New Hyundai KONA Electric - Full Review
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- New Hyundai KONA Electric - Full Review
Derek Reilly from EV Review Ireland has a look around the New Kona Electric from Hyundai. A cosmetically refreshed model over what was already a great car.
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Chapters
0:00 Exterior Front and Side
3:12 Exterior Rear and Boot
4:24 Interior Front Row
8:23 Interior 2nd Row
10:32 Out for a drive
15:02 Outro
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I've had a Kona electric for 5 months, what a great car with personality unlike most cars today. I regularly get over 360 miles on a full charge, driving in eco mode, predominantly urban driving. I did a 300 mile round trip in the summer, I set out with 366 miles after a full charge and had 60 miles left at the end of the journey and that includes about 60% motorway driving and using intermittent Aircon. This is a great car, quite, economical, safe and with power when you need it, plus it has real character and makes you smile every time you drive it, excellent job Hyundai.
Thanks for the comment Dean, great to hear from actual owners and that it's working so well for you.
I have the same Kona. I get 470 km range in the summer but 365 km range during the winter in Toronto where it can be - 10 to - 20 . I charge at home at $20 a month. I pickup my Kona up Oct 7, 2021 and almost a full year. No regrets. Love the money I saved on fuel.
Amazing Nelson. You cannot beat the real world figure from an actual owner.
Same here Nelson; I've had mine here in Halifax since last September and it's been an excellent car;
Got the car at almost exactly the same date as a company car. Get around 485km range wich my 100% ice driving style and the same as you in the winter here. Very nice car!
The Kona EV is magically efficient, especially around town and on back roads.
A very very good EV for a not ground up EV. Other EV only models are very jealous of the efficiency
@@NevoEVReviewIreland good point. I don’t know how they did it using a gas car platform.
I have the 64kw Kona bat and this is absolutely truth.
Have a 211 Kona 64Kwh. Usually get over 480km in the summer and 430km in the winter (Ireland).
It was our first ever EV and love it. Only critique is the limited boot space and the back seat is suited for small kids (which we have).
It is a great entry EV car but can definitely be your one and only too. A great long hauler with lots of guts to overtake traffic.
I love how the comfort mode is really sporty while the sport mode is pure nuts. Well done Hyundai!
Thanks for the comment William. Great as always to hear from an actual owner. Serious range
Long live the rear window wiper! Great review Derek.
Thanks for the comment Dream Box. Becoming a thing of the past (the rear wiper, not my reviews 😂
What a car been driving it for a week
Good to hear from an owner! What do you like most?
I've had a 64KwH Kona EV since May. Reliable and easy-to-use car. In the summer the car showed 540 km range after charging. Lately, it's been showing 470 km. Still impressive, either way.
Thanks for the comment Noel. Love the owners contributing
Thank you. I appreciate your dedication and enthusiasm for EVs.
My pleasure! Thanks for the comment
Subscribed. Thanks for the review. I am going to try this car out next week.
Thank you!
PS Subscribed and best of luck. If I can be of any help with the channel, reach out.
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. Building a channel from scratch is a hard but fun challenge
Well your 1st video did great so it's all about finding your rhythm and sticking with it
When I saw the word New from the notification, I thought you had access to the face-lift version that's currently floating around Korea lol. Similar to the Niro expect a face lift for Sept 2023 from Hyundai.
Great review as always and actually a great car, I traded mine in for the Niro as the back and boot was a bit small, other than that it's great for range and town/city car, but all electrics are.
Oh! Not sure what they'll call that one? The New New KONA 😂
@@NevoEVReviewIreland 🤣🤣🤣, maybe your right maybe ioniq 3 or 4.
Good review pretty much on the nail. Along with the e-Niro has extraordinary efficiency winter or summer and range that only Model 3 will better. Only big drawback was the small boot and lack of tow rating so you couldn't even put a bike rack on the earlier generation. Front Wheel spin a problem till you get used to it, its no slouch and significantly faster off the mark than others I've driven including the RWD ID4. It was a great first BEV for us, three years of care free long distance travelling. Saved us many €000s on diesel over 3 years. Dublin to Killarney at motorway speeds on a single charge no problem leaving home and arriving at the Lake Hotel with about 70km range still in the tank. Tesla range for half the price.
