Hyundai Kona Electric (2018 to 2023)

“As an affordable electric car, the Hyundai Kona Electric is the best yet and is highly commendable.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric is still one of our favourite EVs – punchy performance, a genuinely useful range and decent levels of comfort and practicality make it a great all-rounder. The mid-spec Premium model offers the best value for money, in our opinion.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The popular Hyundai Kona Electric SUV has been updated for 2020 and it’s now better than ever”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric’s chunky design makes it one of the more distinctive-looking offerings in the small SUV segment, but it is the choice of two versions, both with a decent driving range, that makes it a winner in our eyes.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Hyundai’s affordable electric crossover has the numbers to shake this market segment to the core”
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Model reviewed: Premium SE 64 kWh
Score: 8 / 10
“Ground-breaking, high-spec electric car offers 300 miles of range for less than £32,000”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It might be based upon a middling family car in ICE form, but as an EV, the Hyundai Kona Electric really is an astounding effort. As a state-of-the-art EV that’ll go harder, and faster than all of its rivals, this is the one to go for – some achievement considering it’s far from the newest option available.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“We take our hats off to Hyundai for making an EV that has an impressive real-world range, but at a reasonable price. It’s one of the most usable electric cars on the market, and while it’s not without fault, it could be the driving force that people need to get into something electric.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.6 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona is a car transformed by the switch to electric power, making it a great choice for affordable family motoring.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric offers punchy performance, a raised driving position and lots of equipment, but there are more spacious EV alternatives.”
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Model reviewed: Premium SE 64 kWh
Score: 8 / 10
“A genuine step forward for EVs thanks to a battery that removes range concerns for a greater size of the driving population, in a car that’s ‘normal’ in every other way.”
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Model reviewed: Ultimate 64kWh (facelifted model)
“The Hyundai Kona Electric has been a key player in the UK’s EV market and these latest updates should help to meet consumers growing demands of what they want from an electric car in terms of cost, range and equipment levels.”
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Model reviewed: Ultimate 64kWh (pre-facelift)
Score: 8 / 10
“With 278 miles of a range and a starting price of 35,900, the Hyundai Electric Kona almost matches the distance you can travel in your regular car and at a fairly reasonable price point, too.”
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Model reviewed: Premium SE 64 kWh
Score: 10 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric is the first car to address all the normal objections to electric cars for the average motorist. It has a 279-mile electric range, zero tailpipe emissions, it’s excellent to drive, it’s well equipped, it has a practical body style, and it’s relatively affordable.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric is one of the best electric cars on the market. It’ll travel far enough between charges to keep most of us happy, and you get a load of standard equipment for your money. It’s so desirable that actually finding one might be tricky, and you’ll pay a premium for it.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“By offering Tesla-rivalling electric range in a desirable crossover package for an affordable price, Hyundai has already proven it’s onto a winner with the Kona Electric. It has its flaws – a small boot, for example – but it’s still a massively appealing electric car.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“What it may lack in interior quality and practicality, the Hyundai Kona Electric certainly makes up for it with its commendable range and zippy performance. Granted, it’s not the most spacious and might not handle as well as the e-Niro, but as a complete package, the Kona Electric is an appealing and stylish choice for anyone making the switch to electrified motoring.” (Sam Phillips)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The state-of-the-art of family electric cars”
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“Hyundai’s all-electric Kona is handsome – and packed with tech from infotainment system to USB ports. With a range of 259 miles and a £30k price tag, the new Kona is the first genuine long-range electric car for the masses.”
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Model reviewed: Premium SE 64kWh
Score: 8 / 10
“Hyundai has produced the first viable answer to Tesla’s Model 3… but not enough of them to go around. In such a fast-moving car market, that could prove to be a big problem for the Kona Electric’s prospects.”
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Model reviewed: 39kWh Premium
Score: 6 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric is still a likeable little car. With this smaller battery, it certainly makes a good case for itself as a sensible second car or runaround. The trouble is, by and large, its rivals are smarter and roomier, and some also throw a greater range into the bargain too.”
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Model reviewed: Premium 64kWh
Score: 9 / 10
“A proper tipping point BEV [battery electric vehicle]: genuine 300-mile (ish) range in a small SUV for under £30k. Consider it.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Hyundai Kona Electric comes with a really impressive real-world range. It’s also impressively well equipped, but falters a bit when it comes to interior quality, ride comfort and space. So, if you can afford to, we’d suggest you spend a little more to improve those virtues with the Kia e-Niro.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Hyundai has succeeded in creating an eminently usable, fun-to-drive electric car with excellent range. The improvements to both its efficiency and standard equipment following its update in 2020 only increase its appeal, but poor reliability means it is no longer a Which? Best Buy.”
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