The Hyundai Kona Electric 64 kWh was a revelation when it arrived in 2018. We only knew electric cars with a range of well over 400 kilometers from Tesla and another American brand: Chevrolet, which introduced the Bolt in 2016. An EV that we know as Opel Ampera-e. The Hyundai Kona Electric was recently facelifted and we recently had that in a test. So it’s high time for a ‘this is how far the Hyundai Kona Electric 64 kWh is in practice’!
Of course, for this episode of ‘coming so far’ we’re looking at some tests we did in different seasons, to give an idea of ​​the influence of weather conditions on the range. We’ll start with the only test so far with the facelifted version. Incidentally, it did not get a range, but that is not necessary with a WLTP manufacturer’s specification of 484 kilometers range. At a temperature of 5 degrees, the electric SUV with the 64 kWh battery pack (there is also a version with a smaller battery, 39 kWh) is still 411 kilometers away. The consumption in the recent test, in which the Kona came out against a Cupra Born, was 16.9 kWh per 100 kilometers. With more highway kilometers, the Hyundai reached 345 kilometers on a charge a year earlier under similar conditions, and consumption had increased to 18.5 kWh.
We squeezed the largest range from the battery pack during the first test in the summer of 2018, in which we covered 440 kilometers on a charge under ideal conditions for an electric car. Then you talk about 21 degrees in the summer. The range of the Kona Electric therefore varies from 345 kilometers in winter cold to 440 in summer weather.
What are the users saying?
A Kona driver who often drove 130 km/h in the time that this was also allowed during the day reports a range of 339 kilometers at that speed. Another rider of the same type Kona Electric takes it a bit easier and is always above 400 kilometers in the summer, in the winter it is 360 to 400 kilometers.
Scrolling through the 13 user reviews, it is noticeable that the Hyundai never really goes too far in terms of consumption and we read scores of 14 to 17 kWh per 100 kilometers, a single peak of up to 20 kWh/100 km at 130 driving. That all looks neat and if you are in the market for a Hyundai Kona Electric 64 kWh, be sure to read these reviews.
We see one review of the Kona Electric 39 kWh. Do you also have such a Kona and would you like to share your findings with the AutoWeek Community? Then write a review.
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