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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2020 Kona Electric, so we've included reviews for other years of the Kona Electric since its last redesign.
Amazing Vehicle!
BlueKonaEV, 12/27/2019
updated 12/30/2020
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric SEL 4dr SUV (electric DD)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2019 Kona Electric SEL on 6/28 in Maryland (as car is not sold where I live) and drove it home 1090 miles to Florida. I have already driven over 17000 miles in 6 months and the car has been performing flawless. Around town, I get up to 350 miles of range and even at 70 mph on the highway, I get about 250 miles of range. The range of this car is definitely underrated. Car handles very well for a short wheelbase car due to the low center of gravity as the battery sits on the bottom of the car. There is almost no maintenance and my total expense so far other than the purchase price was $40 for the cabin air filter which is supposed to be replaced every 15k miles. This is a perfect car for anyone who drives lots of miles as the savings are huge. I was lucky and got over $2k off MSRP and paid a total of $36100 before tax and title. After $7500 tax credit, it comes out to $28600 + taxes and title which brings the total to a little over $30k. Not bad for a car that saves me $4000 over driving my gas F150 V8 to work every day. I also love the fact that the 2019 model of the Kona Electric has a LIFETIME battery warranty for the original owner. I doubt that I will ever sell the car as having a lifetime warranty on the most expensive part of the car gives me peace of mind. 42500 mile update 12/30/2020: Still no issue and still no range loss! Great car!
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Great commuter
Kona in NM, 03/23/2020
updated 09/26/2022
2020 Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate 4dr SUV (electric DD)
26 of 27 people found this review helpful
This is my wife’s new car for a 165 mile round trip commute. She’s averaging 35 miles of range left over at the end of the day. Then it takes about 8 hours to charge on a home Level 2 charger and uses 55 kWh from my solar panels. It has great range but we are pushing to the limit. The Ultimate version is completely comfortable for extra features for the commute. The drawback is the lack of back seat space and cargo for grandkids and trips to Costco. It’s fun to drive and love the pulse red color. The engine and background noise is sometimes annoying and we’re trying to determine what’s “normal” and just different from what we were used to in a Honda Accord.
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Beware of battery problems, reduction gear wear.
coder, 10/02/2020
updated 04/24/2023
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric Limited 4dr SUV (electric DD)
21 of 22 people found this review helpful
So far, this has been a trouble free EV for us. Front wheel drive only. Bought it in 2020, as the new models just started to come out. The 2019-s still had the lifetime battery warranty (unlike Tesla, they do not guarantee any battery performance levels) plus my dealer had a pretty good discount on this model. Full federal tax credit of $7500 and a Massaschsusetts $2500 EV rebate was still available plus some incentives from my Electric company. With low energy prices, the fuel related savings are not all that compelling, esp. given the up-front premium I paid, but the relatively maintenance free aspect, and usable driving range of a highy-capacity battery, modern EV-s was a draw. Charging and battery: One reason to go with a larger capacity battery, is to avoid charging or depleting the battery fully, which is thought to improve battery life. I am practicing 20-90, I only deplete to 20% and only charge to 90% capacity, except for an occasional long trip. The battery is 64KWH, so it gives about 240 miles of usable range. The battery system is water cooled, similar to Tesla. Public charging is more plentiful than I expected, initially I was topping up at work where we have a couple of subsidized Level 2 charging stations. Unless your typical daily mileage is very low, the included 117V charger is not useable. It is the best to install a Level 2 charger in your home. Electricians tend to overcharge for putting in one of these, I did it myself. My total cost was about $900 including a ChargePoint HomeFlex charger. 25' from my panel. (I run a 6 AWG line from a 50W dedicated breaker in my panel, mostly in conduit). If you have it done, it will be probably ~$2K for just the the install. I was surprised how little know-how or advice the dealer had with a charger install. It is odd how neither the dealer, or the manufacturer wanted to have anything to do with the home charger installation. I guess every house is different, and there is a lot of possible liability, so they tend to want to punt on this. Maintenance: because of the regen braking, brake pads are reported to last 100K+ miles on EV-s. No oil changes. No transmission service, although there is reduction gear fluid which needs to be changed, similar to transmisison service.. No spark plugs. No exhaust system. No ignition system.. No alternator so a lot fewer components that can fail. Electric cars are just superior, far more efficient technology tnban ICE. I have the "Limited" trim. Leather seating, although