Easycare: Reinventing the service contract for EVs. Cox: Transforming F&I for Automotive eCommerce. Cox: Transformation toward eCommerce in automotive retailing. Big Ass Fans: Reducing risk and productivity loss with Big Ass Fans & evaporative coolers. Ally: All Ears Podcast 1 | Used Car Bubble. Acxiom: Acxiom VP on the intersection of analytics and car shoppers. Cox: Video | Cox VP on advancements in digital car buying for dealers and customers. NISSAN: 2022 Pathfinder and 2022 Frontier. It was fitting to enter a national park in EV mode, allowing us to take in the sights from a nearly quiet vehicle. While some of the switchbacks going up gave the Ioniq's engine a workout, coming back down was typically a breeze and we sailed in EV mode when it automatically kicked on, which was more often than not. Our total bill for gasoline: $129.81.įrom the various ecosystems of Olympic National Park, to the mountain roads of Mount Rainier National Park to the twisty byway running through North Cascades National Park, the Ioniq was our trusty companion in seas of Subarus and decked-out vans at campgrounds, trailheads and lookout points. We racked up 1,320 miles on the Ioniq and averaged 51.5 mpg, somewhat remarkable for a car filled with luggage and subject to lots of high-altitude driving. The heated leather seats, sunroof and wireless charge pad for phones were features we used throughout the trip.īut the most striking benefit was fuel efficiency. For two people, it was a good, if not a little snug, fit. The expanded cargo area was far more accessible than the Malibu's trunk would have been. We put the hatchback's second-row seats down to load up gear. I banked that the Ioniq, an eco-car, would be worth it, and it didn't disappoint. While this job comes with the distinct privilege of getting to drive all types of new vehicles in a rotating press fleet, I had never driven an Ioniq Hybrid. It's one thing when it's your own car that you're familiar with, but flying across the country and not knowing what you'll be driving for 11 days is different. It's fair to say a vehicle can make or break a big road trip. Perhaps by dumb luck or just good timing, we exited the garage in a black 2020 Ioniq Hybrid and headed toward Port Angeles, one of the entrances to Olympic National Park. I suppose it could have been much higher. The odometer read 27,475, but I didn't mind. I ran, not walked, to the hatchback to claim it. There it was: a freshly washed Ioniq hybrid. Our suitcases with camping gear were jam packed in the second row and trunk when I heard a door shut across the way and looked up. 
I managed to find a Malibu with just four miles on the odometer. Eleven days behind the wheel of a midsize sedan not known for stellar fuel economy was not our first choice. We were somewhat disappointed when we were greeted with a selection of just Chevrolet Malibus. We hoped to get something with decent fuel economy like a Venue but as the trip drew near, and fuel prices climbed higher, my wallet really hoped for something green. We knew the trip would require a lot of driving from one park to the next. It was a bit of a gamble, but the last time we scored a Hyundai Venue and enjoyed it.
When making the rental-car reservation months ago, I selected the option that allowed us to pick from an aisle of vehicles. Late last month, my wife and I flew to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as a starting point to explore Washington's three national parks. With some good fortune, I recently spent some quality seat time in one and came away with a lot of respect for one of the auto industry's shortest-lived models.
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SEATTLE - As gasoline-electric hybrids go, the market hardly got to know the Ioniq, introduced in 2017, before Hyundai decided to pull the plug on the Toyota Prius rival.īlame the market rush to full EVs, the pandemic or even the chip shortage that has left showrooms bare, but the Ioniq - a clever portmanteau that marries "ion" with "unique" - never seriously challenged the Prius.
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