Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named 2025 Best Value EV by Cars.com
Seven categories assessed by Cars.com experts
IONIQ 5 secures second place in Best Value EV
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hyundai IONIQ 6 has been awarded the 2025 Best Value electric vehicle by Cars.com. To qualify, vehicles had to be priced at or below their segment's average and include features like automatic transmission, Android Auto™, Apple CarPlay®, blind spot monitoring, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, brake assist, and lane departure warning. Electric vehicles needed a minimum range of 280 miles. Over 100 vehicles were evaluated in seven categories.
"The research provided by Cars.com's 2025 Best Value New Cars list highlights Hyundai's variety of offerings across different price ranges," said Ricky Lao, director, product planning, Hyundai Motor North America. "With five Hyundai vehicles listed as finalists and one overall winner in the electric vehicle category – the Hyundai IONIQ 6 – we provide customers exceptional design, features and technology across the lineup."
"With a best-in-class 342-mile range, standard smartphone connectivity and a head-turning design, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE Long Range tops our EV list and earns the title of Cars.com's Best Value Electric Vehicle," said Jenni Newman, editor-in-chief, Cars.com. "When you combine that kind of range, efficiency and tech at a price around $40,000, the Ioniq 6 is a no-brainer for budget-conscious EV shoppers."
Hyundai has implemented several programs to help ease the transition of EV ownership:
IONNA – a joint venture with eight OEMs to develop a new, high-powered charging network with at least 30,000 chargers. The first station recently opened in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Beginning in Q1 2025, Hyundai is providing complimentary NACS adapters North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States and Canada. Hyundai EVs with the free NACS ports will gain access to more than 20,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This will double the size of the DC fast charging network available to Hyundai EV customers.
The all-new 2025 IONIQ 5 was the first to be NACS equipped with the 2026 IONIQ 5 N and 2026 IONIQ 9 following later.
Evolve+, Hyundai's electric vehicle subscription service provides flexibility and affordability to consumers that want to drive Hyundai's newest electric vehicles without committing to a purchase or lease.
Hyundai Home Marketplace, a one-stop shop for Hyundai EV customers' home electrification needs. Customers can arrange for the delivery and installation of their complimentary home EV charger, as well as purchase solar panels and home energy storage systems.
About Cars Commerce
Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry. The Company simplifies everything about car buying and selling with powerful products, solutions and AI-driven technologies that span pretail, retail and post-sale activities – enabling more efficient and profitable retail operations. The Cars Commerce platform is organized around four industry-leading brands: the flagship automotive marketplace and dealer reputation site Cars.com®, award-winning technology and digital retail technology and marketing services from Dealer Inspire, essential trade-in and appraisal technology from AccuTrade, and exclusive in-market media solutions from the Cars Commerce Media Network. Learn more at www.carscommerce.inc.
Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai Motor America offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles, while supporting Hyundai Motor Company's Progress for Humanity vision. Hyundai has significant operations in the U.S., including its North American headquarters in California, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama assembly plant, the all-new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America and several cutting-edge R&D facilities. These operations, combined with those of Hyundai's 835 independent dealers, contribute $20.1 billion annually and 190,000 jobs to the U.S. economy, according to a recent economic impact report. For more information, visit www.hyundainews.com.
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