Another excellent video, we never see such adverse conditions here in the UK, but it's interesting nonetheless to see how well an EV can perform with a bit of planning. Thanks for your efforts in producing these
Thank yo so much for the excellent video. I am trying to learn all I can prior to purchasing an EV. Your work has helped me a lot. I plan on watching all of your work.
Great video! Watched both, I miss going to jasper. Taking notes on the range expectations in regards to temps. Being from Manitoba it’s good to see what’s it like driving a EV in typically cold Canadian winters. Recently got myself EV6 and hoping I get these kind of numbers or better.
Thank you so much for testing this. Very useful for us in Canada esp. our winter season. May I ask, what year model is your Kona EV and trim? Thank you.
Great video, I live in Edmonton and have a 2010 rav4 and my wife and I are starting to look at a new vehicle. Wait times aside, which are like a 1 year wait on most electrified vehicles, my biggest worry has always been getting stuck in a small town and with the slow charge being there for hours at a time. Nice to see your vehicle handles the cold fairly well, better than i would have thought.
I have a problem opening the Kona charging port in slushy turning into freezing weather. Any tips anyone ??😊. Here in Québec there are chargers everywhere and we have a generous subsidy when purchasing an EV. This is primarily because Hydro Québec has an excess production of electricity plus 95% of it is from renewable sources. 😮
Great review! I do have questions though (as I'm from Saskatchewan). What was elevation change like? What was your average speed? As a Kona Electric owner (2021 Preferred) my daily drive is around 120km and I find in winter I'm normally getting 3.9-4.9, and the drive is basically all highway (90% of it is 100-110 km/hr speed limits, and 10% is 90 km/hr). Just wanting your thoughts on this and potential opinions on battery health. Thanks, and once again, well done!
Talking about snowy roads : I'm trying to imagine seeing your white car on the snowed up white roads surrounded by white scenery. Have you chosen the white colour on purpose to camouflage your car during the winters like wild animals do? 😂
Thanks for your great videos, very instructive. Can I ask you what winter tires you're using? I have put Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 on my KONA EV but have been very disappointed. After only about 8'000km of winter driving, the front tires have reached the snow marker. Of all the ICE cars I've had over the past 25 years, I've never had tires worn out so quickly. And I don't even drive quickly (only in ECO mode, even though I have mountain roads). Also, I once ended up having to put chains on the front wheels because the car was skidding and couldn't move uphill anymore on the snowed up road while I could see other cars (not 4x4) managing to climb up without chains. So when I see you drive on these beautiful snowy roads, I'm curious what tires you have 😉
I have Continental Viking Contact 7. I didn't specifically choose them, this was what the dealership recommended. They seem to work fine most of the time in the winter. Although, these are the only winter tires I have used with the Kona so I don't actually know how they compare to others.
I haven't seen any noticeable degradation so far. However, there will always be degradation over time. The top and bottom buffers shift to accommodate degradation so that you will have 64kWh usable within the 67kWh battery pack. Once degradation reduces total pack capacity close to 64kWh, I expect to see degradation.
It does look like the Ioniq 5 is better in almost all aspects. The I5 has more tech, AWD version, larger size, bigger battery, as well as much faster charging speed. Although there are some specific reasons that may make the Kona superior. The Kona would be better in narrow city streets and tight parking spots. The Kona is more energy efficient overall so it may pay off in the long run. The Kona has a rear windshield wiper. Overall, if the I5 was available in 2019, I would definitely choose it over the Kona. On the other hand, the Kona does everything I need so I don't feel a need to upgrade.
The average person doesn't want to think especially on road trips. You are in the minority of drivers, period. I remember the days of having to plan every hour of my drives to figure out how far can I go in a day, where I can charge, etc.
Great video, I love seeing EVs getting tested in these extreme conditions!
That trip from Jasper to Field on the 93, was an epic adventure. I am amazed the cabin heater was not on.
Another excellent video, we never see such adverse conditions here in the UK, but it's interesting nonetheless to see how well an EV can perform with a bit of planning. Thanks for your efforts in producing these
Really appreciate content like this from a wintery Canadian perspective. Thank you!
Great series, was hoping a breakdown of cost to compare the same trip with an ICE but overall pretty good stuff and helped me decide to get a Kona
Excellent information Solomon. Very useful for my Kona EV winter driving in southern B.C. Keep it up!
There is a lot of information here that I have not run into before. Thank you for your efforts and video.
Thank yo so much for the excellent video. I am trying to learn all I can prior to purchasing an EV. Your work has helped me a lot. I plan on watching all of your work.
