption back
every time i slow down
so heading up to the top of livingston
south
okay so top of the hill we're at 1.8
miles to the kilowatt hour
right so we're coming back to this mode
here and you see the
both motors is rejecting back into the
car
and we're basically just getting all our
energy back that we've used from going
up this hill
and once again i'm just feathering the
accelerator on ipedo mode
stop it from coming to a complete
standstill we're going to go over this
hump
around the second entrance
and we're going to drive back to where
we started which was this spot here
right so we're back now and we've
covered 2.5 miles 3.6 miles to kilowatt
hour using the ipeda mode going up and
down the hill
um
normally i get about four i think it's
because i come down from halfway down
the valley as well so i kind of like
coast and then
glide back up a little bit but going up
and back to the same spot we're at 3.6
miles per kilowatt hour
both motors are working all the time
uh be acceleration or regening
so if we go to kilometers or we go to
the metric system so that's four
kilometers and we've basically used 17.2
kilowatt per 100 kilometers so we're
gonna reset the trip
go to level two
and set it to auto keep rewinding here
and we're off
so we're doing 30 we're going up the
hill we're at 1.5 miles per kilowatt
hour
i think that's a little bit lower than
before on the ipeda mode although we
were held up in the lights at the start
so we're currently two miles per
kilowatt hour
we're halfway up and if we go to
this mode here you can see it's just
using the rear wheel drive to even go up
this hill
just to keep this speed
and now that i'm lifting off you can see
it regening only on the rear so only one
you're only getting one set of regen
here instead of two
so
if my calculations are right this is
actually a better mode to be and well no
the eye pedal is better mod to be in
if you're um if you've got a lot of
hills in your area
we're 1.9 miles to the kilowatt hour
so here i'm to put applying the brakes a
little so see it's still regening with
the rear motors only
whereas the ipad will reach ends of both
and i i think that gives you the added
benefit
we'll see what sort of mileage that we
get here so if i apply the brakes
you can see both of them
is regening as i break
so is it best to cost or is it best to
get double regen with a bit of coasting
who knows
okay yep and then you saw there that
sometimes you actually both motors are
working i'm not sure how it figures it
out
and again switch to signal motor on the
automatic
region
so i've only really been driving an
ipeda mode and i've only played around
with the auto so this is going to be
interesting to see what the difference
is once we park up
and over the hump
around this corner on rear-wheel drive
only
and we're back on our parking space the
temperatures dropped by one degrees
centigrade i don't think that's going to
really make much difference so moment of
truth
oh 3.8 miles per kilowatt hour so that
was actually better
um
that was interesting so it actually
works out better to be
in
auto regen for going up and down hills
so obviously i was completely wrong
thinking that the ipeda would work
better i just thought that with both
motors
regening you'd probably get more but it
looks like coasting that little bit with
letting the car slightly figure itself
out seems to be the best option so we go
to
kilometers so we're back four kilometers
and it was 16.5 kilowatt hours per 100
kilometers it kind of just ticked up
there you're probably getting a point
just under 0.2 miles per kilowatt hour
more efficiency driving in auto mode but
that was actually quite interesting i
was actually quite surprised
um i was going to test out instead of
going on auto mode i'll just go into
level one or level zero
or or just play around with the regen
myself
i don't know what shall i do
so i had been summoned to do some
errands and
now it's a little bit late had to wait
around a bit
so i probably used about one percent of
the battery just idling
now overall with this eco i actually
also idled quite a bit i probably in
total in the last two week idled for at
least two hours i say but we're not
going to look too deeply because it's
more of a
daily run so this is what you'd kind of
expect you'd get
out of a full battery and
for myself it was two weeks before
needing to charge and i probably would
have gone another three four days
without charging
there's no point focusing the camera on
me because it's too dark so you might as
well look at the
percentage of the battery going down
so we're back here at the
livingston charging
micro hub i suppose you could call it
it's just a single charger and um two
two 22 kilowatt ac charge points
right we're gonna reset this level one
regen and we're gonna be off
again going up the same
hill
the south side of the valley
well this is weird
because i've been driving on the ipedo
for the last two weeks
this actually feels weird because it's
not slowing down it's just coasting
it's a
strange how quickly you get acclimatized
to different mods
it definitely feels smoother without
the eye pedal as in there's less
friction
there's always seems to be some sort of
friction with the eye pedal
let's head back down 1.8 miles per
kilowatt hour at the top of the hill and
we're coming back down
it's pretty much the same as the other
mod
and we're back to our parking spot
all right let's have a look now see what
we get
and
we are
oh 3.6 miles per kilowatt hour so this
and the level one and the ipad was
pretty much the same
so four kilometers 17.1 kilowatt hours
per 100 kilometers right so we're going
to reset this and we're going to be
heading off again
level 3 regen so once again setting off
for
going uphill
your miles per kilowatt hour doesn't
isn't really that great
1.9 miles per kilowatt hour okay so
seems a bit better for hill climbing on
regen 3
or level three region
it's hard to see
