For months now I’ve been torn between buying a Model Y and buying one of Hyundai’s Ioniq models. Today I pulled the trigger and bought my first EV, an Ioniq 6 SEL. Overall I just felt like I was getting more car for the same price. I’m absolutely blown away at how much Hyundai has turned their brand around compared to 5 years ago. The 5 year 60k mile bumper to bumper and the 10/100k battery with two years free charging and 3 years free maintenance is what ultimately sold me. But dang if those Tesla seats aren’t the most comfortable things in the world.
I think all EVs have the 10/100 battery warranty by law. Model Y is a year shorter.
3 years Free maintenance is funny. On a Tesla that’s tire rotations and (for the HEPA/carbon air filter) a single filter change.
For some insane reason it looks like the IonIQ is more aggressive. break fluid and low conductivity coolant sooner. (40K/60K miles).
The Model Y the coolant last the life of the car. (They run a low pressure system and unified coolant systems).
It’s good they threw that in but… you’ll need it. They just require more for some reason.
You absolutely do have to change brake fluid at least every 3 years (and I change it either every 2 years or when it changes color to the worrying one).
Don’t mess with safety, no matter what cost-cutting measures manufacturer tries to push your way.
Do they ever change and purge the cooling system fluid for the battery and motor?
Nope. It’s sealed. It’s multiple loops that go through the single “Octovalve” which I assume is how it operates on a far lower pressure charge, and leaks less as that thing is like 3 parts instead of the 100 you would have in a normal car.
The low voltage battery is a Lithium now also.
Tesla should offer free 35 month maintenance (basically tire rotations!) or 36 (basically HEPA filter change and look at the brake fluid).
That’s interesting. I obviously don’t own an EV, but once our 2011 ICE car dies, will be getting a used EV to replace it. Hopefully I will know enough by then.
My buddy has a Kona and his yearly service is obligatory and coats more than his S class service did. Truly shady shit that Hyundai is pulling in my opinion but oh well
I have a Kona EV and my service so far has been changing the cabin filter
In the UK at least you need to follow the service regiment or the warranty is void. My buddy drives a lot so he pays a huge amount just for servicing
So that’s a country-specific law, then, not shady business by the carmaker.