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.
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.
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.