Now it just needs an NACS connector...
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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Now I’m curious how easy it will be to retrofit existing vehicles with a NACS connector. Ideally the voltage should be compatible, and you’d just have to change the port. But I’m not completely sure.
You can just get an adapter. I have a Tesla wall connector and it works fine with my non-Tesla and a $100 adapter.
The problem is that you can't use the Superchargers with an adapter. You can use the non-Supercharger ones... I forget what they're called... but not the Supercharger because of how it handles the money aspect.
How you pay for charging is super weird in those cases. I think you have to enter your card info into the car’s OS or something, or it’s more restrictive? Either way, pretty stupid since there are times when you want to just go to a card reader (like with a work credit card on a work trip) and just pay normally.
I don’t think this will be necessary in the future, if we’re going to have widespread EV adoption, charging stations need to become more like gas stations.
Maybe so but it's fugly
I think they look less bad in person
I've got the Ioniq 6 and I can tell you, people compliment it everywhere I go. I'm the only one who thinks it has a fugly fat ass apparently.
I live near Hyundais US HQ so I see at least one a day in person… and they look awful. Especially from behind.
Yeah the rear looks like a Porsche, but the front... Yuck!
Wait the front is what people dislike? Why? The back is the slightly weird part I really like the front
I found the front to look terrible on the white model(maybe other bright colours too?) but any of the dark colour models looked fine to me.
What about the ioniq 5?
The Ioniq 6 is one better.
Math checks out.
I love my Ioniq 5. Not for everyone, but it’s a fun car.
It looks nice, but I meant if it's also getting discounted? The 6 looks pretty ugly.
Oh not sure on the discount
The article talks about Hyundai's $7,500 incentive, but is that truly a separate incentive or are they talking about the $7,500 instant tax incentive on new EV's that was part of the inflation reduction act?
I've been eyeing the Ioniq 5 since launch and just priced them again through Hyundai site. This promotion is $7500 cash back in lieu of their 0.99% financing rate and it's only valid between 1/18/24 and 1/31/24. Hyundai is running a facetious sale for two weeks in order to drum up free publicity. If you purchase with the current market rate of around 6.5% rather than the promotional 0.99%, you're going to pay around $7500 extra in interest (assuming 50k loan, 10% down-payment, 5 year term).
Hyundai's EVs don't qualify for the instant tax incentive. They undergo final assembly in South Korea.
Source: I have one. It was on the paperwork.
This combined with the info in ShepherdPie's post makes it make sense. Because they don't qualify for the IRA incentive, Hyundai is trying to attract buyers who aren't familiar with the law's ins and outs. Someone like me who sees $7,500 and goes huh, I saw something about that...
What about after dealer markups?
Dealer markups are definitely not a thing in the current market. I have dealers calling me almost daily right now because I showed interest in an IONIQ5. They're taking almost $15k off MSRP on some of them. I bet you can get an IONIQ6 for under $30k at the right dealer.
Well you should tell the Toyota dealership by me then. $4k markup +$1500 in bs accessories. Can't buy a base model unless you know a guy around here.
Toyota is a special case. They are lacking inventory still and are consequently losing market share. They are fucking up big time right now.
As much as I don't like Tesla. I don't like Hyundai either. They should've added immobilizers in their cars from the start, and they should've never stopped.
The Model 3 prices in the article are not correct.
$38990 for base model 3
Article has it as $40630
$1640 difference. Not sure what that is, but it's more than the delivery fee if they were including that. Long range price is also overstated.
Edit- includes destination and order fee. Got it.