Hyundai's Electric Car Sales Surged 50% Over July 2024 (electrek.co)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/03/2339217/hyundais-electric-car-sales-surged-50-over-july-2024
- Source link: https://electrek.co/2025/08/01/hyundai-ioniq-5-shatters-us-sales-record-as-ev-push-heats-up/
"The growth was mainly driven by electrified vehicles, including EVs and hybrids..."
> Hyundai said that electrified vehicle sales "reached new heights," after climbing 50% compared to July 2024. Electrified vehicles accounted for nearly a third (32%) of Hyundai's retail sales in July 2025, with several popular nameplates setting new all-time monthly sales records, including the new IONIQ 5.
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> Hyundai IONIQ 5 sales surged 71% in July with 5,818 units sold. Through the first seven months of 2025, Hyundai has now sold nearly 25,000 IONIQ 5 models in the US. Hyundai's electric SUV remains one of the top-selling EVs in the US, boasting a long driving range, ultra-fast charging capabilities, advanced technology, and a stylish design. After upgrading it for the 2025 model year, the IONIQ 5 now features a range of up to 318 miles, an upgraded infotainment system, and a built-in NACS port, allowing you to charge at Tesla Superchargers... Hyundai is also offering a complimentary ChargePoint L2 home EV charger with the purchase or lease of a new 2025 IONIQ 5 or 2026 IONIQ 9.
[1] https://electrek.co/2025/08/01/hyundai-ioniq-5-shatters-us-sales-record-as-ev-push-heats-up/
ICCU problems (Score:3)
I was thinking about buying an Ioniq 5 myself, but Technology Connections and some other YouTube videos have made that look a bit risky. Short story: you can get stranded and need a tow because of a failure in a very important part of the car's charging system. Hyundai does not seem to have a very good story on fixing the underlying problem. Videos: [1]My Ioniq 5's ICCU failed and Hyundai's doing a terrible job fixing this problem [youtu.be] and [2]Hyundai’s ICCU Nightmare: What Every EV Owner Needs to Know? [youtu.be]
[1] https://youtu.be/EYoOiVsHJTw?si=4AnFONfBVtqhBiRu
[2] https://youtu.be/vI-h9vcoFlg?si=J3HE0InMUzIyRPRQ
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That could just be oil company propaganda.
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Technology Connections is most certainly not in the pocket of oil companies!
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(1) Informative video about home charging ( [1]link [youtu.be]), (2) Great video about charging infrastructure ( [2]link [youtu.be]), (3) Beginner's guide to electric vehicles ( [3]link [youtu.be]).
There's actually a whole playlist of EV stuff from Technology Connections, but I'm not sure how to share it.
[1] https://youtu.be/W96a8svXo14?si=Yvjbt40FL2LgQ8ss
[2] https://youtu.be/ZJOfyMCEzjQ?si=HvN9iFwAJLI6NSYf
[3] https://youtu.be/Iyp_X3mwE1w?si=8hkiQHbLc74D9A6s
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If you've seen any of the videos about EVs on the Technology Connections channel then you'd understand.
He's a bit over the top on his advocacy on EVs. He lives in the Chicago area and several times made videos on how to make the best of driving a BEV in cold weather among other issues of BEV ownership while living in a Midwestern apartment. He must be really into BEV ownership, to the point that he's clearly not enjoying winter driving in a BEV but he grins and bears it regardless. Maybe the summer drivi
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I looked up Technology Connections on Wikipedia, and it certainly does look reputable. It does have this to say: In 2023, Watson published a video on the lack of use of brake lights in some electric vehicles during regenerative braking. He demonstrated that his 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 could decelerate sharply to a complete stop without actuating the brake lights. The video went viral, amassing over two million views in a week [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Connections
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I've been watching him for years and he's an excellent resource for information on electric vehicles. Very informative.
Hopefully Hyundai and others have addressed this very real problem. I read once there are safety regulations governing when the brake lights can be lit, but automatic emergency braking systems on all modern cars do put on the brake lights, so I don't see why they can't light them when regeneratively braking.
Electric Trucker on youtube also recently commented on a video about one truck he
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I had it happen to me. Fortunately I was within a couple miles of my house and I could limp home at the 18mph that the software limited you to after the ICCU failed. I needed a flatbed tow to the dealer since I had an AWD model. It took six weeks to fix due to the part being on long back order. This was after I had already complied with two separate recalls to address the ICCU issue where all they really did was a software issue to try to under drive the faulty part and prolong it's life instead of just
Re:ICCU problems (Score:4, Insightful)
I am sure there are many similar stories from ICE owners. Unless it is statistically significant, ... well... I am tired of propaganda. I turn to FOX news for example. They always show one black or brown face, and say that all minorities cause all of the crime. The Oil companies do that with wind and solar. Just anything to make a buck, or to divide Americans.
