Hyundai IONIQ 5 has a single driving of nearly 20,000 kilometers to reach the Arctic Sea…
Hyundai IONIQ 5 single charge driving nearly 20,000 kilometers to the Arctic Ocean…it was originally seen on Autoblog.
You don’t usually bring an electric crossover to the Arctic Circle. You’ll take a shovel, a thermos, and maybe a Ford super responsibility full of regrets. However, a stock Hyundai Ioniq 5 has just completed a round trip of 19,743 kilometers from Ontario to the Arctic Sea without fuel reduction.
On April 24, Patrick Nadeau, the man behind the wheel, arrived in the remote town of Tuktoyaktuk in the northwest on June 10. Showroom-spec 2025 Hyundai ioniq 5 prefers the ultimate packaging to pack with visibility, but is not affected. The real test is not the scope. This is toughness-Ioniq 5 passes in both ways.
What is needed to reach the Arctic
It’s not an easy road trip. Nadeau’s Ioniq 5 is over nearly 20,000 km, with an average of 18.9 kWh/100 km, requires 87 charging stations and carries 400 pounds of equipment, including full-size spare gear. Total electricity cost? A trip of just $1,403 (i.e. $1,025) will cost more than twice the price of gasoline.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t the high-performance Ioniq 5 N, and Hyundai recently signed a $66,000 beast in a competitive rental deal. This is a more solid remote version, which makes the feat more relevant – especially for real-world EV buyers who aren’t too interested in drift mode, more concerned about how their EVs perform on winter highways.
Of course, for those who are still selling Ioniq 5n across, experts suggest that unless you head straight to the track, there may be better value in a decor like limited or preferred. This journey underlines this point – the factory standard Ioniq 5 handles thousands of kilometers, gravel roads, flooded ferries and wildfire detours, and has zero mechanical complaints. This is what you call the real world stress test.
It’s not just driving
Hyundai is also using the trip to support its hopes for wheel movement, shooting virtual reality content that will soon be delivered to children’s hospitals across Canada. Purpose: To provide young patients with an immersive VR experience in northern Canada, bringing the Arctic into the treatment room through the eyes of the Ioniq 5’s windshield.
The mission aligns well with the wider appeal of the Ioniq 5 – the car’s commuting in a muddy city is as comfortable as charging through the Yukon. As we saw in our review of the 2025 Ioniq 5 Limited, the car blends performance, comfort and usability in a way that steadily wins skeptics.
From ice road to high speed
After a brief arrival in the Arctic Ocean and a brief pause during the 2026 IONIQ 9 media release, Nadeau turned his journey home into a fast sprint, with an average of more than 1,000 kilometers per day. The trip initially started with a slow-paced sightseeing mission turned into an unquestioned return leg, proving the Ioniq 5’s fast charging capability and fatigue-free riding comfort.
No charging miracle. No super secret prototype tweaks. Just regular IONIQ 5 and some plans – same travel more EV drivers may soon find themselves trying as infrastructure improves.
In short, it’s more than just a road trip. This is a rolling case study – not guessing, but execution. Ioniq 5 not only survives in the Arctic. It looks easy.
Hyundai IONIQ 5 has nearly 20,000 kilometers in a single drive to reach the Arctic Sea… first appeared on Autoblog on July 14, 2025
This story was first appeared on July 14, 2025 by Autoblog.
