Electric Vehicles

My wife's Ioniq 6 turns on the brake lights when it is doing regeneration braking, so you are misinformed (unless it is a recent change; hers is a 2025). I can't imagine that your version has ever been true, though.

Also their failing ICCUs. They keep trying to fix it, but people keep reporting it's not fully solved.

This is a feature to maximize EV resale value by getting you a big cash settlement when someone rear ends you.

Along with fellow humans giving CT drivers the bird and snarky notes under their one dumb windshield wiper, they're also just... not very good vehicles. The steering is vague, the acceleration is ass because the vehicle is so heavy, and they get the gremlins if they get wet and they weren't set to car wash mode. So some drivers are going to be quietly trying to trade them in for shame, and some are going to be perpetually in the shop getting fixes for problems they never should have been allowed to have in the first place

They offer 15 years of warranty for that part, I wouldn't worry about it.

They're both very nice cars! No complaints.

The i4 is great because it looks like a regular car. It's literally just a 4 series grand coupe with an electric drivetrain. No gimmicks, no "the car needs to look futuristic" approach that so many manufacturers take with their EVs. The door handles are regular mechanical door handles.

The iX is... not exactly the opposite, but close enough. My understanding it that it was a concept car that BMW ended up releasing publicly. It's got an expensive electrochromic glass roof that you can switch between clear and frosted by pressing a button. It's got flush, electronic door handles. It's got a carbon fiber chassis. Things like that.

The iX is extremely comfortable for back seat passengers, as the back of the car is huge!

Everything the i4 can do, the iX can do at least a bit better. For example:

• i4 can do hands-free highway driving up to 40mph, whereas the iX does it up to 85mph.
• Both have options for parking and 360 cameras, but the cameras on the iX are noticeably higher resolution.
• i4 has air suspension for the back, whereas iX has air suspension for all four wheels.
• They're both great to drive, but the iX is smoother and quieter. The cabin is extremely quiet even at highway speeds.

The i4 is a lot cheaper though. I'm leasing both, and the i4 is less than half the price of the iX. I'm in the USA and we're paying $812/month plus tax for the iX, and $394/month plus tax for the i4, thanks to a combination of rebates, BMW loyalty discount (for the i4), and a 10% discount off MSRP.

We custom ordered the iX. It took a few months, but we could get exactly the options we wanted. It doesn't cost any extra to get a custom-built one compared to getting one from a dealer's lot.

Unfortunately, the iX has been discontinued in the USA. They cut off custom orders a few months ago, and dealers don't have many left. Rumor is that tariffs made it cost too much to import into the USA. The iX5 is supposed to replace it, but it's not coming out until next year.

You can disable the "unlock on approach" in the settings. I did on mine because that annoyed me the same way.

I also turned off lock when walking away. Sometimes I just forget something and have to run back for it...

Car now only locks or unlocks if I push buttons on the fob. That's what I prefer!

These kind of little things, plus the iccu and driver awareness sensor on 2025+ is what made me buy a '25 Mach E instead. They each have their quirks and the I5 is a better car on paper, but the Mach E is better in practice. I'll take a reliable ICCU, more sensical battery preconditioning, and driver profiles over the 800V architecture that DC charges slightly faster.

And it locks the doors when you walk away like you mentioned. It's the little things.

I want an EV and I like Hyundais (having owned one in the past), but reading comments like these reminds me that having a "modern" computerized car would drive me nuts. And that's on top of the surveillance and lack of right to repair being deal-breakers.

Hey bruh, you wanna skip forward a song on this playlist? Toggle down on the steering wheel control.

You. Dirty. Mother. Fucker.

I wish that all car manufacturers would start using UWB technology with their keys. It lets the car detect the physical location of the key, accurate to within 10 centimeters (4 inches).

This allows for very accurate automatic lock and unlock, and is essentially completely immune to relay and replay attacks. Even if the car receives an unlock signal, it won't actually unlock unless the key is also physically close to the car.

It also lets you use your phone as a key with the same automatic lock and unlock features, as long as it supports UWB, like the Pixel Pro, Galaxy Plus and Ultra series, and iPhones excluding the SE.