Without question, the big winner of Edmunds’ rapid charging evaluate was the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited. The rear-wheel drive iteration of the model with a single motor topped the charts with an awe-inspiring charging speed of 868 miles per hour, dwarfing the second-place finisher by 99 mph. According to Hyundai, the RWD Ioniq 6 has a range of 361 miles, so at that rate, the vehicle would be fully charged in about 25 minutes. Hyundai’s website claims it reaches 80% capacity on a rapid charge in 18 minutes, so they may be a bit overzealous in their numbers, though not too much.
The AWD version of the Ioniq 6 doesn’t fall too far behind either, as it placed third out of the 43 vehicles tested. That dual motor car still managed to charge at a speed of 764 mph. Hyundai distinguishes the RWD and AWD models in terms of range in their specs, but they do not do so when it comes to charging. Even though both are two of the three fast vehicles tested, that drop of over 100 mph is still significant.
The 2023 dual-motor Hyundai Ioniq 5 was also tested, and it still performed quite well, coming in sixth place at 673 mph. Clearly, Hyundai is putting in the work when it comes to efficient, fast charging for their electric vehicles.
