Hyundai had a Kona Electric production model in Oslo today. Some photographers were hired to take press photos. Since the car was out in the public, I was allowed to take photos and videos of it. But unfortunately I could not see inside the car.
The price for an almost fully loaded 64 kWh is only 325k NOK. Ampera-e with similar range cost over 400k NOK. Tesla cost 2-3 times more than Kona.
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Does the battery still stick out underneath on the production version? If so, how much does it compromise the ground clearance compared to the gas version?
And the pictures that Hyundai made there are out now:
Amazing there is still no review for this car!! I do not understand why Hyundai have not allowed anyone like yourself to review one yet? I do google searches daily and not a sausage (apart from one all in Korean and not very good)
I’m due to get mine from the dealer in less than a month (Mid August) It would be nice to watch a review before I sign the cheque!! (I’m In New Zealand and was on waiting list) Heres the NZ release video
Dont look inside!!! Bloody dumbass shouting at you. 😀 😀
You can find a vid taken in Korea where they drive Kona EV from Seoul to Busan (which is over 400km distance) and they still had 75 km of range left. For those of you who wonder if the bottom will be safe from debris, you can also find a vid from Korean reviewer that shows the bottom part with Kona lifted with instruments. From that vid, they show that there’s a thick plate covering whole battery part and the reviewers confirmed that it is very safe and much stronger than cars such as Bolt that covers batteries with some web like wires.
With such little ground clearance the UK speed humps will destroy the underside of that car.
The HUD is actually as capable as the one in the BMW – it’s just that it’s a separate retractable combiner, as opposed to a combiner integrated into the windshield. It’s still full color, customizable, and displays everything its BMW counterparts do. The advantage to doing it this way is – it’s cheaper, and it doesn’t have to endure things like high temperatures when left in the sun etc. Plus, replacing the windshield if you crack it is way cheaper.
The only problem, BIG problem is crazy price not justifying purchase.
Kona and Nero are going to be real game changers.
They both looked fantastic at the Geneva Motorshow.
I just hope the Kona is as efficient as the Ioniq..
Seems like a true competitor for this will be the Bolt. The battery pack is probably sourced from LG.
GM and Honda will soon be looking into solid state batteries. I’m guessing Hyundai will soon jump into that boat as well. Soon, we may start seeing affordable higher energy BEV’s for the general public.