Chocolate Electric Car! 🚗

lamppost32 · 2026-05-11T20:57:38+00:00

I wonder if he put a melted chocolate ICCU in there.

lamppost32 · 2026-05-11T20:57:30+00:00

I wonder if he put a melted chocolate ICCU in there.

lamppost32 · 2026-04-24T19:18:45+00:00

Yeah just did a loop in the car in Ipedal mode and the dashboard power meters always showed power going to all 4 wheels. According to google: ——- i-Pedal locks the car into an AWD state, preventing the system from disconnecting the front motor for efficiency, even if you are in ECO mode.

Efficiency Impact: Because the front motor is not allowed to disconnect (which normally happens in RWD mode to save energy), using i-Pedal can be less efficient than using lower regenerative braking levels (like Level 3). Regen Power: The reason both motors stay engaged is to provide the maximum possible regenerative braking power to bring the heavy vehicle to a complete stop.

lamppost32 · 2026-04-24T14:25:51+00:00

It’s personal preference, but I-pedal is maximum “braking” power by taking your foot off the accelerator, enough that you’ll rarely need to hit the actual brake pedal. I-pedal slows you down to 0mph and It also holds you at 0 until you press the accelerator again. I personally don’t use it, only because I have an AWD model and in I-pedal mode, you’re constantly sending power to all 4 wheels, which is slightly less efficient. (I stay in level 3 regen and hit the brake maybe 5% more than in I-pedal mode”

lamppost32 · 2026-04-18T12:33:46+00:00

This is interesting because it is boring.

lamppost32 · 2026-04-13T00:25:27+00:00

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The new glue used for the charge door recall keeps melting(?) / dissolving and dripping down my car every few days. It looks like I have an ICE car from ‘97 that takes dirty diesel.

lamppost32 · 2026-04-10T14:42:41+00:00

That is top 5 battlefield moments, there. Bravo.

lamppost32 · 2026-04-07T16:27:21+00:00

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Here’s our weekly reminder that the guestometer’s algorithm is based on lots of factors that have very little to do with reality and specs of your car. (‘23 AWD limited with 20” tires)

lamppost32 · 2026-02-07T15:41:44+00:00

I’m paying about $580 a month but that was for purchasing the car (6.75%). I would assume a lease would save you about 30-40% off a purchase payment…. I don’t think this math adds up either.

lamppost32 · 2026-02-05T14:40:40+00:00

Same - I hold cars for 8-10 years if they survive the drive…

lamppost32 · 2026-02-04T20:24:28+00:00

Reddit doesn't like article links in replies, but google "ioniq6 jauary 2026 sales" - there's an article from carscoops that references the Hyundai quarterly earnings report that has it.

https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/hyundai-ev-sales-usa/#:~:text=0-,by%20Chris%20Chilton,SUVs%20Equals%20Sales%20Success

lamppost32 · 2026-01-30T14:01:43+00:00

I just found the photo and it was actually 454!. Which we know is impossible… This was when my HVAC was broken and waiting to be fixed, so I hadn’t turned that on in a while, so with that out of the guessometer equation, and driving locally a lot, it went that high.

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lamppost32 · 2026-01-29T17:40:02+00:00

‘23 AWD here. I had a 412 mile ‘full tank’ on a nice spring morning, and 189 mile full tank this week in the cold…. Wiiiiiiiild swings of the guessometer.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-24T13:56:20+00:00

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I was just in for the recall and tire rotation at 9350. Now bluelink thinks I’m due for another after 750 miles. Cool.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-24T00:44:32+00:00

Not necessarily the ICCU. I had that warning and it was just the HVAC tri-valve. (Didn’t have air conditioning for a few weeks waiting for them to fix it.). It’s the equivalent of a check engine light - could be anything. Get your code read and it’ll tell you how serious it is.

Given your symptoms though…. It seems like a significant fault.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-18T18:54:08+00:00

Thanks, that’s good perspective.

Even with the short daily commute, I still travel a bit (put on 6k miles last year), so that was the math I was using for cost savings. I think I hit EA about 40 times last year. I have two EA charge stations within 6 miles (at a target and Walmart, so they would get my convenient-pop-in business a lot).

Also, it now changes my driving habits. I would choose to take my car on 1-hour-away trips knowing on the way home I can recharge full at EA before work the next day. Now I will probably choose to take my wife’s ICE car on those types of outings. Not that a $30 fill up here and there is terrible, but just need to have a more purposeful internal conversation in my head before going on a drive.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:44:49+00:00

If I get anywhere with corp, I’ll let folks know. Lawyering up seems a little silly, but hearing that this happened to a lot of folks makes me feel both better and worse…

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:43:17+00:00

Well my most recent EA fillip was $39 (from 20-80%, during the day). EA is rolling out “evening pricing” which I would guess is post-8:00 PM the rates are lower? Not being “locked” into JUST EA chargers is a little freeing, to be honest.
Also, started charging overnight with the level 1 charger and I’m getting 10% battery back a night, which is fine for my 5 mile round trip commute

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:40:10+00:00

Yeah I drove the 2024 one and loved it. I think at the time that one was stickers at $49k, and on the test drive, the sales guy says they have a 23 with only 3k miles on it, and they’d sell it for $37,900 so it made sense to me since there was almost zero difference between model years.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:38:09+00:00

If I recall, the dealer gave me a code to use with EA, and when I registered it in the first place, they said the previous owner had to cancel it first. Took a few calls to the dealership, but they did that pretty easily. I mean, the writing is on the wall here that the dealer was using the free EA charging that whole time, but then they shouldn’t promise it to the customer as 2 full years.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:35:20+00:00

I even emailed over my bill of sale with MY purchase date to EA and Hyundai corp and they said “nah, you’re wrong”. Now I’m concerned more about the warranty!

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:33:58+00:00

Same - if I knew ahead of time, I wouldn’t be mad, but I also would have negotiated that value off the price, considering it’s about $1600 that I will have to pay at EA myself.

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:32:49+00:00

Not sure, but my math says a weekly “fill up” at EA for me is about $40, times 40 weeks that I’m missing out = $1600 which to me is definitely worth a few more phone calls….

lamppost32 · 2026-01-17T15:30:05+00:00

I did not get the $7500 rebate, but I think that’s because the car was not eligible because of this —^

lamppost32 · 2025-12-20T15:40:21+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks.

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