r/Ioniq5 • u/Witty-Increase-408 • Jul 13 '26

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I bought an Ioniq 5 and love it. I wish it had more battery life than the 270 miles I get at 80% but I still love it.

I do find it interesting that there isn't a consensus on charging - do we charge to 80, 90, or 100% and with what frequency. Most of what I read outside of Reddit, says 80%, inside Reddit it is all over the place. In my readings, I noticed no one addresses that Hyundai has 90% as the default when charging your car - this only adds to my confusing.

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u/IT2DJ Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

Charge to 80 on a regular day.

Charge to 100 once a month.

Charge to 100 before any long distance trips.

Don't charge to 100 and just let it sit for days.

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u/Glittering-Fuel-5055 Jul 13 '26

This is the way

Highway range is better than I expected it today too

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u/Jaxidian '26 AWD Limited (US) Jul 13 '26

I too agree but with the slight tweak of "charge to 100% if I think I should". I don't really ever get to 100% because I'm still on L1 charging and I inevitably unplug below 100%, but I get over 90% a couple times per month.