Electric Vehicle; Characteristics Of Electric Vehicles; Battery Information - Hyundai IONIQ 5 Owner's Manual

Electric Vehicle

Electric Vehicle
An electric vehicle is driven using a battery and an electric motor. While general vehicles
use an internal combustion engine and gasoline as fuel, electric vehicles use electrical
energy that is charged inside the high voltage battery. As a result, electric vehicles are
eco-friendly in that they do not require fuel and do not emit exhaust gases.

Characteristics of Electric Vehicles

1. It is driven using the electrical energy that is charged inside the high voltage battery.
This method prevents air pollution since fuel, like gasoline, is not required, negating
the emission of exhaust gases.
2. A high performance motor is used in the vehicle as well. Compared to standard,
internal combustion engine vehicles, engine noise and vibrations are much more
minimal when driving.
3. When decelerating or driving downhill, regenerative braking is utilized to charge the
high voltage battery. This minimizes energy loss and increases the distance to empty.
4. When the battery charge is not sufficient, AC charge, DC charge and trickle charge are
available. (Refer to "Charge Types For Electric Vehicle" for details.)
Information
What does regenerative braking do?
It uses an electric motor when decelerating and braking and transforms kinetic energy to
electrical energy in order to charge the high voltage battery. (Torque is applied in the
opposite direction when decelerating to generate braking force and electric energy.)

Battery Information

• The vehicle is composed of a high voltage battery that drives the motor and
air-conditioner, and an auxiliary battery (12 V) that drives the lamps, wipers, and audio
system.
• The auxiliary battery is automatically charged when the vehicle is in the ready (
mode or the high voltage battery is being charged.
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