thin and cheap looking "patent" leather. Heated seats, a mediocre stereo, a fair amount of road noise, although very little engine noise. Lots of torque. The LKA lane keeping assist) is just a teaser at this point. The car will steer for you and keep itself centered between your lane, but shuts off the self-steering if you take your hands off the wheel for a minute or two.. The car is a small-ish mini-suv, does not have a lot of legroom for the rear seat occupants. Surprisingly little cargo space in the rear. I find myself folding down at least one of the rear seats, when I am grocery shopping. Dislikes: Cramped cheap-ish looking interior, mediocre sound system, looks. esp. the looks of the wheels, and the front fascia. Likes: Fairly OK driving experience, because the batteries give it a low center of gravity and good front-rear weight distro. Clean running, low maintenance . Auto high-low beam headlights with cornering lights is great. All LED lights. Lane change warning, LKA, pre-collision assist. Update: It is not widely advertised how horrible the range loss gets in very cold or hot weather. It could be up to 50% on a really cold day. Having a heat pump minimizes the heating/ AC range loss significantly. I seem to recall thjs decreases the worst case cold temp "range loss" to 20-30% instead of 50%.. IMO having a heat pump a rather compelling feature. If I was aware if this up front, I certainly would have considered that a "must have". feature. There has been a recent controversy about reported battery fires in Canada, Korea and in Europe. A recent software update claimed to take care of this issue, but did not. Hyundai announced a campaign to replace some 70k or 80k batteries, but so far the only batteries they replaced are only ion those in cars that shut themselves down because of detecting an impending battery failure. In case your car shuts down, there could be (MONTHS long wait for a new battery. Hyundai offered buybacks for some of these cars. The 2020 and newer Konas allegedly do not have a battery issue. Latest: Hyundai claims now that they can "fix" the battery problem with another software update. They have been tight-lipped about the latest theory about these battery fires, or how the software update would fix the problem. I had the update, and the dealer restored my charge setting to allow charge to 100%. The claim: the car is now safe to drive. Update as of 2023 Apr: My propulsion battery failed, despite of the recall #200 software update. Car is at a dealer waiting for a battery to arrive. My reduction gear now developed a ticking / growling sound, I will deal withthat after the battery replacement. The car has less than 16,000 miles.
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Very happy with my 2020 Kona Ultimate
Pavel Torres, 03/18/2020
2020 Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate 4dr SUV (electric DD)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful
I wanted an electric car because I have excess electricity at home with solar panels, I did not want to or could go to a more expensive car so I was considering the Chevy Bolt electric and I even gave it a test drive. I tested the Premier which is supposed to be the best trim for the Chevy Bolt, I tell you this, the Bolt is nothing compared to my new Hyundai Kona, in size, in comfort, in the interior. I feel lucky that I was able to find the Kona in Florida, it drives very smooth, with lots of safety features. The Kona does not have much room in the back or cargo space but I will make it work for me and the family. One thing I have noticed when driving on highways, it feels like a boating sensation, I think it is because of the weight of the batteries, it is like a rocking movement that maybe I just need to get used to. Other than that, beautiful car. All the features it has makes it a very good car to own.
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A 3 series BMW competitor!
First Time EV Buyer, 02/09/2020
2020 Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate 4dr SUV (electric DD)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
It may sound silly but my Kona EV Ultimate reminds me of a BMW without the terrible reliability. The leather seating is much nicer than the Tesla Model 3 and the interior is about the same size. I felt it was too small initially but then I realized that this car is average to large for the rest of the world. It definitely favors the driver and front passenger. The back is not that big but most people drive with 2 or less passengers in this size of car. Driving it is very smooth for its size. It won't be like an Avalon b/c of its smaller wheelbase but the multi-link suspension does take the bumps well. The tech is great except for the lack of Lane Follow Assist on my car but I can live with it. The infotainment gives many ways to accomplish the same task so the choice is yours whether to use buttons, voice command or steering wheel controls to make a call or change the audio programming. I chose the larger screen but the other one is fine too. A note - the 2020 has adaptive cruise control only on the Ultimate trim while in 2019 it was found on lower trims. I cannot find a single used 2019 on the market so I went with a 2020. Try it out before getting a Model 3. You might like it better if you don't like racing and buying tires every 25-30K miles.
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