LOVE THIS CAR - bought a 2023 Kona Electric Preferred trim. Lots of great features - lane departure warning signals, backup camera with distance warnings and cross traffic warnings, emergency braking (which saved me when I was narrowly cut off in traffic) and POWER - oh the power when you want to pass on the highway - reminds me of the instant your airplane punches-it to propel down the runway before lift-off - same feeling - that rush of power beneath you - like, WOW. But it is small !! Two sets of golf clubs and two fold down pushcarts are a tight squeeze even with the back seats folded down. Perfect for a retired couple or a couple without kids. Downside,, you have to download quite a few Apps onto your phone in order to use the various charging stations. (Load money on the app for the charge provider; pay for charging using your app - this is a pain in the ass !) BUT, we do love the fact that we are not paying for gas - a usual road trip we take to visit elderly parents would normally cost us $150.00 round trip in our toyota matrix - in the Kona, it only cost us $24.00 for charging-up half way there and half way back. And the resistance paddles you use for braking will save maintenance costs for tire brakes. It is a little bit of a learning curve driving this Kona (and probably all EVs) but if a 63 year old woman can learn, anyone can. Easy as learning to drive a standard - no, probably easier. Its a Win-Win - great car and I would buy another. Paid $47,000 after federal and BC rebates.

We have two of these in Maine for our utility. The Kona is very quick which is a challenge in snow or rain as it will spin the front tires easily. There's just so much torque off 'idle' that you have to "unlearn what you have learned" about operating the right pedal. We have really cheap unstudded snow tires which limit wet and ice traction so spring for name brand snow tires which have softer compounds. I run it in level 3 regen and use the left paddle to come to a stop. Works pretty well. We've had no problems with these but I would caution that using HVAC limits available range significantly. This isn't a knock on Hyundai, just a reality you need to be aware of in EVs. The car is quite small (it's not really a crossover; it's like a VW Golf) but I'm 6' and fit easily into the front. The back? Not so much. Handling, acceleration and braking are very good but the torque is its signature move. The car makes a "depressed whale" sound below 15 mph to warn nearby people that there could be a depressed whale or an EV nearby. That's the only quibble I have with it. This would be a great second car if you need to commute a short distance (under 120 miles per day w/ recharge at night) and it will get you there an back again on snow tires if you live where the weather gets snowy. Great review; you capture the essence of the vehicle well.

@thatevchick

Жыл бұрын

I wish ti came in AWD

@briantarbuck3897

Жыл бұрын

@@thatevchick Yes, would be better for us up here in Maine. Our maintenance guy put some very bargain grade snow tires on it and it's ok but the torque of the motor makes it quick to break traction so you have to really just breathe on the accelerator. I suspect name-brand tires would go a long way to improving traction so I wouldn't take our experience as gospel as it's in a fleet application. It's fine in the snow, not as great in ice. Otherwise it has been super reliable and trouble free for 18 months.

The fabric seats are misery. Leather ones are comfy and leather trim is also the only one that has GPS navigation screen. If you change you brakes at home, it is impossible to lift this car to put it on jack stands - the pinch weld is too short. I found a way to lift (se my channel) but it's not the best. AC in very hot areas is too weak, cabin heating in very cold winters is slow but very efficient. Noisy cabin blower. No door arm rest, center arm rest soft like a brick. No spare tire. Windshield spray jets poorly adjusted. 2019-2020 models had severe motor and reduction gear bearings problem (very costly). My 2021 had Li-Ion battery failure at 15,000 miles, car was at H for 6 months to replace it, also had the battery coolant pump replaced. It is a nimble car small on the outside, large enough inside, easy to get in and out. Mine pulled slightly to right from new, done 2 alignments front/rear at Hyundai, still pulling, tires/brakes check fine. H does not recommend towing with this car. The small 12V battery "Rocket" brand will usually fail after 2-3 years, car will not unlock, will not start - Hyundai will replace with better regular acid-lead battery.

A well balanced and mostly thorough review. Surprised you didn't mention that $42.5K for the E-Limited minus $7.5K tax credit, at least for some of us, equals a E-Limited price of $35K or $6.5K more than the gas version. Drive an E-Limited 3-4 years and you will have spent less money.

I appreciate you filming the underside. We live in the land of on-street speed control devices, and I wouldn't have thought to check ground clearance, but now I will.

I have a 21 Ultimate and I love it. The bells and whistles are definitely worth it!

awesome review, thank you Hanson

Great review, thank you!

a couple of days ago on a long roadtrip I was 140km from a charger and only had 112 km left on the battery. So instead of panicking I went for it turned off the ac, didn't go above 50km/h, stayed off the highway, braked with the regen paddles (downhill regen 3 and straight or uphill regen 0). Got to the charger with still 30km on the battery and did 8.1 kw/100km or 7.6 miles per kw which is really good. those extras aren't anything special and the extra cost is what you will need for electricity for the whole life of the car.

thanks for an informative video. learned alot. like the mileage!!

