OrangeGrayBlue
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Nah, I havent driven the Ioniq. Ive driven the first Leaf (though they are all pretty similar) and the Kia Soul EV, both for extended periods (AMA lol)
I guess it comes down to - how long is your daily commute and how often do you need to go beyond the EV range (if its 2-3 times a year you can just borrow someones petrol car)
Oh, I feel like the recharging might not be as stressful for the ioniq. If I recall, the first leaf got like 82 miles of range and the Kia Soul has 90-something, so this gets 30-40 miles more on a single charge. My daily commute changes because I work in film so the shooting location is always changing, but it would rarely, if ever, exceed 120 miles round trip. But yeah, I'm still not sure that 124 mile range is realistically road trip-worthy.
I'm a fan of the Bolt - it has decent driving dynamics and has a 0-60 time of 6.5 per C&D, which makes it the fastest EV in its class. The Hyundai sounds like it may be more efficient and cost effective, but personally I would be willing to trade some efficiency for more driving fun. And performance helps in plenty of daily situations, such as pulling out of parking lots, getting around someone off a light, freeway passing, etc.
Yeah, these two and the Volt are basically the three I'm considering.