The India-bound Hyundai Kona Electric made its South
Korean debut last week. Hyundai has received more than 18,000 pre-orders for
the new EV in its home market. Hyundai started pre-orders for the Hyundai Kona
Electric in South Korea on 15 January. The company has fixed an annual sales
target of 12,000 units for its electric SUV in its domestic market.
The Hyundai Kona Electric is available with two
different powertrains. The basic version has a 39.2 kWh battery that provides a
range of 254 km* and an electric motor that develops 136 PS and 395 Nm of
torque. It features a 7.2 kW on-board charger with which the battery pack takes
6 hours 10 minutes for a full charging with AC. Using a 100 kW DC fast charger,
it takes approximately 54 minutes to charge the battery pack up to 80%
capacity.
The long-range version has a 64 kWh battery that
provides a range of 406 km* and an electric motor that delivers 204 PS and 395
Nm of torque. This version also features a 7.2 kW on-board charger. With alternating
current, the bigger capacity battery pack takes 9 hours 35 minutes to get fully
charged. Using a 100 kW DC fast charger, 80% charging is achieved in
approximately 54 minutes.
The Hyundai Kona Electric will arrive in India
sometime in 2019, as the company’s first EV. The Indian subsidiary will import
it in CKD kits, the assembly of which will take place in Chennai. The expected
annual sales target for India is 50 units.
