The NEW Hyundai Kona Electric 2024

[@duanepomrenke2073]

Best 2024 Kona review yet.

[@anthonymalovrh2912]

I bought one February 16, 2024. Love it!

[@HanYou2]

Very nice review and comparison with the previous model. I own the previous one and I am amazed how many details you remember from the old model, you've nailed what I was interested in. I'm no longer in the market for this category of car, I just bought the Kona for lack of better options in 2020, but I must agree that the improvements are enormous. What you touched very little on is driving confort and suspension. How is it compared to the old one. My biggest complaint in mine is noise at highway speed, I can't listen to a podcast or anything because of the noise and the car bobs back and forth a lot over speed bumps.

[@dadys31]

Kona is so beautiful in the serenity pearl white colour/paint ❤

[@flyingspirit3549]

THANKS for including your personal information (height); without this, it can be very difficult to extrapolate what comfort any of us can expect.

[@wocket42]

Height doesn't mean much. You can have long or short legs/torso.

[@TheDiesel011]

Just ordered ours get it end of November

[@kristoffergo6973]

Really dissapointed that Hyundai chose Front Wheel drive on the new Kona. Would have been amazing if it was rear Wheel drive. Even PoleStar realize that for an electric drivetrain RWD is the way to go.

[@BatteryLife]

Still based on the ice version which also has fwd

[@kristoffergo6973]

@@BatteryLife Yes, it's cost cutting, I understand. But it's really disappointing. I had Kona for 7 months. It was really scary driving it in the snow and also i get stuck alot.

[@iharvalianski7843]

I kind of love that it just FWD, because it help save energy and barter management of range because of it

[@iharvalianski7843]

@@kristoffergo6973wouldn’t say it’s cost cutting, it’s as if they cared for efficiency. It’s better than Tesla Model Y 2024, though Tesla will untroduce cheaper version of Model Y in 2025…

[@Vorkje2]

How would you rate the sensation of acceleration and loudness vs the ID3?

[@BatteryLife]

Loudness similar. Accelerating feels very weak

[@JenoFletter]

Love the 24 Kona EV. My only complaint is I wish it was a little cheaper in price.

[@Stiggy767]

I like your reviews. EV-centric, and all the stuff we need to know.

[@stever656]

Did they have dashcam built in as they said they would at launch but seems quiet on that

[@graeradt]

I have heard that it is available on the Korean spec, but not on the Euro/UK spec due to regulations in some EU countries

[@BatteryLife]

Did not see it

[@kelalamusic9258]

Great review. You go into a lot of detail. Apart from your review, the way car manufacturers are coming out with more complexity concerns me. There are more and more accidents on the roads these days, and a lot of them are due to driver discretion. A wise person would deal with all those complex settings before heading out on the road, but so many, I’m sure, would be fiddling with the panel while driving. Years ago, it was said, that people were concerned when radios were added to a car. They were worried that it would distract the driver. Have we come a long way in that regard.

[@cosmicpop]

We nearly bought an original Kona in 2021 but we found the boot space lacking, so we got the ID.3 instead which we love. However, I think this new Kona might've changed our minds if it were available. Though to be honest I think the ID.3 still looks pretty sharp whereas this new Kona looks a bit dumpy.

[@taylorthrall7321]

The ID3 has an 80 litre smaller boot?

[@cosmicpop]

​@@taylorthrall7321I'm talking about the previous gen Kona as mentioned in my response.

[@guraumadalin2751]

Hello! Could You please tell me, If the car have the possibility to use the cameras in order to register on the memory card! Some sort of centry mode! I saw this on the Kona in Korea!

[@BatteryLife]

Not that I have seen

[@simondehaas8784]

Nice review. Do you know if the infotainment upgrades you showed here have also come to the Ioniq 5 over the air?

[@BatteryLife]

It should, but I don't know for sure

[@joeseipp6803]

Really enjoyed your review. Thank you!

[@pauliusraila5798]

Awesome car with a lot of features ❤

[@johanthureson1746]

@BatteryLife Which white is this? Atlas or Serenity?

[@giannisskordis5469]

I am wondering the same thing.

[@taylorthrall7321]

Me too. Plus I'm stuck on any version of the white Vs the ecotronic grey. Which would you go for

[@The_Observer72]

Do you have to enter menu every time you drive the car for turning off the speed limit varnings?

[@BatteryLife]

Yes.

[@The_Observer72]

@@BatteryLife At least one can switch it off 👍 I’m sure there will be car models not even offering that choice 😖

[@barrydoherty636]

Am I right in thinking that the luxury car tax on Electric cars doesn’t come into force until 2025

[@stever656]

Yes I think that's correct

[@bernardhilton3527]

Awesome review, very nice car. A lot of detail, subscribed to your videos. 👍👍👍 Many thanks.

[@FéargalO]

Looks like a spare wheel will fit in the boot..nice!

[@nealy2815]

Good review, great detail aimed at the driving experience.

[@1000Themoment]

Kona or the Niro ev? Which would you choose if you could have either one? Thank you

[@1000Themoment]

Maybe you have another suggestion

[@BatteryLife]

Kona if those two, just because it is newer.