We had a 21 Kona EV Ault. Loved it for 2.5 years with 0 problems We were getting 475-485 km per charge in spring summer mths. The kw per 100km was always around 14-14.5 kw per. 100km. At the 2.5 year mark our range started to decline a lot. In 6 mths we were down to 325 km per charge. Had it in the dealer over 8 times to be told there was nothing wrong with the car. The battery still was charging to the full charge . I have worked on electric motors for locomotives for over 40 years and understand dc and ac electric drive motors. They have no idea what is wrong but I asked them to test the drive motor for high resistance for a short Asked them to do a doctor reading on the windings and didn’t understand what I was talking about. As I told them that the electric draw on the battery was too high we were now drawing 23kw per 100km which indicates a sort or high resistance in the windings in the electric motor windings or in the rotor could also have a cracked bar . We traded it in on a gas Kona until they have technicians that can test and understand the workings of electric motors. They relied on computers tests to tell them without testing anything. We were told many times nothing wrong with the battery which I told them I know there’s nothing wrong with battery as the kw to 64 kw battery still aligned to the distance that would get at 23hw per 100 km. Until the dealers have technical knowledge and repair men that understand electric motors I’ll stick to gas. Or hybrid The car was great for the 2.5 years we had 72,000km on the car when we traded it in. One dealer offered $21,000 trade in we paid $54,000 in 2021 took it to another Hyundai dealer the gave us $32,000 the next day in different town for same 2024 Kona N line to buy. I hope this helps you on buying an electric car. There is really no maintenance on the car . Cheap to charge at home at night usually cost us $7.50 to charge at night rates from 20% to 100%

Great to get latest info on Kona EV.

very helpful review

The Nissan leaf does offer a larger battery variant but it's still falls short of about 215 miles though. But great review.

Thank you for the feedback. According to what I've heard, the Kona EV has a battery problem maybe back in 2019. Is that all clear now in new models? the interior looks so spacious looking at 2:59. Great review! thanks again!

GREAT review, I too thought it was a great car for some one who didn't want a space ship esq car

Thank you for your review. It was very informative. I would like to buy Hyundai kona electric ⚡️ in Berlin in this year. Can you please give me some tipps what about i carrying must.

Great review, and that Kona looks ohh so Awesome in Black. Can’t wait to get mine, dealership estimates end-May-2022, but they have said it might be slightly delayed due to the Disaster happening in The Ukraine at this moment in time! I’m over in England so options might be slightly different, I’m not sure. Two question’s for you; i) I believe there is some sort of low-level interior illumination that you can vary the colour? ii) There was something about an adapter that allows you to plug a ‘household-domestic-mains-plug’ into, I’m disabled and might need to charge my disabled-wheelchair whilst it’s in the boot (think it’s called a ‘trunk’ over your side-of-the-pond)? Any comment’s would be appreciated. Thanks :)

The one u said with wireless car play is SE trim, SEL and Limited doesn't have wireless car play.

Well …. too late now 😅 but then the ultimate (aka “limited”) trim does have a lot of nice functions

it's a top car that pulls like a train in sport mode and the range is brilliant! we've never had an electric car before and I'm really happy to own this car, nice review 👍🏻only downside the torque is that fierce it well spins like it can't put all that power down at first still love it though

@koalachaos1337

2 жыл бұрын

This could definitely be due to the tires if you still have the ones on that came with the car, not very grippy tires because of the low rolling resistance to increase the overall range!

@Badrocks1

2 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough it does have the original tyres, Michelin primacy 4 all round might ask for some different ones next time I take it in cheers bud

@derekintrovert5619

2 жыл бұрын

@@Badrocks1 Michelin Are Some of The Best ! I stick with them

@arseniov.7809

2 жыл бұрын

Would that be problematic on wet roads?

@laxlax9960

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekintrovert5619 yeah but it's Michelin low rolling ressitance that's why it doesn't grip the road well

A handsome, knowledgeable man, showing us a handsome vehicle.... awesome! Great job. Looking to buy/ lease an EV as soon as possible. However, the price is what holds me back. I test drove a Chevrolet Bolt, fell in love with the size, features and driving experience. However, they are not currently for sale. How does this compare, in those areas? I’d love to know, if you can assist.

Tow hitch? Is that an option on the Kona EV? Thank u for the video

@MrFoxfire510

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no. Also no roof rails

Polecam . Mam taką jest super . pozdrawiam z Polski

Hey guys, just wondering if you'll be doing any more Volvo project videos? Enjoyed watching them evolve.

@ShiftingLanes

2 жыл бұрын

New channel launching Feb 1 for all personal cars! kzread.info/dron/M9KAzvYTZXBxmFy9Tn02nA.html

@racingonempty43

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShiftingLanes sounds good! Looking forward to it.

Thank you for nice review. I heard there is battery issue with Kona EV. Is that resolved?

@victoriouspeople1

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@tec3813

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, long time. Only the 2019 with battery issues. Greatings from Germany.

I've been waiting on an EV for some time. I found a 2019 Kona EV Ult with less than 300 miles on it. Turns out it was a "demo" car. I purchased it on Saturday, Feb 5th and it cut off 3 times while I was driving it on Sunday, Feb 6th. I spent Monday, Feb 7th at the dealership trying to find out what was wrong with the Kona. The ONLY EV certified tech stated the Hyundai (corp) tech stated the car was ready to drive, be assured that "Hyundai towing is there when I need it". REALLY?!?