or tell if it's actually doing more or
less regen
i'll probably need to use the car
scanner app at some point just to
see how much regen we're getting
so this is quite a clear run actually
back to where we were before
right
and stop
all right let's have a look
3.9 miles per kilowatt hour so level 3
actually be awesome that's interesting
i'm not sure if it's because we had a
clear run or
of just rear wheel drive with the regen
on max is probably
more efficient than all the other modes
right so for the last test what i'm
going to do now is i'm going to
i'm going to be like
full auto regen or manual regen so i'm
going to start off with level zero and
basically i can just play around with it
so we're off again so fully manual this
time i'm in control
i think i can do better than auto and
level three regen we'll find out
now when i'm coming back down do i keep
it zero or do i want to
have it on level three
that is the question
so 1.9 miles per kilowatt hour at the
top of the hill that's not bad
i'm just going to keep it at zero i'm
just going to close down here
and see what we get
because i'm rolling down too quickly i
am going to set this to level 3 regen
down the hill so that was me
manually
flipping
the
the paddles right so what did we get
this time let's have a look
3.6 miles per kilowatt hour i wasn't as
good as i thought i was gonna be
so overall it looks like level three
regen is probably best for going up and
down hill or auto even and both those
modes are pretty much similar
um you know give or take the variables
of the lights and
if we had a clear run or not
that was an interesting little test on
the different modes
my
manual skills wasn't good enough
obviously
if you were to do it i'd probably just
either stick to auto or level three
regen if you're living in a hilly area
right i'm gonna go somewhere else to
charge because this
spot here is still packed with the
people in it
right so overall we've done
224.5 miles and we've covered
3.5 miles per kilowatt hour and we've
got nine miles left on the clock so that
gives us a grand total of
233.5 miles for a full tank in metrics
we have covered
361.3 kilometers consumption's 17.6
kilometers per 100 kilometers and
there's 15 kilometers left in clock so
that would give us a grand total of
376.3 kilometers on a full tank
and that's the
50 kilowatt charger
right so i've started the charge and
already we're up to six percent
that's saying we're going to take 1 hour
13 minutes to get to 80
and 143 to get to 100
and we're pulling 49 kilowatts
so all the cars charging here i am just
going to go into relaxation mode
and
just chill out for a bit
oh
you know what
it feels like a dentist's chair
so we kind of lost track of time
and it's one hour and eight minutes
and we've charged to 76
and we've pulled 59 kilowatt hours
so the remaining time is 35 minutes i'm
just going to stay here and see what
happens once it gets to 80 see if it
goes down or not
so it reckons it's going to be 31
minutes to get to 100
and it's still pulling 49 kilowatts
which is pretty amazing
so i might actually just stay here and
the minute it drops below
49 or believe below 48 kilowatts i'll be
heading off
so when people say you need to leave
after you reach 80
state of charge because
the car starts throttling or that the
charger starts slowing down that was
really the old technology and when i say
old is i mean we had to leave three
years ago
and things have just moved on from then
pretty rapidly and with this big battery
there's definitely a larger buffer as
well
even though we've got some a 2.6
kilowatt usable it's actually
77 i think it's 77.4 kilowatts
um in total and that's kind of gives you
that buffer on the top and bottom end of
the cart to keep the battery safe so
people tell you not to charge 100
is an
entirely true with most of the new cars
right okay 88
i'll bring this camera over 88
and we've dropped
there we go four kilowatts
three
i've got a funny feeling of i restart
the session it's gonna jump that back up
see what the final numbers are
68.99 kilowatt hour of energy one hour
21 minutes
we're up to 88
user requests
session and exit
there we go
and i'm gonna unplug now
so what have i learned in the last two
weeks driving in the eco mode
well one
it's
not that fun
it's just very slow
and
um yeah you probably get roughly between
3.5 to
3.8 miles per kilowatt hour if you don't
switch it to sports mode like me for a
few stints and idling as well if you're
idling turn the motor off conserve some
more energy
so 3.8 is durable i mean i'm in
livingston and we're in the valley so
there's a lot up and downhill driving as
you've seen with the
test with the ipeda on the auto regen
and it's totally feasible to
get
260 miles of range doing that with
what we've seen so far and it's pretty
close to the
wltp range the
hyundai has
suggested
would i want to be doing that again
probably not i'll probably just put it
on normal mode and you just drive around
you never only get 230 or
210 miles of range does it really matter
if i'm doing local
driving because frankly i'll either be
charging at home and if i was in the
rapid charges i can just do opportunity
rapid charges
or charging sessions
it doesn't i don't have to run the
battery down to charge up
i mean if i if i got to the charge point
and i'm on 50
i can just plug it in and i'll still be
pulling 49 kilowatts and that's much
more than what i've ever had on the
nissan leaf
and
to tell you the truth
that's good enough for me
all you need to do is have two sessions
charging up
no big deal however as a living stadium
livingston stadium when i got a chance
to charge you while i go shopping
then why not
i'm actually back home now and i wasn't
even really thinking about driving the
eco i just kind of switched off and
chatting to you guys and
just driving normally without thinking
about it 3.2 miles per kilowatt hour
i can live with that
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