When you had been anxious to understand how the Hyundai Kona Electric would seem like after its midlife restyling, marvel no extra. That is the 2021 mannequin, and its largest information is… a cleaner look. And extra options, other than an apparently extra mature product.

Some web sites stated Hyundai elevated the automobile’s WLTP vary to 484 km with the 64 kWh battery pack, however InsideEVs readers know since February 27 that the Kona Electric made in Czechia offers that range since March. All it took was to get tire enhancements, in line with Hyundai.

That interprets into 301 miles of vary beneath this check cycle. EPA numbers will in all probability be decrease if Hyundai chooses to comply with the quick testing methodology and never the lengthy one, which Tesla appears to be the one producer to undertake.

In the case of design, the entrance finish is rather a lot cleaner than the earlier one, however that’s in all probability extra of an aesthetic concern than one thing associated to effectivity or another sensible achieve.

Hyundai claims a 40-millimeters (1.57-inch) size enhance “ensures it has a dynamic look mixed with a robust visible stance,” which is sort of a stretch from the truth that the bumpers are larger. If solely that made them defend the automobile construction higher, unlike what FMVSSs currently do for SUVs…

As common in any restyling, modifications had been restricted to plastic elements – which embrace headlights and taillights and require fewer investments. Inside, the most important change is the adoption of the ten.25-inch infotainment display.

By way of security, the Kona Electrical now brings blind-spot collision avoidance (BCA), rear cross-traffic avoidance (RCCA), main car departure alert (LVDA), security exit warning (SEW), and rear-seat alert (RSA). All different security options stay the identical. Hyundai did not mention, but these cars already incorporate the software update that avoids the fires the Kona Electric has experienced in Canada, South Korea, and Austria.

Maybe the Kona Electrical’s largest information is that it now brings Cost myHyundai, however that’s just for European clients – extra particularly from Czechia, France, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland. The UK will be a part of the record by the tip of 2020.

It’s not clear whether it is associated to Hyundai recently joining Ionity as a shareholder. Nonetheless, the firm says the Kona Electrical may have over 170,000 charging factors obtainable throughout Europe. Funds will probably be managed by a single card or an app in all of them, regardless of the place – which could be very handy within the Outdated Continent.