Hyundai has announced pricing and range
details for the Kona Electric, the company’s second all-electric model which
will be available with two battery options. The entry-level model will offer a
39kWh battery pack along with a 133 hp electric motor, starting from
£ 24,995 including UK’s £ 4500 plug-in car grant.
Hyundai will also offer a
long-range version of the Kona Electric with a 64kWh battery pack and a 201 hp electric motor, priced from £29,495, including the local government’s
incentive. Both versions have the same torque figure, at 395 Nm.
Hyundai reckons that the new Kona
Electric offers an estimated 312 km of driving range with the
smaller battery pack and 482 km with the larger option. 0-100 km/h comes in 9.3 seconds for the base model and in 7.6 seconds for the
range-topper, while top speed is 154 km/h and 167 km/h respectively.
As for charging times, Hyundai says that
the Kona Electric with the 39kWh battery pack can be charged up to 80 percent
of its capacity in 75 minutes from a public 50kW charger. UK customers will get
to choose between six available colors: Galactic Grey, Chalk White, Tangerine
Comet, Ceramic Blue, Pulse Red and Acid Yellow. The two-tone roof is a £ 420
option.
Order books for the new Hyundai Kona
Electric will open on August 2, with first deliveries expected to take place
towards the end of the year.