Great video! Watched both, I miss going to jasper. Taking notes on the range expectations in regards to temps. Being from Manitoba it’s good to see what’s it like driving a EV in typically cold Canadian winters. Recently got myself EV6 and hoping I get these kind of numbers or better.
Thank you so much for testing this. Very useful for us in Canada esp. our winter season. May I ask, what year model is your Kona EV and trim? Thank you.
Thanks Solomon learned a lot about winter range in Kona EV , looks like you did great without AWD wow.
Great video, I live in Edmonton and have a 2010 rav4 and my wife and I are starting to look at a new vehicle. Wait times aside, which are like a 1 year wait on most electrified vehicles, my biggest worry has always been getting stuck in a small town and with the slow charge being there for hours at a time. Nice to see your vehicle handles the cold fairly well, better than i would have thought.
I have a problem opening the Kona charging port in slushy turning into freezing weather. Any tips anyone ??😊.
Here in Québec there are chargers everywhere and we have a generous subsidy when purchasing an EV. This is primarily because Hydro Québec has an excess production of electricity plus 95% of it is from renewable sources. 😮
Great review! I do have questions though (as I'm from Saskatchewan). What was elevation change like? What was your average speed? As a Kona Electric owner (2021 Preferred) my daily drive is around 120km and I find in winter I'm normally getting 3.9-4.9, and the drive is basically all highway (90% of it is 100-110 km/hr speed limits, and 10% is 90 km/hr). Just wanting your thoughts on this and potential opinions on battery health. Thanks, and once again, well done!
Well done!
Talking about snowy roads : I'm trying to imagine seeing your white car on the snowed up white roads surrounded by white scenery. Have you chosen the white colour on purpose to camouflage your car during the winters like wild animals do? 😂
Thank you for such a thorough review! I was wondering where you got the temperature threshold numbers from re: charging speeds?
Why not use scheduled climate as well?
Thanks for your great videos, very instructive. Can I ask you what winter tires you're using? I have put Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 on my KONA EV but have been very disappointed. After only about 8'000km of winter driving, the front tires have reached the snow marker. Of all the ICE cars I've had over the past 25 years, I've never had tires worn out so quickly. And I don't even drive quickly (only in ECO mode, even though I have mountain roads). Also, I once ended up having to put chains on the front wheels because the car was skidding and couldn't move uphill anymore on the snowed up road while I could see other cars (not 4x4) managing to climb up without chains. So when I see you drive on these beautiful snowy roads, I'm curious what tires you have 😉
I have Continental Viking Contact 7. I didn't specifically choose them, this was what the dealership recommended. They seem to work fine most of the time in the winter. Although, these are the only winter tires I have used with the Kona so I don't actually know how they compare to others.
@@READYSTEADYCHARGE thanks 🙏. If you managed to drive at such speeds on these white roads, they can't be bad 😅
Great info.
That was quite interesting but "chilling" if you take my meaning.
where does one pick up the temperature unit?
evobd2.com/
Please note that this OBD display only works with the Kona, E-Niro, and E-Soul
Great video n info! Any battery degradation after all that level 3 charging?
I haven't seen any noticeable degradation so far. However, there will always be degradation over time. The top and bottom buffers shift to accommodate degradation so that you will have 64kWh usable within the 67kWh battery pack. Once degradation reduces total pack capacity close to 64kWh, I expect to see degradation.
Does the OBD reader show a SOH less than 100%?
Would you get this same car in 2022 given we have the Ioniq 5. The price is pretty close on the upper trims to Ioniq 5
It does look like the Ioniq 5 is better in almost all aspects. The I5 has more tech, AWD version, larger size, bigger battery, as well as much faster charging speed. Although there are some specific reasons that may make the Kona superior. The Kona would be better in narrow city streets and tight parking spots. The Kona is more energy efficient overall so it may pay off in the long run. The Kona has a rear windshield wiper. Overall, if the I5 was available in 2019, I would definitely choose it over the Kona. On the other hand, the Kona does everything I need so I don't feel a need to upgrade.
Since your on metric system could you convert your numbers to the u.s. standard but otherwise good video
perfect video if he didn't use km/kwh.
The average person doesn't want to think especially on road trips. You are in the minority of drivers, period. I remember the days of having to plan every hour of my drives to figure out how far can I go in a day, where I can charge, etc.
Informative but really boring
Have you ever considered that maybe it's you that is boring?
@tomdy69 I didn't talk about your mom