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

We already coated the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 lineup, together with the initial EPA numbers for the Long Range versions. Let’s now check out the outcomes, earlier than transferring to the comparability with different environment friendly electrical automobiles.

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Commonplace Vary

The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Commonplace 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 keeping 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 end result, 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 shall be considerably longer than within the case of the Commonplace Vary model.

Curiously, it will also 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 similar 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 automobiles).

Probably the most environment friendly electrical automobiles

Now, let’s check out the EPA’s official checklist of probably the most environment friendly automobiles from the 2023 mannequin yr in the USA.

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 the moment consists of solely fashions with a results of 130 MPGe or greater.

The very best EPA Mixed effectivity ever registered was set by the Tesla Mannequin 3 – the 2021 mannequin yr 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.

In the present day’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 unique story because it affords much more vary, and it is a a lot greater automobile. That seems like first rate progress in reducing vitality 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 ranking – additionally a brand new report.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6

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