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.
Quick note for anyone reading this: basically every EV has a nice long 8/100k or better battery warranty. It’s nice of Hyundai to throw another two years on there, but it’s also very tough to build a battery that will hold up for 8 years and then not make it to 10.
California mandates 10 years. Some companies (Chevy, Rivian, Tesla) simply give only California-resident vehicles the extra 2 years and some companies go ahead and make it global.
But all cars (by federal mandate) have an 8 year battery warranty.