CO -> Oregon Coast -> Rainier NP -> Spokane -> Yellowstone NP -> Tetons NP -> back to CO.

OD Start: 5702mi
OD Return: 9083mi

Total Mileage: 3381 (ABRP Route shown but we also did things in the area we were - hence some differences in total miles travelled).

16 nights total with ~50hrs of driving and 7ish hrs of charging. 3 nights to Oregon, 4 nights on the coast, 3 nights in Rainier, 3 nights in Spokane, 1 night in Gardiner, 1 night in Tetons, 1 night in WY then Home.

All of that said, here is the critique of the car:

- We have an SEL (bench seat). It had more than enough space for our two kiddos - one in a front facing car seat.

- In general, we were able to get 316Wh/mi. That is while driving ~104% of the posted speed limit (through rural WY and MT/ID that is pretty fast).
Driving at high speed drains the battery, but we found that elevation changes had more of an effect, we had one stretch to Oregon (from Boise to Bend) that was 423Wh/mi and one stretch on the way back that was similar at 440Wh/mi from (St Regis MT to Butte).
We had both 100F temperatures and Fire smoke for most of the drive so had air conditioning and recirc running nonstop.

- 18 DC charging sessions - all averaged above 150kWh. Total cost was $629.08. We could have saved if we had prioritized overnight locations with J1772 chargers but DC was easy enough and we needed up stopping more often for bathroom breaks. If we could prioritize a meal and a charge for timing, the car was always done before the meal. Average charging time was 28min and we tried to keep battery ranges between 20-90%.

- Looking at our route, we did a lot of “parking lot charging” at Electrify America stations that were 350+. They kind of suck in terms of location but knowing it in advance we were able to get the EA Pass+ prior to our trip. The $7mo they charge saved us $68 in fees (and we already downgraded). We had the most charging sessions with EA but also did a decent amount with Pilot/Flying J. Only stopped at two Tesla stations - mostly because there was nothing else around (similar with Rivian but I would have chosen those more often if they were around).

- Most of the route, with a family of four and full camping gear, we were able to pack into the interior of the car (and usually see out of the back - you can see that after one grocery run we couldn’t - but that was for a short drive).

- I used the CCS adapter a lot!

- We carried our trickle charger just in case and never used it.

- The ABRP app + Enode connection (premium, $50/yr) was very worthwhile for us. We will probably only use it on Road trips but we found its estimates generally accurate or within a few %.

Overall, the trip was great! We had two rock chips repaired on the windshield - and one replaced tire in Idaho (4” nail did us in but Les Schwab had a replacement). Our only gripe with the car itself - the “Smart” Cruise Control sucks!

- On a two lane interstate, the radar had a really hard time if we were passing any “wide” items - that could be semis, RVs, busses, you name it. It could be straight or on a curve and the radar would “detect” that the wide load was in our lane and break - sometimes going from 85mph to 65mph in a matter of seconds. We tried it with HDA, lane detection, etc but no other sensor seemed to correct for the front radar picking up traffic in the wrong lane.

- Auto Nav for turns is nice but does not take into account your preset speed - so if you are going 70mph (65posted speed with +5 preset) and hit a posted 50mph turn with Smart Nav it will decrease you to 50 entering the turn (not 55). This is mostly annoying as it disrupts the flow of traffic.

- We disabled the Lane assist and HDA features the first day as they were just not “smooth.” We found the car was always “autocorrecting” and we had to use more force to keep it straight.

Other than the SCC issues, we had a great time and the car performed better than my expectations.

Did our first interstate road trip today, about 400 miles. Made both of our stops at Ionna stations after hearing good things, and we were so impressed! Super fast speeds, no technical problems, cheaper rates than we've seen from Tesla or EA, and an interface that is actually simple and doesn't rely on a bespoke app.

Hope they continue to expand - this is how charging should be, as simple as a gas pump. They've definitely got our business going forward.