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> They always show one black or brown face, and say that all minorities cause all of the crime.
As bad as Fox News may be I have my doubts on that. Is this any worse than competing news networks showing a "White Hispanic" as someone accused of a crime? I guess that I knew there was some racial distinctions among Hispanics but why the need to point it out after showing his photo? I'd expect people would pick up on this racial distinction without being told. Every news source will have biases, it's only a matter on if they own up to them or not. I choose news sources that own up to their bias than
Re:ICCU problems (Score:5, Insightful)
I believe I listened to Mr. Pickens TED talks, as I listened to most. Yes, he believed in a natural gas transition, as do I (did, it was awhile ago). I believe in an "all of the above" approach to energy, and I also believe in the science of climate change. I "see" a twisted version of "facts" in the dialog about what is cost effective, and I see a corresponding twisting in tax and land laws in politics. If someone is for free markets, fine, keep the government out of tax and land preferences for oil, gas, wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal. Let the best market win. If preventing Climate Change is important then say that energies that emit CO2 is bad by putting a little tax on them. What I am "seeing" right now is that CO2 emitting energy sourcing companies are padding the pockets of politicians, and distorting tax and law policies, and in turn CO2 emitting energy companies are padding the pockets of politicians. They are lying about clean energy.
Re:ICCU problems (Score:4, Insightful)
It does seem like any problem with an electric vehicle right now is amplified 10x, and a problem with a gas vehicle is minimized 10x. It seems like propaganda to me, in general. I have spent years going into specifics with people, and it is like I am arguing with bots.
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I'm certainly not a bot! As I've posted here before, my car is so old it has a cassette player, so I'm certainly in the market for an EV or a hybrid. I think if 1% of F150s were liable to stop suddenly and need a tow then we would be hearing about that too. It is possible that I may be overly worried about that particular kind of failure. My only experience of being towed was when I had two flat tires. That was at about 4pm and I only got home (about 25 miles away) seven hours later.
The things that don't l
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This is an incredibly rare issue. There are more than 250,000 Ioniq 5s being driven around the world, and a tiny fraction have had an ICCU failure. This just isn't the kind of thing you should bother worrying about. You'd be far better off watching a decent review of them, like this one. (It's by a British guy, but gives a good sense of the car)
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZB4V8GAdp4
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A [1]tiny number of cars [insideevs.com], but with very vocal responses because gotta drive them clicks!
Statistically, just 1% of the roughly 200,000 vehicles involved in the recall can have their ICCUs fail, which is 2,000 cars. Out of all the cars that are part of the latest recall for the failing ICCU, 41,137 Hyundai and Genesis EVs have already been fixed by Jan. 22, while another 14,828 Kia EV6s have had the remedy applied. Motor Trend concurred in a recent look at the issue: "Itâ(TM)s a big deal, but not one that i
[1] https://insideevs.com/features/752768/hyundai-kia-genesis-iccu-failure/
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Smaller failure rates than that drive recalls.
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1. Which is why there's been a recall
2. If there's a recall for the issue, then you don't have to worry about it on a *new purchase*, because the fix will already be in place
"electrified" (Score:4, Interesting)
> "Hyundai's Electric Car Sales Surged 50% Over July 2024"
No, Hyundai's "electrified" vehicles sales surged. That includes hybrids.
I wish people would be more specific. To 99% of people, if you say "electric car/vehicle", the assumption is that the conversation is about BEVs, not hybrids. Most people (me included) would not regard a hybrid as an "electric car."
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I would consider a plug-in hybrid an electric vehicle since it can be driven on electricity alone. But standard hybrids are entirely powered by fossil fuels. They just use it more efficiently. But that the article isn't clear that it included either one ought to make you question what else in the article is not quite as it seems. It looks to me to be a news release from the Hyundai marketing department.
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> I would consider a plug-in hybrid an electric vehicle since it can be driven on electricity alone.
Exactly.
> But standard hybrids are entirely powered by fossil fuels.
Does anyone else remember when not having a place to plug in the hybrid was considered a selling point? I suspect those adverts aren't aging well right now.
> It looks to me to be a news release from the Hyundai marketing department.
If there is an inclusion of hybrids that can't be plugged in for motive power to the battery then it is marketing. I don't know why anyone would much care on sales of a hybrid vehicle as some indication of the popularity of electric vehicles if there's no simple means of recharging the battery from a NACS port. I'm adding the adoption of NACS
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I wish this were better stated. Hybrids offer a lot of advantages that people want. The hybrid F-150 has torque that is up there with diesels, except without all the emissions stuff needed.
