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Heard good things about the Kia Soul Electric and the Hyunadi Kona EV. If I lived somewhere that is not deeply involved in oil production -- and thus not frien
by blaser-waffle 6y ago
Heard good things about the Kia Soul Electric and the Hyunadi Kona EV. If I lived somewhere that is not deeply involved in oil production -- and thus not friendly to EVs -- I'd consider the Kona. Not a lot of storage space, though, and I don't believe the performance matches Tesla.
I'm still not sold on Teslas, too much hype and questionable behavior on Musk's part, but if they keep delivering I'd think about them in the future (again, pending leaving Oil Country).
VW lost my trust after Dieselgate.
- gnicholas 6y agoI think the Kona looks great and I’ve heard good things about Hyundai in general. But the exploding battery pack gives me pause. [1] Hopefully it was a one-off thing and their recent update [2] will prevent future problems. But still, I won’t be buying one until a couple years have passed with no more incidents like this. 1: https://www.carandbike.com/news/hyundai-kona-electric-explodes-in-owners-garage-in-canada-automaker-launches-investigation-2078409 https://www.carandbike.com/news/hyundai-kona-electric-explod... 2: https://insideevs.com/news/428159/hyundai-updates-battery-monitoring-system-fire/ https://insideevs.com/news/428159/hyundai-updates-battery-mo...