2023 Ioniq 5 Limited AWD
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In winter, the average temperature in Norway is -6.8 degrees Celsius, but the local conditions may vary quite a lot. Around Oslo, snowfall is common and the average winter temperatures are just below zero.The lower inland areas of Finnmark, Troms, Trøndelag, and Eastern Norway often have very cold winters with lots of snow.
The inland areas of Northern Norway have an Arctic climate with snow and cold temperatures. However, the climate is usually much milder in coastal areas, thanks to the Gulf Stream. Strong winds occur frequently.
The coastal areas of Fjord Norway and Southern Norway also enjoy a milder climate, with temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius at sea level. However, much of the region is snowy and cold, which makes for good skiing conditions, especially in the mountains.
The inland areas of Northern Norway have an Arctic climate with snow and cold temperatures. However, the climate is usually much milder in coastal areas, thanks to the Gulf Stream. Strong winds occur frequently.
The coastal areas of Fjord Norway and Southern Norway also enjoy a milder climate, with temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius at sea level. However, much of the region is snowy and cold, which makes for good skiing conditions, especially in the mountains.
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and there's this...
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but you have a Y there in alberta... what's been the worst experience of having it in winter?
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The point is, in Norway it can get blisteringly cold and their chargers work while it gets close to 0F in the states and EA chargers begin struggling despite them rolling out a new gen of hardware. Tesla has less issues and the Chicago issues earlier in the year seemed more like user error than actual hardware failures.
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obviously being in florida i don't care
but i'm sure it will all get fixed and reliable soon and competition will help.
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but you have a Y there in alberta... what's been the worst experience of having it in winter?
The point is, in Norway it can get blisteringly cold and their chargers work while it gets close to 0F in the states and EA chargers begin struggling despite them rolling out a new gen of hardware. Tesla has less issues and the Chicago issues earlier in the year seemed more like user error than actual hardware failures.
I hope other regions/countries study Norway and learn from it you're right if they can go all EV it can be done anywhere. One striking thing is because almost every car is electric the cities are much quieter.
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in the 'features i've not tried yet' i now have 1 less ![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
the car has HDA or highway driving assist on major highways like interstates. that means you can take your hands off the wheel for longer (it does an excellent job of staying in lane, slowing, speeding up etc., which i was already very familiar with) and it's also supposed to be able to change lanes itself which i had not tried. every time i went to change lanes with hda on i'd see a message saying "conditions not met for lane change" or something so i wanted to figure out what magic spell i had to invoke to get it to do it.
without reading the manual
i figured it out, although maybe there's a better way in the manual!
so driving along in adaptive cruise / hda, if i tap the turn signal (which normally is a 3 blink signal) and actively TURN into the next lane, it won't do it automatically. however, if i tap the turn signal and just gently nudge the steering wheel in that direction, a second or two later it WILL keep the signal going, and steer the car into the next lane, with some visual indicators on the gauge showing you it's doing it. in HDA/adaptive cruise the car also shows a very tesla like display showing imagery for the car, the lanes, and all vehicles around you, very accurately.
i now want to try out the self parking (parallel and regular parking lot spot). will report back.
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the car has HDA or highway driving assist on major highways like interstates. that means you can take your hands off the wheel for longer (it does an excellent job of staying in lane, slowing, speeding up etc., which i was already very familiar with) and it's also supposed to be able to change lanes itself which i had not tried. every time i went to change lanes with hda on i'd see a message saying "conditions not met for lane change" or something so i wanted to figure out what magic spell i had to invoke to get it to do it.
without reading the manual
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so driving along in adaptive cruise / hda, if i tap the turn signal (which normally is a 3 blink signal) and actively TURN into the next lane, it won't do it automatically. however, if i tap the turn signal and just gently nudge the steering wheel in that direction, a second or two later it WILL keep the signal going, and steer the car into the next lane, with some visual indicators on the gauge showing you it's doing it. in HDA/adaptive cruise the car also shows a very tesla like display showing imagery for the car, the lanes, and all vehicles around you, very accurately.
i now want to try out the self parking (parallel and regular parking lot spot). will report back.
