The Hyundai Ioniq 6’s EPA vary and effectivity numbers lately appeared on the fueleconomy.gov web site, offering us not solely fascinating data concerning the automotive, however revealing its prime place within the total 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 shifting to the comparability with different environment friendly electrical vehicles.

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Commonplace Vary

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Commonplace Vary (53-kilowatt-hour battery), with a rear-wheel drive (RWD) powertrain, is out there solely in a single trim degree (SE), geared up with 18-inch wheels.

In response to the info, 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 reasonably good outcome, however as we are going to 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 supplied with a 77.4-kWh battery so its vary will likely be considerably longer than within the case of the Commonplace Vary model.

Curiously, 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 price 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 report for BEVs (and all vehicles).

Essentially the most environment friendly electrical vehicles

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

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 score of 140 MPGe: 241 Wh/mi (150 Wh/km), together with charging losses.

Then, there’s 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 the moment contains solely fashions with a results of 130 MPGe or increased.

The very best EPA Mixed effectivity ever registered was set by the Tesla Mannequin 3 – the 2021 mannequin 12 months Commonplace Vary Plus (RWD) model, with a high-nickel battery (lighter than the at the moment used LFP battery). The automotive 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 nearly 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 unique story because it presents much more vary, and it is a a lot larger automobile. That appears like first rate progress in reducing power consumption.

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

Hyundai Ioniq 6

Beneath, we connected the Hyundai Ioniq 6 costs and fundamental specs.