In California, Car Buyers Are Choosing Electricity Over Gasoline in Record Numbers

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I have a Hyundai Kona Electric 2022 and it is a perfectly dumb electric car

+1 on the Kona Electric.

I have the MY2023 and it works perfectly as a dumb car but there are some creature comforts hidden behind a subscription. The BlueLink App which is around $7/month allows you to remotely see and control things from your phone such as:

  • Locking/unlocking the car from your phone no matter the distance
  • Getting notifications if you forgot to lock your car
  • Remote start the climate control
  • Diagnostics with codes so you don't need an OBDII reader

Again, it's a perfectly good dumb EV without those but they are trying the subscription model for luxury features. Hyundai, at least, gave me a 3 year free trail.

In Australia BlueLink is not even an option so it is perfectly dumb and great