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Its a great feature, my Mercedes has it.
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quick update... had the car a little over 5 months now and about 5800 mi. on it. it's my work car. i had a santa fe suv before, which obviously was taller with more room, and i sometimes miss that, but i like having the more nimble vehicle. maybe it's not much shorter i don't know, but it seems easier to park and with all that power it's a blast to drive. i have to say though the '21 santa fe awd calligraphy i had was exceptional. the 2.5 turbo engine was plenty fast, and it had the fastest 'starter' i've every experienced with almost no vibration so the auto start/stop was fine unless it was baking hot out and the a/c wasn't quite as powerful with the engine off. anyway, back to the ioniq 5.
recently i've been trying it in the eco mode most of the time vs. normal, to see if i actually get better efficiency, and it seems i do. my avg for the life of the car right now is 3.2mi./kwh which isn't bad given that my drive almost anywhere is first 8 mi. of 70+mph on a highway. the efficiency definitely goes up in stop and go traffic. before i got an ev i imagined it might use quite a lot of power when just stationary, but in my experience, i can't detect it using ANY (even with lights, audio, and ac on) but i know it is.
it's very comfortable. very quiet. tech works great. adding the eleacc wireless carplay adapter made that lacking feature (car only supports wired carplay) go away and it works great too.
the plasticky floor mats aren't great... the mat has curled up some in sill area on the driver's side. i might replace at some point.
one thing i'm not a fan of is the matte silver color. the car has all kinds of info/warnings/guidance on cleaning it and even came with buckets and loads of mr beasley ? cleaning supplies. i'm just not a detailer so i do the best i can... pressure wash, foam canon, let it sit, clean with suds, pressure wash, dry, good enough.
recently i've been trying it in the eco mode most of the time vs. normal, to see if i actually get better efficiency, and it seems i do. my avg for the life of the car right now is 3.2mi./kwh which isn't bad given that my drive almost anywhere is first 8 mi. of 70+mph on a highway. the efficiency definitely goes up in stop and go traffic. before i got an ev i imagined it might use quite a lot of power when just stationary, but in my experience, i can't detect it using ANY (even with lights, audio, and ac on) but i know it is.
it's very comfortable. very quiet. tech works great. adding the eleacc wireless carplay adapter made that lacking feature (car only supports wired carplay) go away and it works great too.
the plasticky floor mats aren't great... the mat has curled up some in sill area on the driver's side. i might replace at some point.
one thing i'm not a fan of is the matte silver color. the car has all kinds of info/warnings/guidance on cleaning it and even came with buckets and loads of mr beasley ? cleaning supplies. i'm just not a detailer so i do the best i can... pressure wash, foam canon, let it sit, clean with suds, pressure wash, dry, good enough.
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well i have a slow tire leak (rear driver's side). ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
guess i'll go to discount tire to get it fixed. just hate waiting there so long, but hopefully it won't be too slammed and can get done quickly.
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guess i'll go to discount tire to get it fixed. just hate waiting there so long, but hopefully it won't be too slammed and can get done quickly.
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I hate those, it's so irritating. It's like the nail or screw was there waiting for you....
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so car goes into shop. 1/2 hour later i see the guy putting the wheel with what i thought was a new tire back on. then he comes and said, you're good to go, do you want to back it out yourself?
i said you fixed it? he said yes, it was a nail. so good call!
i tipped the nice kid who did the repair $20 and was on my way.
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My son borrowed my Land Rover to move some stuff and when he dropped it back there was quite a decent sized bolt screw in the tire and it was losing pressure. I have off road tires on mine, so they aren't always in stock, and the bolt screw was close enough to the sidewall that it was bordering on "we can't fix that" territory. Anyway, my local tire place checked it out and did fix it with no attempt to upsell to new tires. So yes absolutely tip those guys when they do that. A new tire would have cost me the best part of $400. I don't tip when they just install new tires, but I always tip when they are honest and repair.
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Usually I take my flats to my mechanic who charges me $30