2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric gets bigger battery, better looks

The Ioniq Electric has been in need of some sprucing up and now it looks like Hyundai is doing just that for the 2020 model year. When it starts showing up at dealers later this year it will have more range, more power, and a slightly different look.

The battery increases to 38.3 kWh battery (previously 28 kWh) and motor output is now 136 ps (metric horsepower) (that's 134.1 old-fashioned horses). (Interestingly, the spec sheet says the battery pack can put out 113 kW (151.5 horsepower) so it could be possible to have a "boost" button for a few seconds of extra power. Not that they would actually do that, of course.)

One other point worth mentioning is the charging speed. Level 2 charging is now faster thanks to the onboard AC charger boosted to 7.2 kW.
For DC fast charging (and contrary to what the press release says -- I just received this updated info this morning), it can charge to 80% in as little as 23 minutes when connected to a 100 kW feed and 30 minutes from a 50 kW station.

Loving the revamped fascia.

 

It should be in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Maryland for starters, but should eventually be in all states.

No price has been released yet, but the 2019 model year base MSRP is $30,315. It could be a little more expensive, it's unlikely to go as high the Kona Elecctric, which starts at $36,950.

 

The price is now out for Europe: €34,900 ($39,500).

Price, plus everything we know about the plug-in versions are in this new post on InsideEVs.

 

Here's a post on the new Ioniq.
Range is 193 miles on the WLTP test, and officially 170 miles EPA.
Charging speeds are mentioned in the top post, but basically, it has a larger 7.2 kW onboard charger. Here are the numbers from Hyundai:
Charging Time Charge Time to 80% (from “0%”)/ Standard AC Minimum 6 hrs 5 mins
Charge Time to 80% (from “0%”)/ Quick Charge DC @ 50 kW charge point: Approx. 57 min
@ 100 kW charge point: Approx. 54 min

I believe the temperature management system is via air, as opposed to liquid.

 

The official EPA range number is out: 170 miles.

Efficiency is slightly down, probably because of a slight increase in weight.

 

We have it on InsideEVs as well.

Looks so much better now, and that's a great range improvement. I prefer its looks over the Chevy Bolt but if I were buying, it'd be a difficult decision between those two. Definitely would choose it over the Nissan Leaf, though.

 

@januszgrabon, I'd suggest creating a new thread in the Ioniq 5 forum, with as much information as possible. Then, I or actual owners can easily find it and see if they're aware of a similar situation and how it was resolved.
Looking at the post above, it sounds like the 12-volt died and has been in service for a couple of weeks. I doubt it would take them that long to locate anouther battery (though, you never know these days), so I suspect there's a larger underlying issue at play here.