The Ioniq 5 is a mixed bag. The EV parts of it are wonderful (fast charging!!!), but the software and minor features are a little mystifying. Besides the lack of a rear wiper, it has a wireless charging pad and Apple CarPlay, but not wireless CarPlay. So the wireless charging pad basically went unused until I installed an aftermarket wifi CarPlay dongle. The frustrating part is that the car already has a wifi antenna, but it only works with verizon cell service. Why?? Similarly, I just ordered an aftermarket chip that locks the doors to the car if you walk away with it unlocked. The car is fully capable of locking the doors itself and will do so if the auto unlock is triggered but no door is opened, but walk away auto-lock wasn't included as an option on N. American models. Mystifying. It's like they shipped a car that they hadn't quite finished working on. It seems like they finally got around to fixing these issues for the 2025 Ioniq 5 though.
