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I had the same thing. Forgot to reset the screen. The easiest if jobs. I wonder what else slipped they're minds.

Probably a bit late for this, but I was thinking the Kona could preheat/cool from the battery alone and doesn't need to be plugged!? As far as I know, the E-Niro can do this!

Considering the temperature the Kona did pretty well l. Im waiting for mine to arrive currently and planning a Disney land Paris trip

Great stuff. A friend (very non-techie) has a Kona and wishes she had my Tesla "Dog Mode" (especially with this ridiculously hot May in BC) I was sure it was possible and you have confirmed it beautifully. Well done.

AWESOME, your a life saver! I have a ‘MY22’ Kona EV 64kWh Ultimate (collected 1/Aug/22). Earlier this evening I tried to BlueLink and set the heat/defrost to come on in the morning as I’ve a Dr’s appointment! But no response, so went outside and car was DEAD. This happened over Xmas/NewYear when I was visiting my family in Yorkshire. AA came out and 12v battery was at 3v, so he boosted it, brought car back to life, said drive it for 20mins minimum without shutting it down (STOP BUTTON). And so everything seemed OK. After Google-ing, seems almost common to many EV’s , and so I got myself a usb-rechargeable-booster-battery (just in case). Well I needed it just now. So my question (if you don’t know the answer, no worries);- If I put car in Utility-Mode and lock it up, how long do you think it would take for the Traction-Battery to Fully-Charge the 12v-Battery via the Built-in-DCDC-Converter? ALTERNATIVELY if I set the car to operate “Air-Con/Car-Warm” prior to a Journey, say every 3 or 4 days during the coldest (3-4am), do you think this should be enough to keep the 12v battery topped up, as I’ve read somewhere that when AirCon/Heating is enabled, the DCDC is turned on to allow the 12v battery to maintain charge, as the AirCon/Heating is powered by the 12v battery? If you don’t know, no worries, thanks for an excellent movie. It’s a Motability car so I am unable to do things like “change the 12v battery”

My Kona electric has had many recalls - but the worst was changing the whole battery/ and running with 80% charge as apparently all 2019 batteries have to be changed due to fire hazard!! At 2 yrs - I am YET waiting for the replacement battery! Strongly recommend Kia Nero- far more reliable!

Very useful!

I am yet waiting for the replacement battery!

You are absolutely correct! I paid for the first service 125£ or so.

Good video... Very annoying dog noises spoiled it a bit...

Hi Nice video ! Does it work in Ioniq 5? Leaving the car whit dogs in.

35k miles on tires is kind of sucky especially for a non performance tire that sucks in the rain.

Your right if it were another make of car people would be moaning a lot more, instead you get comments like I’ve just read, “ you’ll get a few niggles that get fixed but it a great car best I’ve ever had” No that’s not the right attitude as you rightly state after this many years the car should be near perfect and definitely should not be delivered with badly aligned panels and scratches, that’s very poor PDI. Tesla are ahead mainly because of their brilliant charging network but in years to come that will all change. No doubt the Tesla fan club will have something to say about these comments, I can see them getting all steamed up already. 😂

Found the utility mode just the other day and had no idea what it did, thanks.

I still want to know if you can use the heater when it's charging - I know you can on the Ioniq and so I expect so but no one seems to know for sure

Anyone tried with Niro EV if same system?

The Kona will be my first electric car and I'm really enjoying your real-world videos on it. I know that the car will have changed from the one in your videos but I've still taken a lot from your advice and guides, especially on the operation of the different driving and assist options. Great stuff.

great video mate

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There is basically no PDI, they check for any major damage but that is about it. Unfortunately the problem all comes down to the fact a large amount of cars get delivered in one go and they have to get them delivered as fast as possible and have limited room. Should that be the case, no, these issues shouldn’t exist coming out of the factory but when they do they should get picked up, unfortunately I can’t see that improving until the build quality improves hopefully from Berlin, it already seems better on those that have come from Shanghai. As for software updates I’ve had hardly any that have actually cause me issues, but if you want less buggy updates set your update preference to standard and then it’s more likely to have been tested for longer and any bugs ironed out

Yeah I have 2 model ys and yeah you will have little issues eventually and get it fixed by service center or mobile service but best cars I've ever had. Made me a fanboy for sure.

I was thinking of getting one of these, so im happy i came across this video! Thanks!

nice car and great video mate.

