HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC FROM $60,740

Kona electric is Hyundai’s first battery-powered SUV. Prices start at $60,740 for the Elite. Highlander, which we’re testing here, is $65,290. The 2.0-litre petrol-powered Kona Elite starts at $30,600. Highlander is $36,660. So you’re paying up to twice the price to go EV. Kona’s 150kW single electric motor drives the front wheels. Its 64kWh lithium ion battery provides a claimed range of up to 449km. Hyundai quotes zero to 80 percent capacity recharge times extending from 54 minutes on a 100kW DC public fast charger to nine hours and 35 minutes when plugged into an optional ($2000, installed) home charger. Using a 10amp household power point will take up to 28 hours. Servicing is cheap because an EV drivetrain has few moving parts and no fluids, apart from battery coolant.…

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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #56 - December 2020

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