Efficiency comparison, Kona vs. Tesla Model Y

My understanding is that Tesla doesn't do integrated / blended regen braking at all, unless that's
changing with the 3 or Y. I would find that profoundly annoying.

What is the control for setting regen level? Almost certainly not something as easy and quick as
our paddles.

_H*

 

Sheez, that makes no intuitive sense. "Creep" is something that happens *after* stopping..

And having to mess with menus to change it is just wrong.

_H*

 

"Creep" is what happens with the Kona *instead* of stopping.

Intuitively, I would expect Creep to be what the Kona does, Roll to stop and then act as if in neutral, so roll forward or backward if on an incline, and Hold to stop and stay there. Hold is true one-pedal driving. Too bad the Kona doesn't have it.

 

Lol "old school" for me is almost never using my brakes until the last few feet of coming to a stop (if I had enough notice I would be stopping) because every car I have owned until yesterday (though I don't take possession of my Kona EV until tomorrow afternoon) has been a manual transmission lol. So I think I will likely use the "one pedal" driving a lot

 

Both the Tesla MY and the Ioniq 5 were on my short list as a replacement for my Kona. I was actually leaning more towards the Ioniq 5 for various reason, but then I saw a Youtube video this weekend of someone taking the Ioniq 5 LR/AWD Ultimate on an extended range test. Granted, it was raining the entire trip, but it did way poorer than expected. This might be its Achilles heal.

 

Well according to this recent 21 EV drive until it stops test done by The Norwegian Automotive Federation the Kona drove 483km vs 460 for Ioniq 5 vs 448 km for Model 3 SR. https://insideevs.com/news/512426/norway-ev-summer-range-test/ No model Y but you can get a rough idea on efficiency based the model 3 SR and LR examples. The only EVs that did better on range did so on the basis of a bigger battery(at a typical economic premium) not necessarily because of improved efficiency. To me at least the Ioniq 5 doesn't impress as much as the Kona does in respect to how far it can get you vs the price paid. Sure there is improved charging efficiencies with these new models but some of the folks like myself who have to deal with with poorly developed DC charging infrastructures "first charged range" remains king.

 

precondition an EV before driving,while plugged in is the best. it doesn't need to work as hard to maintain cabin temp.

 

I am very happy with my Kona efficiency
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