This sounds great, but the cynic in me can’t help buy wonder if this is counter-programming for Mozilla’s privacy study that came out a couple weeks ago: …mozilla.org/…/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-pr…
Hyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyers
Submitted 9 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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codenamekino@lemmy.world 9 months ago
StandingCat@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Im not sure what your point is here. Don’t get an EV because they (and all other new cars) have privacy issues?
Johanno@feddit.de 9 months ago
No he meant they are just trying to safe their face.
JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
It kinda sucks there’s no car manufacturers that’ll make new cars without these privacy issues. I suppose the best thing that could be done would be to attempt to disconnect a car from being able to contact any network so no data can get out.
ubermeisters@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Oh look more spam from The Verge
zoe@infosec.pub 9 months ago
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autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 9 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
If you were holding off on buying an EV because you didn’t know where to start on getting a home charger installed, Hyundai’s new deal might help you out.
The automaker is now offering a free home electric vehicle charger plus up to $600 off the installation cost with the purchase or lease of select Hyundai EVs.
The charger is currently listed at $549 on the website and supports up to 50 amps, which could get you around 37 miles of driving range per hour of charging.
If your home has a driveway or garage, it’s usually pretty straightforward to get an EV charger installed.
It’s more difficult for apartment dwellers, as the landowner must facilitate equipment, and in that case, this offer won’t help you.
However, Hyundai does offer new EV buyers access to two years of complimentary Electrify America charging.
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You999@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
This is a WAYYYYYY better insensitive for everyone than offering free charging at charge points. It should move people who could charge at home but do not in order to save money back to their home charger freeing up DC fast chargers for those who actually need it.
Jaeger86@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Hyundai also got busted for using child labor in the states and was heavily penalized for it, so trying to rebuild their image? reuters.com/…/exclusive-hyundai-subsidiary-has-us…
potpotato@artemis.camp 9 months ago
Free charger for the $80k carport. Who has a house like that?
Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 9 months ago
She makes bespoke handbags from upcycled Trader Joe’s wine boxes and he day trades on heirloom potato futures. She wanted a place “walkable, but not downtown” and he just wanted a home office with floor to ceiling windows looking out over his neighbors’ rooftops. Next week on “Go Flip Yourself”!
ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social 9 months ago
What is a carport? The cars themselves start at less than $40k.
potpotato@artemis.camp 8 months ago
The roof the car is parked under — a doorless garage.
deeroh@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
Cool! I think GM had (has?) something similar, which is great.
I’m personally holding off until I can get a V2H charger, but if I didn’t have charging at work as an option, I’d jump on this.
podperson@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Chevy seems to be offering a $0 cost installation of a level 2 charger if you buy OR lease a Bolt or Bolt EUV: www.chevrolet.com/electric/…/installation
spongebue@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They still do! It can work better for some than others. Some people have gotten ridiculously inflated quotes for a non-standard (only covered for $1K) installation for dumb reasons. That said, my panel is on the other side of my house but the ~50’ run was still covered in full. Local installer was amazing to work with. And I’ve got more charging power than I know what to do with.
Keep in mind that the EVSE itself is the easy part. If you get the wiring in, you can always swap the box later on.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Are they going to randomly start on fire, like their cars?
atrielienz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Hyundai is supposedly gathering information about their customers and giving it to the cops.
Thade780@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Did you mean immobilizers? Otherwise I have no idea what you are talking about.
Brickhead92@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Nah, imonilizers, a new device used to monetize driving patterns.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yep. The one time autocorrect didn’t try to help.
Jaeger86@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Dude it was crazy it’s like a 10 year period I think