What sort of automobile is the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electrical? What does it examine to?

The 2023 Hyundai Kona Electrical is, as its title implies, an EV model of the automaker’s small crossover SUV. It’s value procuring towards the Kia Niro EV and the Chevrolet Bolt EV, amongst others.

Is the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electrical a superb SUV?

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General, the Kona Electrical is an effective alternative with an inexpensive price ticket, a good cabin, and approachable tech. It’s an excellent gateway into EV, and it charges 6.4 on the TCC scale. (Learn extra about how we charge automobiles.)

What’s new for the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electrical?

After a revamp final 12 months, the Kona Electrical carries into 2023 with no tweaks.

The electrical model of the Kona is available in a single physique that wears barely extra streamlined front-end styling than gas-fueled variations of the small Hyundai. With little cooling wanted, the Kona Electrical discards different fashions’ grilles for an enormous composite bumper, although it retains the dual-level lighting and quirky floor detailing seen throughout the lineup.

The 201-hp electrical motor endows the Kona Electrical with respectable passing energy, and it affords almost 260 miles of vary on a full cost. Maybe extra notable is that the Kona Electrical can cost from simply 10% to 80% in about 45 minutes when hooked as much as a Stage 3 DC fast-charger. 

It might seem like an SUV, however the Kona Electrical comes solely in front-wheel-drive kind. Purchase snow tires. 

The Kona EV has a cushty, if considerably plain cabin highlighted by both an 8.0-inch or 10.3-inch touchscreen. Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come customary with the smaller display, however the larger show requires plugging in a cable for smartphone mirroring. 

The cabin is tight for 4 passengers regardless of its 5 seats, but it surely’s extra spacious than a sedan with an analogous footprint because of the massive cargo space.

Whereas the Kona Electrical hasn’t been crash-tested, its gas-fueled siblings have earned good marks. Automated emergency braking and blind-spot displays come customary. 

How a lot does the 2023 Hyundai Kona Electrical value?

We’re nonetheless ready on 2023 model-year pricing, however final 12 months’s Kona Electrical value $35,000 earlier than numerous authorities incentives obtainable to many consumers. For now, it’s offered solely in zero-emission automobile states and a handful of others. 

We’d skip the dear Restricted and stick to the SEL, which isn’t decadent however hits most commuter automotive wants.