Question regarding the different warranties (battery vs powertrain)
Hi Ariya folks....
My wife and I have been considering an EV for our next family car, with gas prices what they are. Additionally the lower maintenance and cost to own overall is just appealing and would fit in with our lifestyle. I WFH and drive a GTI around 3k miles per year, and my wife commutes about 30 miles per day in an SUV that averages around 20MPG....so an EV would fit in pretty nice!
We've considered everything, but we keep coming back to the Ariya... lots of preowned examples out there at a good price. I'm aware it doesn't have the fastest charging, but everything else about it we really like. One thing that keeps confusing me though, is the warranty, and I've gotten conflicting answers online and calling around to dealers. Does the 8 year government mandated battery warranty include propulsion/electric motor, or not? Would most of the potential issues to worry about fall under this, or just the normal "powertrain warranty"? I understand it could be a "just depends" answer, but just looking for a little feedback from owners on it.
Not a huge Elon or Tesla fan (before even his recent shenanigans, I've always had a bad taste in my mouth after he sued Top Gear for libel way back in 2011), but there's no denying their cars have some major perks, including being pretty up front about their 8-year warranty covering most of the critical components. I'd like to own the car for a while, and despite EVs generally being more reliable, I'd like to not be stuck with some major repair I've read some horror stories about.