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Meet the new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5: Built in the US with more range, bold new XRT trim

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The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here. Hyundai’s best-selling electric SUV now has even more range and features. Hyundai unveiled the US-made 2025 IONIQ 5 on Tuesday, including a rugged new XRT model. Perhaps even more important, it’s Hyundai’s first EV with a Tesla NACS port.
 
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Tom M. on State of Charge had an update on the next cars to get Tesla Super Charger access (though I can't find that video now, so I wonder if he took it down?)

But it was basically - GM is next, then I think it was Mercedes... and everyone else was.... someday. maybe.
 
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GM just announced last week that their rollout had been pushed until later this year. Remember Elon also fired his entire SuperCharger team and only after that did he hire back 'some of them'.

But if press releases are to be believed, everyone is soon going to have a NACS port. That doesn't automatically mean that Elon and team are going to let them sip from the charger network of Eden automatically.
 
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GM may be Hyundai Group’s only non-Tesla competition in the US BEV market. Cadillac will be ahead of Genesis for now. A couple of $100,000+ trucks are better than no truck. The Equinox vs the EV3 and the Blazer vs the Ionic 5 and likely soon EV6, will be interesting. CarPlay and Android Auto (now wireless) will give Hyundai the edge. GM has nothing yet to match the EV9 and soon Ionic 9 except the $130K Escalade IQ. The global behemoths Ford, VW, and Toyota are in the Hyundai rear view mirror.
 
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Our next car may very well be a Genisis. My wife is quite smitten with the GV60 or 70 depending on where the pricing nets out next summer. The forthcoming Caddy could also be a consideration, assuming they stick with it (which I assume they will this far along as it would cost a fortune to stop now). I like the Lyriq as well in the GV70 competitor space. Audi will have the Q6, but depending on where it nets out it may be DOA in the US. The Q4 is certainly no competitor to even the GV60 for the same money, which is sad. And neither Audi will qualify for tax rebates outside of leasing.

I know Mary Barra took a lot of crap about how many EV's GM was going to sell, but we have to give her some credit - GM has a nice spread of EV's at good prices in each of the most competitive SUV segments ALONG with ICE alternatives for those that can't yet or don't want to go EV. The only major mistake they made, and I think we all agree on this one, was abandoning the Bolt before they had a replacement. You could make a case they could have kept a toe in the water on hybrids with the Volt as well.

Anyhow, I thought both of the Chevy cars were pretty nice for the price, especially the EV Equinox which also has killer lease deals. The Blazer also appears to be a really good car for the price. In my opinion, both are objectively better than the ID.4 at around the same money. If you want to go up market, the Lyriq, while late, is a very competent luxury SUV. And I think the Optiq at $53k to start is going to give Audi a run for their money. If you want big and you have money you can opt for the Escalade IQ... but that one may be a bit of a stretch to take on the EV9. LOL

Meanwhile, Ford has the Mustang Mach E and the Lightening.... and not much else. And Stellantis/Chrysler? Not even in the stadium.

Audi has the Q4, the forth coming Q6, and the current eTron, all of which are more expensive than the competition with less tech. VW has... the ID.4 and a $70k van. BMW MIGHT have a shot if they can get their compact SUV off the drawing board, but I suspect it will also be more expensive than the alternatives from Caddy or Genesis for not a lot of return.
 
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Right now, from what I've seen and read, if you want to use an adapter to connect to Tesla SC network as an OEM then the only place you can source and adapter (as said OEM) IS Tesla. And Tesla can't currently contract enough of them to satisfy all the demand for current Ford and Rivian owners. Let alone any other manufacturer.

That may in fact be one of the primary reasons for the delay for the other manufacturers. Otherwise, Tesla has to spend $'s on MagicDock retrofits, which they clearly don't want to do.
 
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When Hyundai starts shipping the Ionic 5 with native J3400 and a CCS1 adapter, and if the following Kia EV6 refresh and EV3 debut do the same, it’s going to be game on for all other CCS automakers. They need not only J3400 receptacles but also CCS1 adapters.
 
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Can any version of Tesla Super Charger support a 800V DC charger as both Hyundai and Kia require? EA does provide for 800V charging. Maybe the Cyber Truck supports 800V charging but will charge slower on Tesla Super Chargers.

Point being that Hyundai and Kia 800V vehicles will charge slower on 400V Tesla Super Chargers if and when access is granted. Hopefully the adapters geared towards 400V adaptation will support 800V once Tesla Super Chargers (V4?) are able to provide it.
 
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No, only the v4 units do… and most v4 don’t have the v4 back end, so just seeing the new charger doesn’t mean it will support it.
 
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