Some of you long timers may remember that in the olden days I had a 2019 Kona, and ... it didn't end well. I ended up with an ID.4 for myself. But my wife just bought (leased) a 2023 Kona EV, so we are now a 2-EV family. It has been about 3 years since I spent any time in a Kona - in some ways it seems sort of familiar, but there have been some changes as well in the intervening years. The dealer had cut about 5k$ from the price to move them off the lot since the 2024 models are due soon. We will apparently be getting a ChargePoint EVSE for home, which we don't need since I already have the JuiceBox (it is installed in a location where either one of us can easily charge without moving any of the cars). So I will have to decide what to do with the new one once that thing arrives, but I will likely end selling one of the two. They mentioned something about a credit to have an electrician install an outlet - don't know how that works, but since we don't need the outlet, I probably won't be able to claim that.
Chargepoint (Home Flex I assume?) is a good unit at least. I guess it comes with the vehicle as an incentive or something?
I believe that's the case. They had several installed at the dealership. It is probably a better incentive than handing out free charging at Electrify America, but it only works for people that have a garage or an outdoor location where they can install the thing. The Juicebox app got kind of messed up when they redid it for no good reason. I guess that's the only thing that would get me to consider switching.
Welcome back, hope this one works better for your family. I had some issues with my 2019 MY as well but none on my 21MY. Sounds like you received a good discount as well, congratulations.
JFC. Had the car 3 days, and a BMS update. It was a BMS update that bricked my 2019. Sent from my SM-G998U1 using Inside EVs mobile app
Guess it was too much to ask that they take care of that before letting the vehicle off the lot. *shrug*
So my wife gets a call from a dealer. There is a problem at Hyundai Motor Finance. Turns out the *minimum* lease payment is 200$/mo, and we were below that (probably because of the $7500 + trade-in + their own 5k$ price cut). So they are not only going to refund the deposit we put down, but also give us a check for 1000$. I am scratching my head on this one, but if the check clears, I guess it is all good. In other news, there is a post-purchase EV credit of $2500 that we can get from the state for buying an EV. Just a little paperwork, and another check comes in the mail..
After receiving the unexpected refund and check, did your lease payment increase to satisfy the $200 minimum?
I was excited to P/U my new AWD Ionic 5 tomorrow. Today I got an e-mail: " Our detail shop just ran the side of the Ionic 5 down the corner of the building...it's pretty messed up..." So, I too am back in my Kona
Yes, a HUGE discount might make up for it. As long as the damage was just cosmetic. And what happened to the worker that caused this?
It depends a lot on how bad the damage was. I would have someone look it over closely before they attempt any repairs.
