Living with the Hyundai IONIQ PHEV - Real-world MPG test !

I think to improve fuel economy you'd drive EV on the streets, where stop and go is more common, and then switch to hybrid on the freeway and back to EV when getting off. But 68MPG is very good for a gasoline powered vehicle.

Get serious, to calculate the MPG -e of a PHEV like you are driving you have in include both energy sources. For electricity you would divide 32.777 kWh by your charging loses to get you gallon equivalent. The you add both your gallons of gas and your gallons-e together and divide that into your total miles. The figure you are quoting are just total nonsense.

I had a 2017 Hyundai Ioniq hybrid, not plug in, best consumption I got in 3 years was on a 1500 mile drive to Lake Garda, from NE Scotland, avg 75mpg, never got close to the 83.4 Hyundai states, (yes I know they never meant real world driving)

dosent seem that the phev is much better than the standard hybrid unless you are religiously using it for a <30 mile commute, great video, thank for your time !

In Sweden we never put handbrake on unless parked on an incline. Reason: if handbrake is applied, it will freeze in the on position, making it very difficult to move driving with handbrake stuck on.

Dude, if you really have to use one, please fully unravel your extension cable.

I dont think that mpg figure at the end is correct as it doesn't take into factor the amount of miles done in EV mode which will most likely bring your MPG down by at least 15 less

We are thinking of purchasing a 2021 Hyundai Ioniq plug in hybrid in Canada. Just wondering if you would still recommend the car after your years of having it?

You really shouldn’t use an extension lead and take such a large power draw whilst there is still cable on the coil. The safe wattage can be as much as half. Always fully uncoil the cable.

The idea of a plugin is to plug it in before it's fully discharged...

Toyota prius and hyundai ionic hybrid which year and model does the best on motorway driving long distance speed around 60mph

Simple question: how much did the electricity cost as you do have to pay for it. My old Mercedes diesel achieves 55mph. Don't think the electric car will beat it. Oops my Mercedes doesn't need my friends electricity.

I thought this was a really interesting piece! Especially since I have just taken delivery of a 2017 c350e estate. This has a rather small electric range od 19 kilometers, or in real speak about 10 miles. I work remotely, so from Monday to Friday most of my driving is to the shop to buy lunch, which is less than a two mile trip - I expect Monday to Friday will be free motoring. I think the plugin hybrid works in an inverted say to thinking about most other ICE vehicles. These are way better for short hop journeys, and get more thirsty as the journeys get longer. I was out and about today, and was getting 70+ mpg, until I started to play with sport+ mode. Oh boy - can this car be fast!! 0 to 62 in 5.9 seconds - a claimed figure, but I believe it! I love the way it blips on the down changes - but I think this mode is likely to greatly assist in the collection of penalty points!!! I am in two minds of how to be OCD with this car - Should I try to maximise my fuel consumption, or do I have a ball and see how low I can get it?? :D ... I am kind of kidding! ... I didn't set out to buy a PHEV, but I found the car, got a good deal, and here I am. By the way, my last car was an e350CDI, which I liked! ... It was a proper broad-shouldered, hairy-chested motorway muncher! I am very surprised to see how much nicer the C-class is to drive! NOt sure if PHEVs are the answer though. Apparently the batteries die after about 6 years, and cost ... about 6,000 to replace. That's ok the first time around - but what happens when the car is 10 to 12 years old? ... when it's not economically sensible to spend that sort of money? ... Surely this is not a green future? All governments are pushing us towards EV/Hybrid vehicles, in a similar way to how we were being pushed towards diesels! Tuens out Clarkson was right, when he called diesels the fuel of satan! .. What is the answer? I personally don't think it's electric - issues with lithium supply, disposal, recycling, power availability - we seem to be rushin headlong to a global power supply shortage. Am not hearing anything about hydrogen, even though the benefits appear to be massive! Haha .. apologies for "war and peace" .... but I think this is an interesting discussion! Keep up the great trend of delivering such brilliant videos! Thank you Sir!

3 nights... charged it once.. Genius...

Hi. A bit of a correction. I have a 2018 Ioniq PHEV and zero EV miles does not mean zero electric energy in the battery. The hybrid mode kicks in a zero EV miles, yes, but using the car’s display shows up to 18-20% battery levels that enables car movement on electric only depending on set conditions in the software. From a set low charge level or when road conditions demand, the engine runs and recharges the EV battery to that 15% or so higher level so as to perpetuate hybrid mode. In a 289 mile trip last year, hybrid mode yielded 63.7 MPG. All of this magic happens with an 8.9 KWh battery and a 59 HP!!!!!! electric motor! It’s is an astonishingly zero to ultra low emissions vehicle. Thanks Ohio, USA

Great video that highlights the difference between the lab tests and real world driving! As the lab tests are carried out over a very short distance and very little time at 70mph the results get skewed for hybrids giving rise to these daft numbers. Close to 70mpg on petrol in the real worl is impressive though so I would seriously consider one of these myself

I'm might get one of these soon, a used one.

Why can`t you count in KM instead of Miles!!!! It is Europe we live in????

