Hyundai Kona Electric Discontinued? Zero Sales In 3 Months | V3Cars

12 May 2023
By Amit Saraswat
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Update: Our sources in Hyundai have told us that the Kona Electric continues to remain on sale and is not discontinued. The model is listed on brand’s India website and the booking portal is also accessible for the customers.

Hyundai Kona Electric was the first long-range electric vehicle to launch in India in 2019. Since its India launch, the crossover has received various updates globally but none made it to the India-spec model. With zero sales recorded in the last 3 months, we think Hyundai have pulled the plug on the Kona Electric crossover.

Hyundai Kona Electric Discontinued?

In the months of February, March and April, 2023, Hyundai didn’t manage to sell even a single unit of the Kona Electric crossover. Since it was launched back in 2019, the competition quickly, which included the MG ZS EV and Tata Nexon EV, overtook the Hyundai crossover. Recently, we saw a few more launches in the compact electric crossover segment, including the BYD Atto 3 and Mahindra XUV400.

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Hyundai launched the Kona Electric facelift in global markets in September 2020. While it was on the cards for an India launch, the carmaker didn’t launch the updated crossover in the country. Furthermore, Hyundai also revealed the second-generation Kona globally back in December 2022 and it will go on sale in the international markets this year. The India launch of the 2023 Kona Electric is yet to be confirmed by the carmaker.

2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Details

The 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric offers a unique exterior design with elements including a connected LED light bar, split LED headlights and connected LED rear light bar with split LED tail lights. It even offers active air flaps and frunk storage to increase its range and practicality, respectively. On the inside, the new Kona Electric offers a new dashboard layout, which features twin 12.3-inch connected screens. It also gets connected AC vents and physical buttons for multimedia and climate control. Other features include a head-up display, adaptive regenerative braking, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and vehicle to load (V2L) charging.

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Hyundai offer the 2023 Kona Electric with 2 battery pack options — standard range with 48.4kWh battery and long range with 65.4kWh battery. The long range model offers 217PS of power and 255Nm of torque and a claimed range of up to 490km on a single charge. Both the standard range and long range models of the Kona Electric come with a 2WD drivetrain. In terms of charging, the new Kona Electric can be charged from 10% to 80%in 41 minutes with a DC fast charger.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.