Speed Bumps

[Clamps]

I was entering a parking lot in Olbrich Park in Madison, WI and while gently going over one of the speed bumps I felt the battery pack gently touch/scrape the top of the bump. Has anyone had any clearance issues with their Kona’s?

 

[NRH]

I haven't. Clearance is better than our prior vehicles. (Sienna, Prius, Passat).

 

[Tim94549]

As long as I slow down for them I usually don't have any problems rolling over them. Aside from that, the FRONT lower Grill "guard" is very low. I sometimes scrape it on those shopping center's cement car "stoppers". So I've learned to be careful - as well as heavily sloped driveways.

 

[Bruce M.]

I was entering a parking lot in Olbrich Park in Madison, WI and while gently going over one of the speed bumps I felt the battery pack gently touch/scrape the top of the bump. Has anyone had any clearance issues with their Kona’s?

No. There are a number of speed bumps I pass over regularly and it's never been an issue. But maybe San Francisco speed bumps are configured differently than yours.

 

[hobbit]

That's a heckuva speedbump if it reached the pack. I concur with the front-plastic theory, unless
you're sure about the timing. I have to use booster-blocks to get a Kona up on my ramps, and the
front air-dam lip still has to get a little mashed temporarily in the process.

But all that aero probably contributes to the efficiency...

_Hj

 

[electriceddy]

No. There are a number of speed bumps I pass over regularly and it's never been an issue. But maybe San Francisco speed bumps are configured differently than yours.

In Norway they are:

 

[EVPower]

Where I live, we have two different speed bump on my street. I need to pass over them all (5), each day. I need to drive under 20km/h to do not touch one type of them. Sometime, I'm not thinking that I'm with the kids (1 week / 2) in the back and hear the scrapping sound.

Weight, speed and smaller tire size for winter (16 inch) play a major role.