Thanks Noel. As an onwer I appreciate what you have to say about it. I know you're a multi EV family. Did you keep the KONA or replace it with the ID. 4?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland Replaced with ID4, with a degree of apprehension too, cause was worried about the loss of regen paddles and range/efficiency. But the ID4 smart regen B mode is just as good. Range good enough for all our long trips to kerry, west cork and donegal, although not as efficient as the Kona which could do 120kph with ease using only 17kWh/100km whereas the ID4 is closer to 22-24kWh/100k. But the Kona thought us BEV works and how to trust it and with ease manage long trips. The big plus of ID4 is space, space and space, but little things like lack of centre console storage space, no sunglasses holder and no TPMS display irritate me about ID4 considering the price difference.
Great review Derek. In the eNiro you have the same one pedal driving. I never use the auto hold. Not stopping long enough in the hold position to need to do this so no big issue.
Thanks for the comment Roland. 1 paddle do you mean? Keep rolling 😜
@@NevoEVReviewIreland indeed
Good review. I've driven the pre-facelift 64kWh version as I was considering buying one at one point. I was quite surprised at the efficiency. The only minus against it (aside from rear space) is the charging speed. It could be better, but with the big battery version I think it's not much of an issue.
A fine car. I think with the bigger battery the higher need for charging speed is really not needed. Thanks for the comment Brian. What are you thinking of changing the Zoe to if you are changing?
Absolutely Magnificent Vehicle, Modernistic and Quite Sleek
Thanks for the comment Sean. Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Derek, great video again, do you know if the speedometer can be changed from the needle type to digits?
I know the speed can be in digits in the central bit of the screen if that could work for you?
Nice review!
Btw, I dont know why the most of reviewers dont understand and dont mention that the use of regen paddle shifters behind the wheel is acctualy the simulation of manual CE-car engine braking... like shift to 2nd gear when slowing down you shift left to have more engine braking (so more regen in this case) and to 5th gear on the open road (no regen) because its more efficient to use innercia on the highway..
I bought 64kwh in june 22 but still waiting for production and arrive so im reliefing with these youtube videos 😅😂
Thanks for the detailed comment and glad you enjoyed the review
Another good review. Space in back and boot needs to be checked. A great electric vehicle bur if the mg4 comes in at the right price it will kill it.
Yes it is on my radar if i can fit a bike in boot with seats down
Thanks for the comment Des. The MG4 is going to hurt a number of them depending on the final price
Thanks for the review...good job!
We took delivery of our 2023 Kona EV Ultimate on August 24 of this year and we LOVE it. Have 14,500 km on it already and just got back from a 4800 km road trip and we had no issues with it. Great car and really good build quality.
We are planning a 13,000 km road trip the fall of 23 when my wife retires - really looking forward to it! We have a few shorter road trips coming up soon so we do tend to stack the km's up pretty quickly....love the efficiency of the car truly amazing.
Thanks for the video William really appreciate it.
Mike 🇨🇦
Thanks for the detailed comment Michael and great to hear from actual owners. Safe travels
Collect my 64kw ultimate tomurrow morning 10am, ordered in march. proper looking foward to it
A great car Jason. Safe driving. What colour did you go for?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland, Thanks, i went for the ignite red. its an alright colour it was already on the production line so i didnt have to wait the full year or so for a new car lol. all new cars come with not so good points but i think i can deal with them. keep up the great videos i enjoy them.
Will do thanks.
Hmm no cooled seats in the irish versions? It is fantastic on hot summer days. I see you also mentioned no HUD so maybe the cooled seats only come in the version with the hud that i have.
Last year it cost including winter tyres 41.8K£ (premium version)
Yes, the Irish importer decides on the spec and whether or not it's added even as an option is down to them. Thanks for the comment
I've both a Kona 64 and a MG4 on order. Which one would you recommend. I've a round trip commute of nearly 300km three days a week and charging at work. Most of the commute is on M way. I really don't want to drive slower than 120kph.
