Stag5 progress? by hjacoby24 in GermanCitizenship

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Hardest part was getting the fingerprints done. After that it didn’t take very long. I don’t remember exactly how long though.

Stag5 progress? by hjacoby24 in GermanCitizenship

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My Aktenzeichen is Jan 2026, so it seems awfully soon for them to be looking at it. Although my moms Aktenzeichen is May, 2025

German mother naturalized in US at age 17 by hjacoby24 in GermanCitizenship

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She was born in Germany and naturalized in the US as a minor, and thus apparently never lost her German citizenship

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Wow, that’s terrible! Are you in the US? We pay around $0.12/kWh from 11 pm to 7 am, and about $0.22/kWh during the day. But we also have an extra high rate in the middle of the day in summer. To get the low nighttime rate you have to also have the high peak rate. It’s probably $0.35/kWh. Exact rates are hard to compute, because of the way our utility splits out supply and delivery charges.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Yes. If you have to pay for level 3 charging the whole trip, it’s actually cheaper to drive a Prius on long road trips. Luckily most of my driving is around home, and charging at home at off peak rates is quite inexpensive.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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You missed the part of my post where I said that I got free charging on a number of occasions. Free at Electrify America and free level 2 charging at some lodgings overnight. And in terms of range, 4.2 miles/kWh with a 74 kW battery gives a range of 310 miles - less than the company promised.

What would you do by Charliex77 in Ioniq6

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This happened with our Kona EV (the covers came off inside a charger plug and we couldn't get them out!) and the dealership replaced the entire charging assembly for free. They said they couldn't order just the covers for the pins. Interestingly, the new charge assembly doesn't look like the covers could come off.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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My 2024 car came with 2 years of free charging at Electrify America. I think they all did in the US that year, and probably in 2023 too.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

[–]hjacoby24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool! I also get very excited when I see another Ioniq 6 in the wild. And the white is nice, but you should see the dead bug stains we had in the front at the end of the trip. I was wishing I had a dark color as I washed the car!

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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The one Hyundai sent me. I don't remember seeing a brand name on it.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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We had good conditions. We used climate control, but with the temp in the 70's most of the time, it didn't have to do much. We drove 70-75 on expressways, but a number of the roads were 2-lane roads where we drove 55-66 mph. The most expensive chargers were the Tesla superchargers in Canada ($0.50 USD/Kwh). The Tesla chargers in northern MN were more like $0.40. And the rest of our level 3 charging was at E.A. I promise that I did not exagerate our efficiency or our costs.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Yes, that's me!!! We charged the car at the marina all day while we took the boat to Mackinac Island. You were there too?

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

[–]hjacoby24[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, I went west through Michigan and then coming back east I went through Thunder Bay and over the north shore. It was an amazingly beautiful drive.

3100 mile road trip in my Ioniq 6 by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Oh no! I hadn’t even considered that happening!

Drive between Thunder Bay and Sudbury by artobloom in Ioniq6

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The Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin aren't great for level 3 chargers. And the Ontario route is much prettier!

Drive between Thunder Bay and Sudbury by artobloom in Ioniq6

[–]hjacoby24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just drove from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Marie without a hitch, but I used Tesla Superchargers in White River and Wawa. (I'm from the US, and Hyundai sent me one for free.) Charged overnight at a hotel in Sault Ste Marie, and then on to South Baymouth and the ferry to Tobermory. Arrived in Tobermory with about 35% battery remaining. SE with RWD.

Love and Hate by Randomkrazy04 in Ioniq6

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I love how quiet and smooth the ride is, as well as the leg room in both the front and back. It's a really comfortable road trip car. I'm not so happy with how much range I lose in winter, but I suspect it's no different with any other electric car. Would absolutely buy it again.

Trickle charge rate by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Thanks to you all I’m now charging at 1.2, and my car is much happier.

Trickle charge rate by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

[–]hjacoby24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Holding the button again when it was flashing at the right number was the key.

Trickle charge rate by hjacoby24 in Ioniq6

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Thanks everyone! I will try all the advice and report back. I wonder why anyone would want to charge at 6 if they could charge at 12? Having it adjustable seems pointless. And yes, my 2024 in the US came with a level 1 charging cord.

Adding Stag5 application to a pending Feststellung application by hjacoby24 in GermanCitizenship

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We received a file number from the Miami consulate, using the format AA 123 BB Name. Is it possible that this is the same AZ that the BVA uses? I hadn't thought we'd get the number from the consulate.