New Kona Electric owner

[Robe24]

Congratulations, we did the same back in March, had it shipped from NY to us here in Windermere. We love the Kona, and since we have solar PV on our home, we charge it up with pure, clean power produced by Florida sunshine. We are getting similar range as you, and chose to jnstall a Juicebox pro level 2 charger in the garage. So excellent to hear of another Kona EV here in Florida.

How did you arrange for shipping with the NY dealer and what was approximate cost for shipping?

 

[1st-KonaEV-in-FL]

The dealer was very easy and cooperative. We arranged our own transport was about $500, uncovered transport. They coordinated with dealer and we paid balance after arriving and everything was ok. Paid taxes when registration here in Florida when getting tag K0na-EV1 (first Kona EV in Florida). If you have not already, do buy a Kona EV, you will not be disappointed.

 

[FloridaSun]

The dealer was very easy and cooperative. We arranged our own transport was about $500, uncovered transport. They coordinated with dealer and we paid balance after arriving and everything was ok. Paid taxes when registration here in Florida when getting tag K0na-EV1 (first Kona EV in Florida). If you have not already, do buy a Kona EV, you will not be disappointed.

You really got a steal on shipping!! I had cars shipped before but never for that kind of price.. I enjoyed driving my Kona home even though it turned out to be an adventure..

 

[Konasu]

I'm in Central Florida and the KONA Electric is not for sale anywhere close to where I live, so I shopped online at Dealerships in Maryland and New Jersey. Found a great deal in the color I wanted (ceramic blue with white roof) in Maryland. Flew up to Maryland, bought the car and drove it just under 1100 miles to bring it home.. I already have 2000 miles on it and love it. I'm on track getting well over 300 miles on a charge. Here in Florida, we don't really have cold weather, so, running the range killing heater won't be necessary. AC only seems to have minor impact on range (shows 20 miles range decrease when AC is on)
Already disabled VESS do get rid of the noise at low speeds..

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I got my Ltd Kona EV same year/month you did. I bought mine at Heritage Hyundai in Towson MD with all dealings done over phone and email. I live in Oregon. I paid $1300 for shipping, uncovered, cross country. I went through a transport broker but discovered later that I could have dealt directly through the shipper and saved $300. The hassle was worth it. I love my Kona.

 

[Colin Munro]

Had mine for just over a year now and still loving it.

 

[Bill Carter]

I got my Ltd Kona EV same year/month you did. I bought mine at Heritage Hyundai in Towson MD with all dealings done over phone and email. I live in Oregon. I paid $1300 for shipping, uncovered, cross country. I went through a transport broker but discovered later that I could have dealt directly through the shipper and saved $300. The hassle was worth it. I love my Kona.

Hi Konasu, I also bought from Heritage. I drove my older Prius south from Maine in late January and drove back the new 2020 Kona. As I commented to my wife in December after test driving a '19 model here, it is a sweet little car. Today I again travelled a route I did in February, from here in Yarmouth at almost sea level, up to the foot of Mt. Washington for an elevation change of over 1300 feet, then back to the coast in a big loop. In February I averaged 4.1 mi/kWhr. Today, with temperatures in the 60's, the car did 5.2 mi/kWhr - the equivalent of a battery charge of 320 miles or so. Driving is fun again!

 

[Konasu]

Hi Konasu, I also bought from Heritage. I drove my older Prius south from Maine in late January and drove back the new 2020 Kona. As I commented to my wife in December after test driving a '19 model here, it is a sweet little car. Today I again travelled a route I did in February, from here in Yarmouth at almost sea level, up to the foot of Mt. Washington for an elevation change of over 1300 feet, then back to the coast in a big loop. In February I averaged 4.1 mi/kWhr. Today, with temperatures in the 60's, the car did 5.2 mi/kWhr - the equivalent of a battery charge of 320 miles or so. Driving is fun again!

I saved a bundle by buying from the other side of the country. Who would have guessed? They were jacking up the Kona prices in Oregon as well as California last year. I haven't checked this year but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same story. And now, when I do get my Kona on the road, I don't have to worry about virus contamination from gas pump handles.

 

[R P]

I saved a bundle by buying from the other side of the country. Who would have guessed? They were jacking up the Kona prices in Oregon as well as California last year. I haven't checked this year but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same story. And now, when I do get my Kona on the road, I don't have to worry about virus contamination from gas pump handles.

No, just the charging stations... Can't charge at home all the time, if you do any travelling. In my case actually, I never charge at home.

 

[rfg81]

Stupid question... New owner here. Is there a way to change the navigation address midway my route? Is there another way to cancel navigation if not by voice command?

 

[ericy]

Stupid question... New owner here. Is there a way to change the navigation address midway my route? Is there another way to cancel navigation if not by voice command?

Yes, you need to edit the route. I never use voice commands however - there is something on the menu that lets you do this.

To cancel, just delete the destination.

 

[hwitten]

The easy way to cancel a route is to hold the "Pause Route" button on screen for a few seconds.
Editing or changing a route/destination while driving is severely limited as the keyboard is locked out unless in Park. I think as long as the new destination is saved in Favourites, etc. you can change it while driving. I use that a lot for going "Home". Caveat: This is for MY2020.

 

[ev_undecided]

Thanks for the very helpful thread. I'm near Tampa, FL & debating between Model Y, Kona EV, & Volvo XC40 Recharge (still not sure when available).

Would love to go Kona for lower price & tax credit, but worried about dealer maintenance given so few Kona EVs around. For the FL posters, do you have any thoughts?

Also curious if you think the ventilated seats are very effective in the FL summers.

Thanks!

 

[FloridaSun]

Thanks for the very helpful thread. I'm near Tampa, FL & debating between Model Y, Kona EV, & Volvo XC40 Recharge (still not sure when available).

Would love to go Kona for lower price & tax credit, but worried about dealer maintenance given so few Kona EVs around. For the FL posters, do you have any thoughts?

Also curious if you think the ventilated seats are very effective in the FL summers.

Thanks!

If it wasn't for the LIFETIME EV BATTERY warranty of the 2019 Kona Electric, I would probably buy the Model Y if I would be buying an EV right now. The reason why I went with the Kona was the LIFETIME EV battery warranty. If you get a Tesla and your battery goes bad at 120k miles, you are out of luck. There are still 2019 Kona Electric available.. The 2020 model isn't that different. I would recommend looking into leftover 2019 Konas.. As for maintenance, Lakeland Hyundai has a Mechanic certified on the all electric models, so you can bring them in for warranty repairs or just for service. Lakeland is only a 25 -30 minute drive from Tampa. You could also call Tampa Hyundai dealers and check if they work on the All Electric models. I do have the SEL without the cooled seats but what I've read, the seats cool very nicely.. Forum Member ESPRIT1st is in Las Vegas and I believe that he is happy with the cooling of the seats..
The Kona is a very low maintenance vehicle. I think that you can't go wrong with it.. I have 31k miles on mine now and ZERO isssues...

 

[FloridaSun]

Stupid question... New owner here. Is there a way to change the navigation address midway my route? Is there another way to cancel navigation if not by voice command?

If you use ANDROID AUTO, you can use your voice command to change the route or add a stop without issue.. My SEL doesn't even have the built in Navigation system.. I used to use WAZE for years but switched a few months ago to Google Maps Navigation as you can set it up with satellite images.. I prefer that to the boring interface of WAZE..