Hard to beat the larger battery Kona. I don't think the MG4 will be able to get that range.
I've just done a round trip to Ireland in my Kona of 604 miles I got over 5 miles to the KW and it only cost me £ 50
Amazing efficiency! Thanks for the comment and sharing your experience
Have they made the passenger seat adjustable? That was a dealbreaker for us on the last one
Unfortunately not to my knowledge
I have the E soul. In winter 460 km in summer 580 km
Great numbers, thanks for the comment.
A Kona mini saga if you are interested. Turned on my 221 Elec Kona there a few weeks ago and had a 'Check vehicle electrical system' error, looked it up in the manual and i needed to be brought back to the garage. They did a test and said it needs a new battery, hyundai then asked for the car for two more days to do more advanced diagnostics, word from the garage was that there were a few of the previous model that had to be recalled due to a battery issue and mine was showing the same error, at the time and may still be mine was the only new model sending this error so they needed to be sure. Short story long Hyundai will be changing the battery in a few weeks. If it wants for the error on the display id never know there was an issue, it drives great. Even with the bit of bother it a great car and I love driving it.
As a workaround I can't charge the battery to 100% until the new battery is installed but my daily drive is 70 km round trip so for the moment doesn't bother me
Thanks Cabeca, I really appreciate the time you took into the comment. Great to see a replacement and no cost to you only a little inconvenience of being able to charge to 80%
Hi I’ve just got the same message on my 221 ⎌kona ev and only seems to charge intermittently. Bringing car to dealer tomorrow just wondering if you had the battery replaced yet and if it fixed the problem?
@@briankavanagh5837 not had any charging issues so far thankfully. Was told it will take around three months to get the battery in and fitted which is not great.
@@weaponizedWalshie Damn sorry to hear that. Just left mine in garage, will be saying a little prayer it doesn’t need to get battery replaced as well. Thanks for replying.
Derek, where can we get that Hoody you wearing?
Thanks for the question Biocaller. I never thought that anyone would want to buy them. At 10,000 subs I can have a merch store on the channel I believe.
I have the E SOUL, 580 km in the Summer and 460 in winter.
Great numbers, thanks for the comment.
I have heard they are firm and uncomfortable on the road. I have kona on my list . Have uet to drive one. What you think?
Thanks for the comment. Apologies, I found it having good suspension and not too firm but as mentioned in the video, hopefully owners will jump in here.
@@NevoEVReviewIreland and less noise also from the video. Thanks a mil. Back on my list. Apart from the halogen lights. I drive a lot in the country. But i do not wana sound too fussy. Lol
Happy to help and great to have a choice
The new front end is definitely an improvement compared to that bumpy derpy old one.
Agree Lukecis! Thanks for the comment
Is 3 phase not an option on this updated version Derek ?
Not to my knowledge Michael. Let me confirm with Hyundai Ireland.
Just confirmed that it is not an option
Ahem, When the front badge LED is on it means the 12v battery is being conditioned/charged.
Well that was as wrong as I could be....😂😂😂 Still don't go near the high power cables....Thanks for clarifying Noel
@@NevoEVReviewIreland No Worries derek your practically an encyclopaedia on BEVs, so one minor slip doesn't make an onion 🤣
Damn the koreans are going all in
Ha, they're only getting started.
The lack of grip, lots of body roll and the 90s interior were to much of a put off for me. appreciate it’s a good car but a bit to much of an appliance of me.
Thanks for the comment Mark. What did go for or will go for?
@@NevoEVReviewIreland VW ID3, it drives so much better than the Kona mainly down to being ground up EV with rear wheel drive it can actually get its power down plus grips and handles well
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Thanks for the emoji!
@@NevoEVReviewIreland lol
Multiple failures of motor and reduction gearbox are being experienced worldwide. This has been our experience after only 50k kms in Australia. Disappointing engineering.
Sorry to hear this Tom. Did your warranty cover the issues?