I just wish we had more PHEVs like the Prius Prime, or the Jeep 4xe. I'm lucky enough to have a 50 amp, 240 volt outlet outside which gives me a type 2 charger. Definitely not a Supercharger by any means... but good enough to top off a vehicle overnight. For daily commutes, being able to plug it in and not use gas ar
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There is no torque advantage in hybrids vs EV's. Torque is one of the biggest advantages of Electric power
Test drove the Ioniq 5 a day ago (Score:3)
I understand why the Ioniq 5 is selling well. It was the base model and yet it was fun to drive.
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I have an Inster. I generally like it - the size is perfect - but it has a lot of annoyances.
15.5 million cars (Score:2)
15.5 million cars are sold in the US every year. It may be an increase, but it is still a drop in the bucket. I do not have access to private parking and consequently have no interest in buying a plug-in vehicle until I can cheaply and quickly charge it somewhere else. I do not expect do live that long.
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> 15.5 million cars are sold in the US every year. It may be an increase, but it is still a drop in the bucket. I do not have access to private parking and consequently have no interest in buying a plug-in vehicle until I can cheaply and quickly charge it somewhere else. I do not expect do live that long.
A great many things needs to happen for the plug-in EV to be considered the default option for every driver in the USA. I have doubts a healthy infant born yesterday will live long enough to see that day.
We will need a large expansion of electricity production. Presumably electricity production based on something other than fossil fuels or we are just shuffling the problems around than gaining ground on air pollution, energy independence, and CO2 emission reductions. We've certainly seen large gains in w
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All is that is needed for mass adoption of electric cars in the USA, is to open the market to China, with no tariffs. If America is so great, let them in. I was born in Minnesota, and am an American, but I do not agree with these Tariffs, and Musk, and Trump. So... Open up the markets. Let the free markets decide what is best for consumers.
That new tech... (Score:2)
That Mercedes just started testing looks wild. [1]https://electrek.co/2025/07/24... [electrek.co] With that range level, I can imagine that tech licensed across the board easily eliminating range anxiety for most and leading to wide adoption. Not that I am that big a Mercedes fan. But that solid state tech they have worked out is mighty impressive.
[1] https://electrek.co/2025/07/24/mercedes-benz-already-testing-evs-with-solid-state-batteries/
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Huh. Ford is indeed second from the top of the EV market at 5.4% as of 2023 but Hyundai is close behind at 4.7%. Methinks thou protest too much.
Unlike Tesla. (Score:2)
Unlike Tesla, the greatest stock fraud in human history.
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Unlike Tesla, the greatest stock fraud in human history.
Yea when a Tesla car is sold the dollars aren't as valuable as Hyundai /s Seriously, Musk became a target of the Washington blob when he bought Xitter. Similarly to Jeff Bezos, he should stick to super yachts and trophy wives and leave politics to the professionals.
Tax Credit expires at the end of August (Score:2)
The $7500 tax credit implies a discount in the ballpark of 15% on a vehicle but expires at the end of the month. I'd expect that this is bringing forward a lot of sales that would happen for the rest of the year to take advantage before it goes away.
To be a real sense of the trend of sales, you'd have to average the before-tax-expiration and after-tax-expiration months to see what's up. Otherwise you're just measuring noise.
Quarter of a million Ioniq 5s since launch (Score:2)
That’s the more important figure for Hyundai. It launched in 2021. It puts it about 3 to 10x below a big-selling global crossover such as the Tucson or CRV, so a fair way to go yet. It will now be a profit centre, and of course sales growth is still trending strongly upwards. I reckon Hyundai will be pleased with its progress thus far
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Right, because nobody's ever been mugged at a gas station . It's well known how safe and secure they all are. /sarcasm
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"Right, because nobody's ever been mugged at a gas station. It's well known how safe and secure they all are. /sarcasm"
If you don't have the option to charge at home (thankfully I can and do), you are likely to spend much, much, much more time "trapped" at a commercial charger than the 4 min to fill a gas tank and be off. Many of them are not as well-let or in as well-trafficked areas, often with no attendant oversight or even cameras. The more time spent at such places, the more likely there will be
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you know what, why don't you just stay asleep, you'll be doing us all a favor
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> Wake me up when we have charging stations. If one is privileged to have one at home, especially a 240VAC one, more power to you, but in my neck of the woods, finding a parking spot is impossible (since apartments don't have to bother building them), much less a charger, so it becomes an active chunk taken out of daily life to find a charger, and pray you don't get murgged.
Okay then, maybe a BEV is not for you. Unless there's some mandate for BEVs then you have nothing to worry about.
Another option is the PHEV. While most PHEV options today are built with the expectations on short trips on all (or most) battery power from an overnight charge there's some PHEV options with a relatively large battery for long distances on all (or most) battery power and a small gasoline engine and often tiny fuel tank to give something like 100 miles on only gasoline. For people that don't h
Re: Wake me up when we have chargers... (Score:2)
Hold on 220 is standard across most of the woeld ... oh yje us decided to go for 110 for some odd reason well tuugh