Can not see the appeal of the Kona Electric

[miatadan]

From that list the mini, mazda, ioniq and bmw have significantly smaller batteries, much lower range so not really directly comparable. The bolt has a comparable range but too bad about the cheap torsion beam rear suspension , otherwise very decent choice. The Niro is a little bigger but effectively the same drivetrain as Kona which is great. In a similar vein I would also include Kia Soul EV not your list as a comparable. Nissan Leaf has a similar range but too bad about their continued insistence on air cooling, still issues with heat on long highway drives and DC charging. Model 3 LR range is more comparable to the Kona when it comes to range, very good cars, very good charging infrastructure but now we are talking about much more coin for the larger battery. ID4 is bigger and more comparable to Model Y and perhaps Ioniq 5. Very nice looking car but I have some reservations with their software troubles. I wpould personally wait a model year or so for them to figure it out. Mach E numbers and stats look great and the only reason it would not be for me is my soured experience with ford quality in past owned vehicles. Hopefully they are past that.

Valid reasons. In my case I do not look at range as very rarely leave the city. After 2 years, the 2019 VW Jetta had 6005 kms a year, average 3000 kms per year.

Wanted to check out the ID4 but not available in Sudbury until at least 2022 as dealership not part of list where they be available. I liked the clean modern interior of the ID4 from the reviews I have seen.

Since music is big part of my life, depending on bluetooth connection via iPhone not acceptable way to play Tidal in Tesla's

Because I live in an apartment building, I feel Tesla charging infrastructure to be the best / 10-15 minute drive from where I live.

 

[pamatika]

3000km per year... that's less than 10km per day.
Have you considered walking or cycling? Or maybe Taxi if you are going bit further?

 

[Ed C]

Valid reasons. In my case I do not look at range as very rarely leave the city. After 2 years, the 2019 VW Jetta had 6005 kms a year, average 3000 kms per year.

Wanted to check out the ID4 but not available in Sudbury until at least 2022 as dealership not part of list where they be available. I liked the clean modern interior of the ID4 from the reviews I have seen.

Since music is big part of my life, depending on bluetooth connection via iPhone not acceptable way to play Tidal in Tesla's

Because I live in an apartment building, I feel Tesla charging infrastructure to be the best / 10-15 minute drive from where I live.

There was a review for the ID4 on Youtube. I forgot the name or the link. But that person was not very impressed by the car at all. One thing I learned from buying my first EV is this: Don't be the first to buy any new model!

Yeah, sure the MachE looks good on paper or even the ID4, or whatever.....but until it actually get road tested by MANY drivers, you won't know the flaws. Then you will get buyer's remorse. It's best to wait, and not be a beta tester.

 

[Recoil45]

There was a review for the ID4 on Youtube. I forgot the name or the link. But that person was not very impressed by the car at all. One thing I learned from buying my first EV is this: Don't be the first to buy any new model!

Yeah, sure the MachE looks good on paper or even the ID4, or whatever.....but until it actually get road tested by MANY drivers, you won't know the flaws. Then you will get buyer's remorse. It's best to wait, and not be a beta tester.

We are possibly going to buy a Mach-e in a few months. There is not a chance in hell it will be a purchase. It will be a lease. We are basically all beta testing EVs at this point. I will leave the unknowns to the finance company.


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[FloridaSun]

We are possibly going to buy a Mach-e in a few months. There is not a chance in hell it will be a purchase. It will be a lease. We are basically all beta testing EVs at this point. I will leave the unknowns to the finance company.


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I would always lease cars if I would be able to only drive the allowed mileage... but in my case, a lease would get quite expensive if I drive 3 times the allowed mileage.. That's why I'm also buying my Model Y and not leasing..

 

[Recoil45]

I would always lease cars if I would be able to only drive the allowed mileage... but in my case, a lease would get quite expensive if I drive 3 times the allowed mileage.. That's why I'm also buying my Model Y and not leasing..

Makes sense in your case. We both work from home (pre-covid) and have multiple cars, so mileage stays low on all of them.


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[FloridaSun]

Makes sense in your case. We both work from home (pre-covid) and have multiple cars, so mileage stays low on all of them.


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I've been working from home since early March 2020. I'm driving now 1000 miles less than I used to (per month).. This means that instead of 36000 miles per year, I drive at a 24000 mile per year pace TEMPORARILY. I believe that by summer, I'll be back in the office, at least 2 - 3 days per week and therefore my driving will go back to close to what it was. Even if it doesn't, 24k miles per year is too much for a lease..

 

[apu]

Man I thought I drove alot but clearly some folks take the cake. 237,000 km (148,000 miles)on a 2019 Kona EV with a claim of no noted battery degradation with what sounds like predominantly DC charging. Clearly I could see that as a huge appeal to the Kona EV.

 

[PRGDénia]

I considered the Model 3 but I honestly prefer real, tactile controls that I can reach out and operate without needing to look at the screen. Call me a dinosaur, but this dinosaur is buying the car so I get to choose what I prefer. Next, I actually prefer that the Kona is based on an #ICE chassis. It means that it doesn't stand out as an electric car and I get to cruise in stealth mode without drawing any attention. Couple this with the fact Hyundai was able to take an #ICE chassis and engineer an EV that's still more efficient, longer ranged and even with better performance than a lot of the purpose-built EVs being released even today. So all in all I'm very happy with this car, loving the cooled seats here in Spain and the very intelligent cruise and auto-recuperation controls. Just added a CarLinkIt V2 for a smooth seamless wireless Apple CarPlay connection every time which is the cherry on top of a very tasty cake as far as I am concerned.

 

[FloridaSun]

Man I thought I drove alot but clearly some folks take the cake. 237,000 km (148,000 miles)on a 2019 Kona EV with a claim of no noted battery degradation with what sounds like predominantly DC charging. Clearly I could see that as a huge appeal to the Kona EV.

I'm only at 50k miles/80k km and I charged over 150 times on DC Fast and I'm still getting the same range.. Amazingly low degradation despite frequent fast charging..