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.
For us the Model Y was not only more comfortable but much cheaper in terms of price.
What maintenance does an EV need over the first three years anyway? They aren’t going to give you new tires.
Free charging? Where do you even charge? The only good charger network is Teslas.
From what I understand Hyundai can also use Tesla’s network. They have a charging station section on their website that shows them on a map and there’s probably 30 within 20 miles of me and it includes Tesla stations as well.
As far as maintenance there’s no oil to change but they still top off fluids check brakes, hoses, rotate tires, replace air filters, check battery connections, wash it and charge it. My dealership offers complimentary charging any time I stop by as well.
It’s not a lot per se but when I had my Chevrolet I had to pay for all my service.
Very informative and gracious response. Signed, a Tesla owner
Hyundai can’t use Tesla Superchargers in North America yet, except for the very few locations with Magic Dock. And even those have proven problematic. Hyundai will provide an adapter to allow your car to use many or most Superchargers in Q1 2025.
Adapters to use the slower Tesla Destination Chargers have been available for some time.
There are a handful of “magic dock” chargers that may appear there. Those are pretty rare in most states, but they’re rolling out.
I don’t expect them to continue to roll out. CCS is a dead-end plug, so you’ll likely be fast charging almost exclusively with an adapter in the next 2-3 years.
You’ll likely need to carry two adapters, one for L1/L2 and one for L3 charging.
The free charging is at Electrify America station. Not as reliable as Tesla but still pretty common.