Warranties

2017 Hyundai Ioniq to have lifetime battery-failure warranty
Stephen Edelstein February 13, 2017

Hyundai is extending the lifetime battery warranty offered on previous electrified models to the 2017 Ioniq lineup as well. The warranty applies to all versions of Hyundai's first dedicated green car, including the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Electric, and Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid. As with previous Hyundai models, the warranty applies to complete failure of the lithium-ion battery packs in these vehicles, not to any degradation in battery capacity that may occur over time. DON'T MISS: Hyundai Ioniq Electric beats Prius Prime, BMW i3 on energy efficiency (Nov 2016) If the battery pack fails, Hyundai will...
Tesla Model S Drivetrain Warranty Rises To 8 Years, Same As Battery Pack
Tesla will expand the drivetrain warranty for all Model S electric cars, including ones already on the road.
Stephen Edelstein August 17, 2014
Nissan Leaf Battery Warranty: What You MUST Do To Keep It Valid
Yesterday, we covered a story about several Tesla Roadster owners -- and one in particular -- who claim that Tesla caused them to turn their $109,000 cars into very expensive bricks. The owners in question claim that Tesla didn’t make them aware that leaving a roadster unplugged for extended...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield February 23, 2012

2011 Chevrolet Volt Battery Pack Warranty: 8 Years, 100K Miles
General Motors announced today that it would offer an 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the battery pack, the charger, and the Voltec electric drive components of its upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. The announcement sets to rest potential worries that Volt owners might be stuck having to...
John Voelcker July 14, 2010