@PCsandEVs

2 жыл бұрын

Any update?

@srnd1247

9 ай бұрын

This was one of the years to avoid because of customer complaints for 2018-2019

On the SEL trim you might not get heat pump, adaptive cruise control, or wireless charger among some other features. Depends how important wireless Android/Apple connection is, I'd consider all the options. My choice was/is to throw in a dongle if there is a need, since I need to charge phone while mirroring screen anyway (draining phone quite a bit).

@joshuagaughan2567

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no heat pump for any US trims

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuagaughan2567 wow, that's a bit lame from Hyundai. Thanks for the info.

@edwardyturralde

2 жыл бұрын

If you add the convenience package you get the winter mode for the battery and heated seats and sun roof and a few extras. Its still very good after the state rebate and tax credit....

@whosyourdaddy00

2 жыл бұрын

I have SEL+ convenience pkg and i have all that

The switches and console look like a 1970s ghetto blaster.

Why would someone buy this vs an SR model 3?

In the UK Hyundai is "High-un-dye (Hy-un-da-i)" not "hun-day"

@FuncleChuck

2 жыл бұрын

In the US, Hyundai had ads during the Super Bowl, watched by nearly all Americans. “It’s Hun day, like Sunday”

Tip Press the sunroof button again once open and it retracts all the way back

I disagree with you only because you are telling people what YOU think based on your preferences, that is biased. Telling people to avoid the Limited because it doesnt have wireless apple car play doesn't matter to most people who WANT all the bells and whistle technology. Personally, i don't want blank switches all over my vehicle,,,,,,,,,,,,,but that is just me. The Limited is an awesome car and I would buy it again.

Nice ev

Price is ridiculous. I have a 22 Kona N-Line and I just can’t see paying an additional $11,000 for the electric.

@piano8481

Жыл бұрын

I m leasing 2020 kona ev, ultimate for 268$/month in NJ USA, zero $ down upfront. Negotiated price at lease for 30K only including 12K fed rebate, plus 5K NJ state rebate. 18k total discount from 48k price back then 2 years ago.. So when buyout comes it will cost only 22500$. Best deal of my life.

Ah come on, the design does not make any logical sense, the charge port is in the front, if you ever run into something, you are screwed…

I live in Canada and ordered Ultiamate trim, because the lower trim called "preferred" is missing the following options. 10.25" colour touch-screen with navigation system AND full digital display instrument cluster 8" Head-Up Display 8-speaker harman/kardon premium audio system 8-way power adjustable driver's seat including 2-way power lumbar support Ambient lighting Auto-dimming rearview mirror w/ HomeLink®& compass Front passenger's auto up/down window with pinch protection Heated rear seats High Beam Assist Highway Driving Assist Leather seating surfaces LED headlights LED interior illumination (map lights, room lamps, cargo lamp) Parking Distance Warning - Front & Reverse Power tilt-and-slide sunroof Rain-sensing wipers Ventilated front seats Wireless Device Charging

@asmith9040

2 жыл бұрын

That’s plenty reasons ! I’m in Scotland, called a Kona Ultimate here.

@Reddylion

Жыл бұрын

👍

That Kona is lighter than a Golf GtI of the same year.

@Kilaueaorph4n

Жыл бұрын

Not the EV.

@kikibortok

Жыл бұрын

@@Kilaueaorph4n Yes the Ev is lighter than a golf gti my friend owns a gti and on ours registration cards we were amazed to see that his car was the heaviest. Well on internet Kona ev is 1650kg and gti 1447kg well i guess registration cards are not accurate..my Kona EV is 1390kg on my registration card. I got it wrong

Our 2020 Kona EV was a Lemon. Everything in the drivetrain failed due to very poor engineering. The bearings in the traction motor failed and became noisy, the reduction gearbox in these things is a hand grenade and fills the gear oil with metal. All parts failed and were replaced with the same parts after 25k kilometres. These same part number parts were going to fail again as Hyundai had not developed superseded designs which would fix the problem. We loved the car but were extremely surprised Hyundai had such poor engineering and R+D testing before releasing the vehicle for sale. Also the main battery was replaced under the recall and the 12 volt aud battery was faulty from new and the vehicle died on us half a dozen times before Hyundai worked out it was faulty... We traded it in on a Tesla model y immediately after the drivetrain was replaced. Very bad engineering design and no quality control. Hopefully they have fixed these issues but Hyundai’s track record of quickly fixing bad designs is very poor historically.

Seems like your damning by faint praise.

Dreadfull cheap plasticky interior and too firm ride....i know i had one for 15 months it had to go.

For $42 thousand I'd rather the Ioniq 5...

@michaelbaaden3446

2 жыл бұрын

Me too but they are def a bit more. Esp there too trims

@richie259

Жыл бұрын

Easily get up to 50k+ with a high trim Ioniq 5 though

It looks like something I caught while deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. It scared the hell out of us so we cut the line.

Overpriced

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I'd like one that s not electric