The Hyundai Ioniq 6’s EPA vary and effectivity numbers just lately appeared on the fueleconomy.gov web site, offering us not solely attention-grabbing information concerning the automobile, however revealing its high place within the general standings.

We already lined the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 lineup, together with the preliminary EPA numbers for the Lengthy Vary variations. Let’s now check out the outcomes, earlier than transferring to the comparability with different environment friendly electrical vehicles.

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Customary Vary

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Customary Vary (53-kilowatt-hour battery), with a rear-wheel drive (RWD) powertrain, is on the market solely in a single trim stage (SE), geared up with 18-inch wheels.

In line with the information, it has an EPA Mixed vary of 240 miles (386 km), whereas its effectivity, together with charging losses, is 135 MPGe: 250 watt-hours per mile (155 Wh/km). That is a fairly good consequence, however as we’ll see quickly, the bottom Lengthy Vary model is much more environment friendly.

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Lengthy Vary

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Lengthy Vary is provided with a 77.4-kWh battery so its vary will likely be considerably longer than within the case of the Customary Vary model.

Apparently, it can be extra environment friendly. The bottom Lengthy Vary RWD model (SE trim with 18-inch wheels) will get 361 miles (581 km) of vary and 140 MPGe: 241 Wh/mi (150 Wh/km), together with charging losses.

It is value noting that the 140 MPGe worth is identical as within the case of the 2023 Lucid Air Pure/Touring AWD, whereas the EPA Metropolis effectivity at 153 MPGe or 220 Wh/mi (137 Wh/km) is an absolute document for BEVs (and all vehicles).

Essentially the most environment friendly electrical vehicles

Now, let’s check out the EPA’s official checklist of essentially the most environment friendly vehicles from the 2023 mannequin 12 months in america.

The highest fashions are the Hyundai Ioniq 6 LR RWD (18-inch), and Lucid Air Pure/Touring AWD (19-inch), which all have an EPA Mixed ranking of 140 MPGe: 241 Wh/mi (150 Wh/km), together with charging losses.

Then, there may be the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SR RWD (18-inch) and the Tesla Mannequin 3 RWD, LFP-powered (18-inch), with respectively 135 and 132 MPGe.

There may be additionally an all-time rating, which at present consists of solely fashions with a results of 130 MPGe or increased.

The best EPA Mixed effectivity ever registered was set by the Tesla Mannequin 3 – the 2021 mannequin 12 months Customary Vary Plus (RWD) model, with a high-nickel battery (lighter than the at present used LFP battery). The automobile obtained 142 MPGe, together with charging losses, an equal to 237 Wh/mi (147 Wh/km), beating its earlier model from 2020 by 1 MPGe.

At present’s finest fashions, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 LR RWD and Lucid Air, are virtually pretty much as good at 140 MPGe whereas offering different benefits – like vary (361 miles Hyundai Ioniq 6 versus 263 miles within the case of the Tesla Mannequin 3). Lucid Air is a special story because it affords much more vary, and it is a a lot larger automobile. That seems like respectable progress in decreasing vitality consumption.

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 LR RWD additionally units a brand new all-time document of EPA Metropolis effectivity (153 MPGe), whereas the Lucid Air Pure/Touring AWD variations get 140 MPGe in EPA Freeway ranking – additionally a brand new document.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6

Beneath, we hooked up the Hyundai Ioniq 6 costs and primary specs.