I now own both the older 23’ model and just picked up the new 24’ model. Really love the updates. I only have 360kms on it so far.

Thank you Kris!! This is on my shortlist as next EV along with BYD Atto 3 so far, just waiting on Hyundai Australia to launch it and put out specs & pricing due in a couple weeks I believe. Wonder what it would be like with Summer tires as difference. I usually only run with about 19-20c in my Ioniq EV as I find that plenty warm enough most of the time. Looking forward to your other videos on this car as well.

I LOVE the physical buttons for infotainment. Touch bar (in cars like EV6, HI5, ID.3/4) was one of the reasons I didn't wanted to upgrade from my current Kia Soul EV.

I’ve sometimes had serious problems wth charging at Ionity ith my 2021 Kona. I’d say that over the last 6 attempts to charge, there were 3 occasions that either I couldn’t charge or spent 20 minutes getting it to charge. The car seems to charge fine elsewhere (on type 2) and at home, but still don’t know for sure if the problem is the car or the network as I haven’t tried another rapid charger recently.

nice car but not really competitve on price, the full option is 53k euro in Belgium!

How much more range one could hope for with 17” wheels and summer Tires? (Possibly at around 10deg C or above?) Does ths specific car have heatpump, right?

How does the driving experience compare to the ID.3 ? Steering, stability at high speed, brake pedal, suspension, etc? Thanks!

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Will be in another video...

Calculated battery size is off, cause the SoC is still non linear. Also that 24% for HVAC seems odd maybe some software issue? Or could this be the reason for the high consumption?

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Since I drove almost the full battery, it doesn't matter if the SOC falls non linear

What is the difference in size and weight of the old and new Kona? Of I'm not mistaken, the battery capacity is the same, but new one is significantly larger and heavier. I also noticed that the tires R19 while the old one has R17, which definitely impacts the consumption.

@BatteryLife

5 ай бұрын

Shown in a different video I made about the car

The Tesla Model 3 is so much more efficient, but I prefer the interior of the Kona/E-Niro. If only everyone else could achieve 250 Wh/hr per mile, not 400.

It's kinda crazy 18km/h adds 50wh per km compared to the 110km/h test.

Battery chemistry? important to gauge possible battery charging requirement and longevity.

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Lithium ion

@tomquimby8669

8 ай бұрын

So NOT lithium iron phosphate! which means the new batteries from SK Innovation will be used @@BatteryLife

Should A/C be turned on to get the heat pump working? On my Peugeot e-2008 A/C needs to be on to get the heat pump running.

@BatteryLife

7 ай бұрын

No, without heatpump, no heat

If this is the actual usage, the choice between a Kona or a Zeekr X / Smart #3 is not even a contest anymore... The last advantage the Kona lost while costing more € at same equipment levels.

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Have to test the others first

Either we are missing something (low tire pressure, too many overtakes, strong headwind etc), or they messed up the Kona. Your test with the previous Kona showed 18.9kwh/100km. Better weather, but still..

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Tires were fine, never accelerated strongly

@PaffDaddyTR

6 ай бұрын

I didn't watch the other Kona review and the traffic there but simply wanting to achieve 130kmh on average with you even going 140 to compensate low speed is something complete different than going constant 130. You know the deal with the higher the speed the higher the air resistance and the exponential curve. Also 19 inch tires have a massive impact @@BatteryLife

@andreirevenco

5 ай бұрын

Actually the test is messed, is can't be possible to get this values - mine got 15% better consumption on a higher average speed, on a 220 Km trip with a bit of rain. Actually... the only difference that I can see are the tires - maybe mine being the "summer" ones, they would be more efficient. Also the tire pressure can be a huge factor.

@PaffDaddyTR

5 ай бұрын

the tires makes a huuge difference 17 s 19 or are you also talking about 19 tires?@@andreirevenco

Wait: you say that you normalize the average speed to ensure comparability. Average speed is a linear measure. Consumption does not increase linearly with speed, rather progressively. Going 130kmph 100% of the time is more efficient than going 50%-50% 110kmph/150kmph. But average speed will be 130 in both cases. Did you hammer it that much with this Kona? This high consumption needs further explanation :)

@simondehaas8784

8 ай бұрын

I agree with you, but Chris seems to compensate like this in most of tests because of German traffic, so it probably equalises out fairly well overall if you compare between his tests.

