- The Hyundai Ioniq 5 takes simply 20 minutes to cost from 10-80% when it is plugged into 350-kilowatt chargers.
- Final 12 months it acquired entry to Tesla Superchargers with a NACS to CCS adapter. MY2025 Ioniq 5 comes factory-fitted with a NACS port.
- The Ioniq 5 has a extra constant charging curve than the Tesla Mannequin 3, however the latter has the next peak.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 was America’s fourth best-selling electrical automotive of 2024 with over 44,000 models bought. With broader entry to Tesla Superchargers, 2025 may show to be an excellent greater 12 months for the Ioniq 5. That’s as a result of it now ships with a Tesla-style North American Charging Customary (NACS) plug proper from the manufacturing facility, with entry to 1000’s of Tesla Superchargers throughout the U.S. with no need an adapter.
Bettering entry to charging stations stays one of many largest challenges for broader EV adoption. Nonetheless, that is slowly altering. In 2023 and early 2024, each main automaker within the U.S. agreed to equip their EVs with the Tesla charging port straight from the manufacturing facility to learn from the Tesla Supercharger community, which is by far probably the most intensive and dependable charging community within the U.S.
The 2025 Ioniq 5 is the primary non-Tesla EV within the nation to come back natively outfitted with the Tesla-developed NACS port, now standardized because the J3400 connector.
We beforehand defined how the U.S.-made Ioniq 5 with factory-fitted NACS port fees at Tesla Superchargers. Hyundai stated it will probably attain peak charging speeds of 135 kilowatts on the 250 kW-rated V3 Superchargers. Which means 10-80% takes 24 minutes for the smaller, 63 kilowatt-hour battery and 29 minutes for the extra widespread 82 kWh pack. In fact, you may nonetheless cost the Ioniq 5 at a lot sooner stations just like the 350 kW Electrify America dispensers utilizing a CCS adapter.
However how does it fare on the ubiquitous Tesla Supercharger, towards a Tesla Mannequin 3? Can it beat a Tesla at its personal charging community?
Our friends on the YouTube channel Out of Spec Evaluations performed a charging take a look at (video above) with the Ioniq 5 and the Mannequin 3 at a V3 Tesla Supercharger to search out out which one acquired to 80% sooner. The hosts, Jordan and Corbyn, parked the automobiles subsequent to one another at a charging station in Colorado in freezing temperatures. Then, they plugged in each EVs at 10% state of cost and allow them to cost to 80%.
The V3 Tesla Superchargers have a max charging pace of 250 kW. The Ioniq 5, due to its 800-volt structure, can cost a lot sooner at different non-Tesla stations rated for the next output. The Mannequin 3’s pack is rated at 355 volts. It will possibly nonetheless obtain the next peak charging charge, nevertheless it’s not as constant because the Ioniq 5, which maintains a virtually flat charging curve between 10-80% state of cost.
Whereas the Ioniq 5 doesn’t attain the height speeds of the Mannequin 3, which exceeds 200 kW within the take a look at, it constantly holds a roughly 120 kW charging charge. By comparability, the Mannequin 3’s charging charge tapers off considerably after the preliminary couple of minutes.
Lastly, the Ioniq 5 narrowly beat the Mannequin 3 to 80%. It added almost 60 kWh in half-hour and 37 seconds. The Mannequin 3 added much less vitality, 56 kWh, in 32 minutes.
Nonetheless, there have been some hiccups. The Ioniq 5 abruptly stopped charging halfway. The hosts needed to account for the misplaced time in replugging after which the build-up to 120 kW once more. Ultimately, the Ioniq 5 was marginally sooner to cost general, however the distinction was negligible.
Clients leaving their EVs plugged in throughout refreshment stops could not care a lot about a couple of minutes of distinction in charging instances. What they are going to be pissed about is that if their EV instantly stops charging whereas they’re away grabbing a meal or sipping espresso.
It’s good to know that Ioniq 5 house owners will get superior charging speeds at 1000’s of Superchargers nationwide—it could possibly be a game-changer for Hyundai. However I’m afraid the larger takeaway is that the NACS expertise is probably not as easy and worry-free for non-Tesla EVs as it’s for Tesla house owners. There could also be extra work to be finished to make this course of completely seamless.
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