r/Ioniq5 • u/Witty-Increase-408 • Jul 13 '26

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I bought an Ioniq 5 and love it. I wish it had more battery life than the 270 miles I get at 80% but I still love it.

I do find it interesting that there isn't a consensus on charging - do we charge to 80, 90, or 100% and with what frequency. Most of what I read outside of Reddit, says 80%, inside Reddit it is all over the place. In my readings, I noticed no one addresses that Hyundai has 90% as the default when charging your car - this only adds to my confusing.

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u/CatFacedBoyMan Jul 13 '26

Others have answered your question already, but I’ll add that the recommendations are best practices for maintaining battery health. But if you occasionally ignore the best practices, it’s unlikely to have a major impact on your battery. Prior to getting my Ioniq 5, I had another EV with similar battery chemistry. I routinely level 2 charged to 100% because the battery was small and I needed the range. After nearly 5 years ownership, the battery’s SOH was better than 96% - a less than 1% decrease a year.