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.
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.