[@xavierandreumas2332]

Good morning! Kona Ev charge faster than Niro E, right? Do you know if the battery is the same in both cars? I know the capacity it’s a just a bit bigger on the Kona Ev, but it is same chemical composition? Is it the Kona Ev Battery provided by German Company Webasto like the one on the Niro Ev? Just thinking if that is true… in the future the charge speed on the Kona Ev battery can be increase by a software upgrade. What is your opinion about that matter?

[@boerbiet237]

Hi Chris, is it possible to program charging limet at 80 %?

[@kristoffergo6973]

Always has been possible on all Hyundai electric cars.

[@BatteryLife]

Yes, even lower to 60%

[@Joe-lb8qn]

I saw and sat in one of these (plug in but the same otherwise AFAIK) at fully charged earlier this year. It looked just like a shrunk Ionic 5 to me. I found the rear seat legroom disappointing.Much more disappointing is the price for the 64kWh version at £43k in the UK. You can buy a model 3 for just less than £40k with the same range and of course full access to the SC network, plus that will also save a fair bit in "luxury tax" over the years as well since that kicks in at £40k, essentialy an extra £2,000 over 5 years.

[@1xXNimrodXx1]

Have fun with that model 3 shutting down in heavy rain due to battery getting water damaged. Tesla warranty is like Apple warranty when it comes to water damage, so save another 17k for a new 🔋because Tesla warranty will not cover it.

[@Joe-lb8qn]

@@1xXNimrodXx1 do I take it someone drove through a Ford and is now complaining? Why isn't their car insurance covering it?

[@1xXNimrodXx1]

@@Joe-lb8qn no they drove through the rain, and Tesla warranty was not covering it because there was a yellow weather warning 🤣 yeah pretty sad that they reduce the built quality this drastically to meet the low prices

[@babnu]

@@1xXNimrodXx1it’s ok to love what you hate. Both are illusions!!

[@verygoodbrother]

Rear leg room is an issue if you reguarly carry full grown adults in the rear like with a taxi driver

[@karankenZ]

When is 2024 kona electric coming to usa

[@changseokseo8355]

Good review! It helped a lot. Great car.

[@johanw1980]

Is this the pearl white or regular white?

[@taylorthrall7321]

I also wondered this. I'm stuck between the white and the grey, don't know which to choose

[@renbangbprd7236]

What is battery type of this Kona? LFP, NMC or what?

[@SigururArniSvanbergsson]

Great review.

[@ConstantinBanciu]

Does anyone ordered the new long range Kona recently? Is the 218hp electric motor with 65,4 kWh battery still available? I ordered a new Kona in Romania and only the 204hp and 64,8kwh configuration is available.

[@brianiswrong]

We ordered a N line s ev in the uk 🇬🇧 yesterday. Electronic paper work says Kona 160kw, n line s, 65kwh 5 Dr auto electric hatchback in metallic ultimate red.

[@ConstantinBanciu]

@@brianiswrong That's strange. I wonder why only the 204bhp, 64,8kwh is available in Romania...

[@dadys31]

You probably bought the older Kona version

[@ConstantinBanciu]

@@dadys31 No. It's the Kona SX2, produced in April 2024.

[@verygoodbrother]

Charging port at the front is a terrible idea. You can't reverse park.

[@BatteryLife]

Isn't it easier to reverse into an open road then into a narrow charging spot 😉

[@verygoodbrother]

@@BatteryLife Majority accidents in a car park is from people reversing into other cars. i.e. reversing out of a parking spot. It's also for safety. If a crowd of people need to evacuate, you don't want them wasting time with reversing (provided you even get a space to do so in such a scenario). It's why all the places i've worked at MANDATE reverse parking in the car park.

[@devonbikefilms]

My eNiro is like that, but with parking sensors and a reversing camera, it’s not so hard…..😉

[@mathewsmith3294]

​@BatteryLife yes if you can't drive.

[@lm69]

No reverse parking!? That can be fixed... you learn how to forward parking.

[@eriktoupal8437]

17" version in test 19" Is bad way.

[@natoftw]

I test drove this car. It's plastic galore inside. No single soft touch surface anywhere. And in my market, Romania, it's more expensive than Model Y long range. It's absurd.

[@aba812001]

În România e 35 varianta luxury cu rabla.... Model y este mai scump

[@sniper200478]

1. One charging to the road to Drezda? 29%->100%, who does that? And 1:23, WTF. This planning is useless. :( 2. The datas on the real time consumption screen aren't good. Remember your old test drive, the city one (2009, EP13, 7:48), you mentioned it. ;-) Test it now, it's still bad (I have a Kona 2020).

[@BatteryLife]

Charging is done to the set charge limit. Not the best.

[@wadem4995]

Annoying the new hyundai has no over head sunglasses compartment unlike the previous model and even more annoying is it seems to be a lot slower than the previous model but i still went and ordered one though. Had to be the n line s model as the standard got kinda ugly😊

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

2 weeks loan, cricky...

[@BatteryLife]

2 week press car

[@stevemulroy1417]

The Kia Niro is much nicer to look at and be in… this is plastic fantastic and it looks awful. Those head and tail lights.. why… just why

[@brianiswrong]

We cross shoped a kia niro ev 4 against the ev kona n line s. It was a close call, but we have ordered the kona because you just get more kit for your money. I agree the kia looks posher inside, but when it comes to actually using the controls I found the kona was much easier to use.

[@niptodstan]

Looks very cheap.

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

in your opinion, many disagree.