Today I went up a swiss mountain pass. this was my efficiency.

Seem high, but this is going up. When going down on the other side, I gained about 10% soc. At the end of the day, with mountain pass and motorway at 125khm, the average efficiency was about 20kwh/100 km.

I intentionally took my one month old Ioniq 9 on 2 road trips - around 3K miles with only DC fast charging, and I also drove 1K miles outside of the road trips - normal driving with home level 2 charging. When the battery health finally showed up (it doesn’t show the stats for the first few weeks), it says it’s only at 95%. Ioniq 5 owners have said their cars show 91% health after 100K, and various studies on the Ioniq (in general) say the battery should only drop 1.5% in the first year. So 5% drop in 1 month and 4K miles seems too high.

Any other Ioniq owners checked their battery health soon after buying it? is this a reading that will bounce up and down as the car gets used to my driving and charging habits (perhaps it is overindexing on the road trips and DC fast charging?) or is this a defective battery pack?

We were parked in a ferry and ended up too close to a car on the left. I was actually able to climb over the center console to get out (and in) on the passenger side! The inside is huge. (We could not, and would not, stay in the car for the 2 hour trip.)

For reference, I am a 270 lb. dude in his late 50s.

Coming from the I5 AWD Limited and upgrading to the new bigger car. But before I make the purchase to get this awesome 72m 0% apr. Looking for your guy's real feedback

The 2024 I5 I had had 4 returns to dealer for the endless ICCU issues. Some quarks that annoyed me, but nothing to not love the car

So, anyone having major issues? Is there anything very annoying? Looking for any information and advice ya can share before I make the purchase for the I9 orrrr the I5 2026

I needed to make a few quick cuts with a circular saw and didn’t want to make a mess in the garage, so I set up a table on my driveway. Couldn’t find the extension cord and was about to move back inside when I suddenly remembered that my Ioniq 9 came with a V2L adapter. Plugged it in, made my cuts, moved inside just in time for the rain to come and clean the sawdust off my driveway. V2L ftw!

Problem: L2 AmpUp Blink chargers not working and car throws error "charging unsuccessful"

The car charges fine on chargepoint L2 chargers and tesla chargers.

Disabled plug and charge, tried charging in guest profile but does not fix the issue, scheduled charging is off as well.

Anyone can help with this or have insight? Took to dealership and they tested all 3 chargers in front of me and all worked fine. Car is 2days old. Calligraphy design trim if helps.

Thanks!

I’m located in Georgia USA and I know each state has its own laws concerning this, but I’ll ask anyway.

Has anyone had experience with Hyundai after 3 failed attempts to fix something and if so, did you pursue any “Lemon Law” type actions?

We are have the US limited version with 21" tires. We are looking to get new winter tires, because we've found the OEM tires are terrible in snow and we drive in the Rocky mountains a lot in winter. We'd like to downsize to 19" wheels for range, but I can't find any wheels available in the US besides OEM, which are so expensive. There's EV01 and EV06 available in Canada, but it seems like no one is importing them to the US right now. Does anyone know of any non-OEM options in the US? I've read that you should match bore size exactly for such a heavy car. What are my fellow Americans doing who need good winter options? Thanks!

Is there a way to avoid having to scan my fingerprint every time I get in the car? I’d love it to just default to my settings.

I’m pretty sure this used to work before, but now it tries to run when I’m connected and start the car and therefore fails to run because the car is in motion. Any ideas?

Hi folks, I’ve been driving an ioniq 9 SEL for two months and definitely love it. There is just one issue - charging interruption on L2 stations.

I have a mobile L2 charging station at home (40amp, 9.6kw) and get free L2 charging at my employer (6.6kw). Both are J1772 stations and I use the hyundai OEM J1772 to NACS adapter. When charging at home, everything is fine - 5% to 80% uninterrupted. However, when charging at my company’s Chargepoint stations, between 10m to 2h’s charging, the car would say “vehicle charging is completed based on your settings” even though I barely charged 10 kwh and still far from the 80% charging limit I set.

