So I previously had AAA roadside support with my ICE vehicle and used it once. But I don’t know how useful AAA would be for my new electric car? I have 5 years of roadside assistance through Hyundai.

What do you think?

  • deekster_caddy@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    You have 5 years of roadside assistance. When that’s up you can always re-subscribe to AAA. The only thing I can think of would be flat tire assistance but I’m guessing you don’t have a spare, so you are calling for a tow pretty much no matter what. The reasons you may need roadside support are usually very different with an EV. If it’s leaving you stranded, it’s probably going to need a dealership visit anyway.

    One thing worth checking is to see if you can look at reviews to find general response times in your area. AAA almost always has partnership with several local/area tow companies, whereas OEM/manufacturers may not. AAA does get busy and sometimes has response times of a few hours, but usually they are the fastest option responding in under an hour. When we had to call Chrysler’s roadside assistance (AAA was my backup plan) they took a few hours because their contracted tow company was 50 miles away (and it was a busy night). AAA uses tow companies all over our area and would have responded much sooner.

    And… all of this being said, in our state if you break down on a highway, the state police is calling a tow for you through their contracted tow company and you can get reimbursed later by your roadside assistance program.