Blog 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric First Drive: The New Normal

[TMC Staff]

Hyundai shows how to make a 258-mile EV a completely normal experience. As I settled behind the wheel of the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric for our first drive of the Hyundai battery-powered crossover last week, my first task was to check the available range. With 13 out of 16 bars lit up on the dashboard,...
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258 miles from a 64kWh pack in a repacked SUV weighing 3800 pounds.

seems pretty optimistic

 

[Electric700]

Nice article! It's good to see that a new EV is coming.

Hyundai and other manufacturers such as GM should look at partnering with Tesla to grow the Supercharger network and make EVs like the Bolt and Kona compatible with the Tesla standard.

 

[r0xx0r]

Nice article! It's good to see that a new EV is coming.

Hyundai and other manufacturers such as GM should look at partnering with Tesla to grow the Supercharger network and make EVs like the Bolt and Kona compatible with the Tesla standard.

They are on a different charging station alliance- Ionity.

 

[5_+JqckQttqck]

That front grill thingy - ick... All that talent from Audi and that's the best they can come up with?

 

[Hank42]

I like the front grill - not too edgy, but enough edge to imply it's not an ICE.

 

[Brovane]

Now the next trick is to actually find a local Hyundai dealer selling the Kona EV.

 

[jboy210]

Now the next trick is to actually find a local Hyundai dealer selling the Kona EV.

Yep is still being sold like as a compliance car rather than a mainstream model sold everywhere and in large quantities.