I have a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, and I only owned it for a month before it got totaled when I ran over a rock. Turns out that the bottom of the car is only protected by plastic, although that's where they keep their 38k battery (costs over 42k to replace). A car being totaled by a rock is unheard of to me, and I genuinely believe that it is a design fault. Hyundai's consumer affairs has refused to help me, and my insurance adjuster is only offering 30k for a car I just bought at 48k MSRP (it was about 58k out the door) a month ago. I am looking at close to 30k of loss, even with insurance help.

I HIGHLY do not recommend ANYONE to get the EV cars from Hyundai. If they're only going to cover the most expensive part of the car with plastic and let it be that easy to damage, while not offering any help for a fault in their design, this would cause you a lot of headaches.

I have a 2017 Audi A3 etron and it has a warranty for 15 years or 150k miles. It’s got 60k miles on the vehicle. I recently took it into Audi and the determined that my battery has degraded by 50% but they will not replace it. Has anyone experienced this? How far does it have to degrade to be replaced? Thank you in advance.

I'll be getting my very first EV (Renaul Megane E-tech Electric) on tuesday and I was wondering if there are any android phone applications which can link to a bluetooth OBD2 device and could combine the GPS trip logging with the consumption info coming from the OBD2 device?

Of course I can use for example TripLog application for free and log my driving there and then manually reset the car consumption every time I start the car and manually enter the consumption after each drive but it would be nice if that could be automated. I cannot find any information about TripLog website if this feature is already supported and they have a premium version of the app which has some OBD2 integration but I have no idea what those are.

It doesn't have to be TripLog app, that was just an example, but something similar would be appreciated if any of you know that such an app exists. Thanks.

Today I sold my Model Y, actually got a pretty good sales price, 22 MYP with 30k miles, got 33k for it. Rolled that over into a Lyriq, I love it, it's still plenty fast and the interior is 10x nicer than the Y. Plus I feel like a pimp having a caddy, lol stereo is really good too!

If we're dreaming of a road trip in our IONIQ 5 to Mexico, and the only fast charging along the way is at Tesla Superchargers, can we charge there with an adapter (does the agreement allowing us to charge at superchargers in the US apply to Mexico too)?

We're east of Texas, which would be our logical way to get to Mexico. It looks like there are more fast chargers out west. If we have to rely on native CCS1 charging, then I guess we'd have to either wait or plan on going west first, then south.

Any timelines on when it is expected to be spotted in dealerships?

Hey friends,

My tenant is asking if I can install a Tesla charger. I found that my county needs a permit and I wonder if this is a must-do. My current thinking is that, given this is a rental property, I should go with the permit and everything route to be safe. Thoughts? Experience? Thanks.

-- Alex

I rented a Chevy Silverado E for a day for a quick trip to Utah. I was offered a $69 prepay for electricity from Hertz and declined. On the way back I charged at an Electrify America and it cost me $89 for the pleasure of me charging it back to the level I took it out with. That was $89 for 298 miles driven. That seems very expensive. In ICE mileage that is 13.5 miles per gallon at a $4 fuel cost. Plus I also quickly remembered why I don’t want to one a pickup truck. Is EA just more expensive?

Dear Carmakers: Want Tesla Buyers? Hurry Up And Make Better EVs.

Wonder what people's thoughts are cause I'm sort of thinking the same thing if you are in the market for an electric car but not an SUV.

EDIT: In the USA.

Hey Everyone,

I have been a Tesla model y driver the last three years. My lease was up and due to recent developments with Elon and the staleness of having a Tesla (including a model 3 before) for the last 5 years; it was time for a change.

Last night I made the jump and signed a lease of a 2024 Equinox EV 2RS all black. My lease isn’t up for a month and I just went to look and test drive anyway. I drove it and was blown away. It feels remarkably similar to my Dual Motor model Y but the interior quality was better. Loved every bit of it. It even has super cruise. The only option it’s lacking that I wish it had is the panoramic sunroof.

I feel like I got a great deal (I negotiated pretty hard). 24 month lease with $315 per month lease with $0 down, 10,000 miles. All in all, spending $120 less per month than my Tesla. Very happy!