How fast are the Volkswagen e-Up [Skoda CitigoE iV], VW e-Golf and Hyundai Ioniq Electric charging (2020) [video]

Bjorn Nyland compared the charging speed of VW e-Up, Hyundai Ioniq Electric and VW Golf. Volkswagen e-Up is interesting in that it represents two of its brothers - Seat Mii Electric and, in particular, Skoda CitigoE iV. The experiment will determine the winner by the fastest replenishment of energy and, more importantly, range.

Quick Charge for VW e-Up [Skoda CitigoE iV], Hyundai Ioniq Electric and VW e-Golf

Table of contents

• Quick Charge for VW e-Up [Skoda CitigoE iV], Hyundai Ioniq Electric and VW e-Golf
  • After 15 minutes: 1 / Hyundai Ioniq Electric, 2 / VW e-Golf, 3 / VW e-Up [received range rating]
  • After 30 minutes
  • 40 minutes later: Hyundai Ioniq is the clear leader, VW e-Up is the weakest
  • Why are the VW e-Up - and therefore the Skoda CitigoE iV - so bad?

Let's start by reminding you of the most important technical data in an experiment:

• VW e-Up (segment A):
  • Battery 32,3 kWh (total 36,8 kWh),
  • maximum charging power <40 kW,
  • real energy consumption 15,2-18,4 kWh / 100 km, on average 16,8 kWh / 100 km [converted by www.elektrowoz.pl from WLTP units: 13,5-16,4 kWh / 100 km, discussion of this topic below],
• VW e-Golf (segment C):
  • battery 31-32 kWh (total 35,8 kWh),
  • maximum charging power ~ 40 kW,
  • real energy consumption 17,4 kWh / 100 km.
• Hyundai Ioniq Electric (2020) (segment C):
  • Battery 38,3 kWh (total ~ 41 kWh?),
  • maximum charging power <50 kW,
  • real energy consumption 15,5 kWh / 100 km.

Charging starts at 10 percent of the battery capacity and takes place at ultra-fast charging stations, so the only limitations here are related to the capabilities of the vehicles.

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After 15 minutes: 1 / Hyundai Ioniq Electric, 2 / VW e-Golf, 3 / VW e-Up [received range rating]

After the first quarter of an hour of parking, the following amount of energy was replenished and the car continued to charge:

1. Volkswagen e-Golf: +9,48 kWh, 38 kW,
2. Volkswagen e-Up: +8,9 kWh, 33 kW,
3. Hyundai Ioniq Electric: +8,8 kWh, 42 kW.

It would seem that Hyundai is the worst of all, but the opposite is true! Due to the low power consumption, the ranking of the resulting range after a quarter of an hour of inactivity looks completely different:

1. Hyundai Ioniq Electric (2020): +56,8 km,
2. VW e-Golf: +54,5 km,
3. VW e-Up: +53 km.

After 15 minutes of waiting at the charging station, we will cover the longest distance in the Hyundai Ioniq Electric.... Of course, it must be added that the difference will not be dramatically large, because all cars support the same charging speed from +210 to +230 km / h.

Behavior is interesting VW e Upin which the strength has reached for a while maximum 36 kW, then gradually decreased... VW e-Golf charged up to 38 kW for a long time, and in Ioniqu the power increased and even reached 42 kW. But this is super fast charging. Ioniq Electric will be weaker on the "normal fast" up to 50 kW.

After 30 minutes

After a half-hour stop at the train station - around this time - a toilet and a meal - the cars were replenished with the following amount of energy:

1. VW e-Golf: +19,16 kWh, power 35 kW,
2. Hyundai Ioniq Electric: +18,38 kWh, power 35 kW,
3. VW e-Up: +16,33 kWh, moc 25 kW.

Taking into account the energy consumption during movement, we get:

1. Hyundai Ioniq Electric: +123,6 km,
2. Volkswagen e-Golf: +110,1 km,
3. Volkswagen e-Up: +97,2 cm.

After a half-hour stop at the train station, the distance between the cars increases. While the VW e-Up has yet to hit 100 kilometers of range, the Hyundai Ioniq Electric will travel over 120 kilometers.

40 minutes later: Hyundai Ioniq is the clear leader, VW e-Up is the weakest

After just over 40 minutes, the Volkswagen e-Golf was charged to 90 percent of its capacity. Up to 80 percent, he kept above 30 kW, in the range of 80-> 90 percent - twenty-odd kilowatts. Meanwhile, Hyundai Ioniq Electric 38,3 kWh and VW e-Up, having exceeded 70 percent of their capacity, will first consume up to twenty, and then several kilowatts.

Because if we are on the road and start with 10% battery capacity, all mentioned vehicles should be charged for 30, maximum 40 minutes. - then the electricity will be cut off abruptly, and the whole process will be inexorably long.

What were the results?

1. Hyundai Ioniq Electric (2020): +23,75 kWh, +153 km,
2. Volkswagen e-Golf: +24,6 kWh, +141 km,
3. Volkswagen e-Up: +20,5 kWh, +122 km.

Leader the list therefore turns out Hyundai Ioniq Electric... The percentage did not increase as quickly as the e-Golf, because it has higher capacity batteries. anyway thanks to very economical driving, it covers the most kilometers when parked at a charging station.

Why are the VW e-Up - and therefore the Skoda CitigoE iV - so bad?

Our observations show that – Tesla aside – the best energy-to-size ratio to date is achieved by cars closing the B/B-SUV segment and opening the C/C-SUV segment. Cars that are too small consume more than your intuition suggests, probably due to higher air resistance and a higher front surface angle (you have to squeeze these people in somewhere in the cabin…).

However, it is not the case that a VW e-Golf or VW e-Up is consuming a lot of this energy and "performing poorly" as you may have just read.

You must remember this The current generation Hyundai Ioniq Electric is one of the most economical electric vehicles in the world.... He is not a leader, but close to that.

> Hyundai Ioniq Electric toppled. Tesla Model 3 (2020) most economical in the world

Queue with power consumption VW e-Up we averaged values ​​provided by the manufacturer... When we use smaller wheels, the energy consumption is reduced and the results are improved. When driving in the city VW e-Up / Skoda CitigoE iV. he has a chance do better than Hyundai Ioniq Electric, therefore, the leader of the rating.

At least when it comes to replenishing the power reserve during a certain downtime of the charger.

Worth Watching:

Editor's Note: Shots of the two Volkswagens show charger screens, while the Ioniqu Electric shows a shot from inside the car. This means that for the Ioniq we have the energy that was actually added to the battery, and for the Volkswagen we have the one that was counted by the charger, without loss of charge... We decided that we would close our eyes to possible losses, because they are so small that they should not significantly interfere with the result.

We would take into account the losses if it turned out that the Hyundai Ioniq Electric is between or below the Volkswagen - then their addition could be important in determining the winner. Here the situation is clear.

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