2020 Hyundai Kona EV road trip review with DC fast charging

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In this video, I drive my 2020 Kona EV on a road trip and document the amount of range I get as well as the charging infrastructure and charging experience. The vehicle did perform well but there was an issue with the range prediction that resulted in an unexpected situation. I will go over this in detail towards the end of the video. I also think I might have found a way to get more accuracy out of the vehicle's range estimate prediction.

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30 апр 2024

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@BensEcoAdvntr 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. When you see EA chargers that are offline, make sure you report it in the app. I've found they do actually send out a technician when a report is made. Also recommend signing up for EVGo Autocharge, it does work with the Kona. Makes the whole process super easy and more reliable. Newer EVGo stations are much faster. I've done four road trips so far with my Bolt EUV. Most recent was ~1500 miles all around the Midwest from Ohio to IN, IL, MO, and (briefly) KY. I've also used the rule of thumb that filling up the distance you need to go + 50 miles always gets you where you need to go.

@UnnDunn 14 дней назад

You should update your infotainment system; the latest version has a built in EV route planner.

@anintrovertabroad2065 2 месяца назад

Did you experience any significant throttling? I had a Nissan leaf before and when I tried to super charge it more than once back to back, it would throttle the charging to the point of making it impossible to road trip. Thinking about getting a Kona. Wondering how much better the experience would be if I went from San Diego to Phoenix and back. Took me about 15 hours in the leaf one way because of throttling.

@theelectricreality 2 месяца назад

We didn't experience any throttling until the state of charge became higher which is typical. Once you get to about 80% the charging speed will be slower due to the way lithium battery chemistry works. The Nissan Leaf does not have a liquid cooled battery but instead relies on air cooling which is not efficient especially when the vehicle is not in motion. That is one of the downfalls about the Nissan Leaf is that as the battery gets warm on a road trip it can dramatically impact charging speeds. I would say if you're able to find a good price on a Kona to trade in the leaf and get the Kona because it will be a vehicle with better range and better charging speeds even though the Kona is not as good as more expensive EVs like the ionic 5 or Ford Mach E for example. It is a good contester for the price though. So far we really liked it.

@anintrovertabroad2065 2 месяца назад

@@theelectricreality yeah I can get a 2022 version for 15 - 17k pretty easily with about 20k to 30k miles on it. I think I might have to go for it. Thanks!