Why did you have to import the car out of interest and have a different UK reg number assigned?

I had the same dilemma (no dogs) but I got to Calais sooooooo late from Amsterdam that I literally arrived at that terminal with 4% and quickly supercharged for less than 10 minutes and a quick toilet break before having to board. So I just made it to Maidstone (probably less than your 15%) which as you've shown is close to an office in an odd place so was regenning and driving at 50 all the way. It was late at night though.I think they assume we would fully charge before getting on the train (like I did on the outbound train from the UK) but it's not always possible. So you'd think that somebody would put some rapid chargers in the town centre wouldn't you?

Good honest assessment.

Great video guys keep the good work

Electric cars are a little alien to me as I’ve not made the transition as yet. They aren’t cheap but I suppose your saving a fortune in fuel. Nice video! 👍

Great video keep up the good work

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Thanks for flagging that Hyundai missed a trick in not making the Kona something that can adapt to non-UK & Ireland journeys. The economics tempted you to go back to ICE, but I note that you were subsequently convinced by the supercharger network to protect the EV Life brand. I'm a new subscriber via the FB Leaf group you shared your Elgin to Lincoln Leaf trip in. Glad you didn't go back to fossil cars and for showing how the EV life is manageable for the many people that can't charge at home.

While Im glad it has this feature. I feel like it's more of a bug made into a feature. I feel like Tesla acknowledges and embraces the growing demand for dog friendly features whereas with the Kona, it's a glitch like in my Mazda cx3. Either way, due to it. I'm seriously considering getting it. Just hope they don't patch it.

Really great practical test. Thanks

So, about 10% loss of range from the roof box. That is unsurprising to me. I lose about a third of range in our Kona towing a camper trailer while cutting top speed from 100 to 90kph but otherwise the same.

Time to change your intro as you’re no longer a Hyundai Kona owner.

My Kona should tip over 18k miles in the next week or so. Had it 15 months. Yesterday, we drove from Derby to Anglesey, round the island and back again. Total of 400 miles in 9 hours and averaging 4.2m/kWh. Charged at Holyhead for half an hour then at St Asaph while having a relaxing beer at the hotel where the Engenie charger is located. Not sure if having a supercharger-capable car would have changed the trip in any way, except possibly the higher charge speed may have meant only a single stop was required - the stops were primarily for loo/refreshment but we did need at least one charge lasting 40 minutes to get us all the way home. Enjoying your road trips and am interested in the difference between Kona/M3 trips in terms of planning and charging. Keep it up!! :-)

This might have been asked before but did you get a RHD because you'll eventually moving back to the UĶ? The Tesla charging network looks amazing. So simple. Unfortunately I'm incredibly bad at reversing into a parking space, thats why I like a car with the charging port at the front, hence my Kia e Niro! Glad you like the Tesla though.

0:44 Slow down! That speed isn't economical! No trees for you Sir 😂

Thanks Mark. Very useful. I pick mine up in 6 days, so am soaking up all these hints, tips and gotchya's!

I can't believe Ionity have done this ... even BP are cheaper!!

I had my first Ionity charge in my Kona 64kWh Premium SE last weekend at Cambridge Xtra services - just installed so it was on free vend, otherwise 69p/kWh. Got 67kW - awesome! Nothing like the Model 3 but it made me very happy to see that speed. Will probably never see it again in the UK!! I suspect my next EV will be a Model Y in around 4 years, by which time I hope all Tesla's QC issues will be resolved. Really pleased you have found so many positive things to say about your Model 3 - your honest opinions on both cars have been very refreshing!

Great vid! Thanks for the info! I tested it myself today, I did however find an easier way to lock the car. Just open the window when getting out, press the close doors button, then close the window, and done! Don't need to fiddle with the key inside the fob. Until you're unlocking again that is.... Still working on that one.

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First of all, thanks for the video and sorry you got ripped off as you know from the dealer. I HATE that type of business. Do you or anyone else know what the latest '2019-2020 Kona Electric (OS EV) High Voltage Battery Monitoring Update entails and what it actually does. Apparently, there is news of at least 2 Kona EV fires and is why the update is being done. An interesting bit of info. that I noticed on Hyundai's site was this update isn't categorized as a 'Safety Recall', but instead a 'Service Campaign'. Here is a link to the article regarding the fires ... www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-kona-electric-battery-fire-update/ Also, not sure if this is issue is restricted to only N. America cars or not.