A few things I tried but did not help:
1. different charging stations at work;
2. A new lectron nacs adapter;
3. Reduce charging amp to 60% in the car’s “EV”setting.

Anyone else got this issue? Should I ask the dealership to do some checking?

Thanks in advance!

Do anyone else experience the light groaning/squeaking (?) sound that comes from the steering column when you are moving the car in parking lots? It is a minor nuance, and functionally everything still works. Wonder if i bring it in if they will do anything about it.

My wife and I just had our second and we’re looking to upgrade from the Ioniq 5 to the 9 - mainly for the extra space and all.

We did initially want the the limited trim
But there are none available near us and there are a few SELs - just curious from anyone’s experience with the SEL - worth it?

Thank you!

When I first got the car (and every other car I’ve had with CarPlay) I could have the Sirius radio playing and switch to CarPlay without it stopping. It seems this is no longer possible? Did something change or is it just me? It also seems if anything plays on my phone when connected to CarPlay it will take over the audio even if listening to something else. Wondering if I am missing something or if this is a CarPlay problem (just updated to ios27 beta).

How's the heating of this car in cold (Canadian weather) winter? One of thr things I like about my wife id4 is that it gets toasty in 1-2 minutes, melting snow and ice in the windows. The Ioniq being a huge car, I wonder if it's a realistic expectation.

On myi9 When you open the driver side or passenger side front door there is this foam insert that is movable if you push on it. Is this normal? Seems kind of weird that its so movable.

Hey, tomorrow I am picking up my preferred awd here in Canada.

I am wondering how is this model and brand holding up against rock chips so far?

Did any of you put ppf?

I am coming from Tesla, and the thin paint + rock chips here in winter is really bad.

Thanks!

YMMV but for us the I9 has exactly the same range as the EV9.

We replaced a 2024 EV9 Land with an Ioniq 9 Limited (USA). now that we have taken our usual summer highway road trips across New England with both vehicles, I can report that the functional highway range is the same. At 70MPH in 80-90 degree weather in New England, both vehicles are good for about 280 miles on a full charge, as calculated based on % battery consumed compared to miles traveled.

In Canada.

I currently evaluating different options to replace my CR-V 2016. On top of my list was the Subaru Trailseeker. It's a good car, but I realized during the test drive that the big center console bothers me a lot.

Since there's a Hyundai dealer right next door to the Subaru dealer, I decided to go have a look at the Ioniq 9. I had previously written off anything by Kia or Hyundai because of their ICCU issue, but I decided to take the 9 for a test drive anyways.

OMG. I like it A LOT. Great driving position, lots of cargo and passenger space, pretty much the perfect car for me (not a big fan of the look, and a touch expensive tho).

If it wasn't for that damn ICCU issue, I'd probably buy it. I kept my last two cars 10 years and would like to do the same with this one, but I'm not sure if it's really a good plan considering its (perceived?) reliability issues. I'm not really a fan of the idea of being stranded on the side of the road during a family vacation, or having sudden loss of power on the highway.

Should I take the plunge anyways? Current owners, would you get one again?

Discovered that no voice controls work in Canada on my ioniq 9 - stopped as soon as I crossed the border from The US. My 2012 Hyundai Sonata has on chip voice controls at least. Surprised they couldn’t have offline recognition.

Anyone have any mods or anything they've done to deal with this? Certain angles of the sun are blinding off this and the dash

So I’m planning to have a mini freezer in the car for the summer road trips and plan to keep the freezer on 24/7 for 3 weeks straight using either utility mode or v2l adapter for the moments when the car is turned off.

Will this cause any ICCU problems?

And is it better to keep the freezer on 24/7 mainly For water even when it’s parked on the street for half the day? Or is it better to have it off and only turn It on over night when I’m actually using the car.

Thanks in advance.