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.
It’s low risk / low cost advertising for manufacturers, and I’m sure dealerships will make up all sorts of lies about how great it is. Reality is, what maintenance? Washer fluid, MAYBE a set of brakes (very unlikely).
It’s just bait for new EV buyers, with no real benefit.
Dealerships have to make up things to justify their existence