There are 2 fuel cost figures for a phev. The mpg and the miles per kilowatt hour. Electricity is not free.

HATE ALL THE LOUD MUSIC NO NEED FOR IT

Leave the car on charging at work and go back on your break or lunch and unplug and repark. thats what I do.

Greate reveiw! Really useful!!👍👍👌👌👌 However, let me get clear the mileage. Did you mean british miles?

Thank you for your time 🙏🙏

The test you performed is totally wrong, you kept on charging the batteries again and again. Should have done it once:

Did you forget the cost of the electric charging?

Why did you use all the electric to start, thats not a real world mpg test, youd drive combined in the real world

You shouldn't have driven in hybrid mode with a full battery as any recouped power from braking had no where to go and thus was lost.
A brand new full hybrid Ioniq has a switch hand brake and it comes off automatically when you pull off.

If leaving your car plugged in all day at the car park is bad form, I'd argue topping off your vehicle on your friend's power bill would be as well.

Average over the last 13.000km (6 months) I only can get 46 Miles per Gallon (UK), but its the most cold time of the year, maybe the next 6 months will be much better. Its not PHEV by the way my Car is a 2020 HEV (no plugin)

Fantastic video - which spec was this you tested sorry?

68 mpg in the worst real world use is pretty great

what's the sound of your vehicle when it's on hybrid or ICE mode?

I own a 2019 HEV and the adaptive cruise control is mighty impressive. I love it. Great car.

3 Years old and find this helpful. Wife test drove a 2019 Ioniq PHEV and loved it. She has her current 206 11 years and only covered 30k miles on it in that time. with only city driving I think she could run this on EV alone. I drove it too and really liked it. Would never have considered one before only that she wants a PHEV and I started looking.

I have an hybrid Ioniq on order and having watched this video I wonder if I will get the best mileage. I can’t see my wife worrying about what mode she is driving in to get the best mpg.

not exactly bad considering the car wasn't charged for 2 evenings of having it.

I have the normal hybrid non plug in, I travel around 500 miles per week and get 75-80mpg. It's how you drive and if I had the plug in I am sure would be able to get 100+ mpg

So what’s the max speed you can do in fully electric mode? 30mph?

Hybrid or ev or phev all car gives very less miles on motorway
I have ioniq from last 4years
No problem and love it

I have a 2020 Ioniq PHEV and I only travel on short trips. I have used very little gas. I filled up 1/2 tank after 6 months. I had to force my car in Hybrid mode and Sport mode to use up gas. I don't think it would be good to let the gas engine sit for too long. I also use ethanol free gas, because I heard lead free gas is not good for the engine. I have to plan longer trip somewhere to use the gas in my tank, and to run the engine. So far it's been a great car. I like the fact that if I do go on a long trip I won't be looking for a charger. I have 10k solar panels and 2 tesla power walls installed at my house. My next car will be a Tesla. Hopefully the prices will come down by the time I am ready for a new car.

This is exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you

I have the 2018 Ioniq limited. My daily round trip commute to work and back is 64 miles. I fully charge my car every night. As of now, my average mpg is 82.6 mpg. My charge takes me approximately 25 miles cruising highway at 70mph. I use hybrid mode all the way to work which is 32 miles. Coming home I use all 29 miles of EV which usually last approximately 25 miles due to a couple of steep inclines and 70 mph speed. I think 82.6 is an excellent mpg for a vehicle with today's high gas prices. Too bad Hyundai didn't put a larger capacity battery in Ioniq PHEV. A battery that can do at least 50 miles would have made this the best phev ever created.

Only 4 years late with my comment! Excellent video, highlights my dilemma. My 15 mile commute would be perfect for a plug-in, but I usually cycle! For my longer journeys only a standard hybrid or a Tesla seems to make sense.

I think I will find the 'hand over the camera lens' at the end of a piece and the 'remove hand from camera lens' at the beginning of a piece quite tiresome, quite quickly.

did you try this in a BME 530e , because I am about to buy one and would be keen to know if the hybrid drivign rechargin from breaking has the same MPG effect there

I love the foot brake it’s one of a few things that make the 16-19 ioniqs better then the 20-22 they essentially downgraded the car last two years it was in production

I have a foot parking brake in my car. Merc. E Class.

Great vid. Good figures, however funny that we forget electricity cost money as well, so its not just about mpg really. You're spending money on charging it every night, although probbably for 1/2 of the price for the electric range that would be for purely on fuel.

er... what about the cost of charging it which will give true cost and mpg if calculated out......

Excellent video. I am at some stage thinking of getting an Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid sometime as my next car. I currently have a late 2012 Toyota Auris/Corolla Hybrid and it's a fantastic car, and much cheaper to run than an average diesel. I get usually a combined MPG of 75 to 85 or so MPG. Believe it or not, I get more mpg in the summer. I do have a very light foot, and on motorways, I keep to around 58 to 62 mph. Overall it's a fantastic car and has been much much cheaper to run than my previous 1.6 VW Golf petrol, which got 45 to 55 mpg.