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

I did not drive fast for long. AVG speed is still low.

No heat pump in your version?

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Yes, heatpump. Fully equipped

103kw? Why is it faster then current Niro EV?

@MidlandCruiser

3 ай бұрын

Because the new Nero has the old drivetrain so max 77kw, while this new Kona has a new motor, software and battery..

Really no digital speed read out on a digital display? Only fake analog? Sounds a bit dumb to me.

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Yes, there is, I put a text over it. My mistake

The car has no GPS, this is the fourth test that I see???

Ioniq 5 RWD 58 kWh imho is the better choice than this Kona.

@samusaran7317

8 ай бұрын

Why

Half of WLTP, that's insane. Clearly there must be some problem/bug Hyundai will have to fix...

@BatteryLife

7 ай бұрын

That is mostly the case. Wltp is not 130 in cold temps with 19 inch winter tyres 😉

So basically, if you rely on public charging only. It costs just as much to run on electric than is costs to run in petrol on a hybrid.. i'd rather go for a hybrid then..

@BatteryLife

7 ай бұрын

Why? Price for charging was not mentioned at all in this video

Can't you ser language to english in the car?

@BatteryLife

7 ай бұрын

Yes you can, I didn't.

Just get the old one, much cheaper and performance is close enough

Charging times are still too long. Target should be around 20/25 min from 10 to 80%

@Scrap-press

8 ай бұрын

Target should be 5 to 10 minutes.

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

But improved big time

@marcusbiller867

8 ай бұрын

Which cars can do 20 to 80%. Only a few 800V in the summer at optimal conditions. 5 minutes more or less who cares

@hishamg

8 ай бұрын

30 minutes would be fine for me, enough time to use the toilet, have some lunch and a cup of coffee.

Please don't drive with one hand filming and one hand driving...

@BatteryLife

7 ай бұрын

Should I take the second hand of the steering wheel as well? Ok

251Wh/km is absolutely terrible consumption for that speed,

@riccardomarinoni6733

8 ай бұрын

Cold weather and High Speed Is a good consumption

@tesla-spectre

8 ай бұрын

@@riccardomarinoni6733 he did not really do high speed... he says so himself. and it is not really cold...

@bernardhilton3527

8 ай бұрын

Nineteen inch wheels and 80 mph. What else did anyone expect.

@tesla-spectre

8 ай бұрын

@@bernardhilton3527 strange that Chris then did a whole live session discussing the disappointingly high consumption 🤣😂

@adrianguggisberg3656

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@tesla-spectreBecause he messed up. I can do this average speed in my Ioniq 5 with less than that.

WHY is consumption this high?!?!

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

Have you ever driven a 120 kmh AVG speed trip? What is the consumption of your car of choice?

@geralddubreucq1883

8 ай бұрын

9 degrés celcius 🤷‍♂️

@starvictory7079

8 ай бұрын

Boxy shape?

@marcusbiller867

8 ай бұрын

@@BatteryLife 19kWh in the summer, Model 3. Avg speed 125km/h

@hishamg

8 ай бұрын

I would say because your speed is too high. The speed limit on a British motorway is 70 mph, I.e. about 113km/h. If you were driving at at about 113 km/h your consumption would be a lot lower. The 17 inch wheels would be better as well.

I don't approve of this music from an old metal head.

We all know the winner.. model Y

@BatteryLife

8 ай бұрын

In consumption, yes

@Juuythljgrrdwq

8 ай бұрын

@@BatteryLife and in sales numbers aka what people want 🙏😇😇

@cee1699

8 ай бұрын

When are you going to do a full review of the new Kona? And can you retest with one that has 17" tyres?@@BatteryLife

@CaroAbebe

7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, Elon Musk is such a jerk… makes any Tesla a non-purchase for me.

evs are stucked.it's almost 2024 and 280km at 130(actally is at 110) is not accetable for a 40000k.fossil cars are still the one to buy

@therealcdnuser

5 ай бұрын

I have been driving a 200 km range Ioniq for almost 8 years. Best car I have ever owned. Zero repairs, and cost of ownership lower than any car I have ever owned. Give me a low range EV over an Ice car any day.

I guess styling like a brick does kill range. 👎