Hyundai Motor has kicked off manufacturing of the all-new 2024 Kona Electrical at its plant in Nošovice, Czechia.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) has nice ambitions for the brand new mannequin, planning to construct 21,000 items of the Kona Electrical by the top of this yr and 50,000 throughout all the 2024 calendar yr.
The brand new Kona Electrical made in Europe might be bought primarily in European markets, but in addition in international locations like Turkey and Israel, in addition to the islands of Réunion and Guadalupe. The Czech plant may even construct a right-hand-drive model of the Kona Electrical for the UK, Eire, and Cyprus.
In whole, the Czech-made Hyundai Kona Electrical might be delivered to 42 international locations, in comparison with the 22 solely European markets of the outgoing mannequin made in Nošovice.
Because of this, HMMC expects the brand new Kona Electrical to make up 15 % of the plant’s whole manufacturing by late 2023. That is no small factor seeing because the manufacturing facility additionally builds the Tucson SUV and all the i30 compact lineup, together with hatchback, wagon, and fastback – in common, N-Line, and N efficiency variants.
As with the previous-gen Kona Electrical, Hyundai’s Czech plant will proceed to provide two single-motor FWD variations of the electrical subcompact crossover with completely different battery capacities.
The bottom Kona Electrical incorporates a 48.4-kilowatt-hour battery pack that powers a 114.6-kilowatt (154-horsepower) electrical motor and presents 234 miles (377 kilometers) of WLTP vary.
There’s additionally a longer-range, extra highly effective variant that includes a 65.4-kWh battery and a 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) electrical motor. This mannequin presents a class-leading vary of 319 miles (514 km) WLTP.
The Kona Electrical’s battery cells are manufactured at LG Vitality Answer’s plant in Wroclaw, Poland, with ultimate battery meeting going down on the identical HMMC facility that produced guide transmissions till the top of 2021.
“Hyundai regards Europe as a core market, which is mirrored in our dedication to our clients throughout the continent. That’s the reason we produce greater than 70 % of our fashions – designed with European clients in thoughts – in Europe,” mentioned Michael Cole, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Europe.
“In response to the rising demand for our electrical automobiles within the area and with a concentrate on shortened supply instances, producing one in every of our most vital electrical vehicles in Europe underlines the significance of the European marketplace for Hyundai.”
The Korean firm introduced an accelerated electrification technique in March 2022 that may carry eleven new Hyundai EVs to the European market by 2030, and the second-generation Kona Electrical is one in every of them. The automaker additionally dedicated to promoting solely zero-emission automobiles in Europe by 2035.
It is value noting that the North American-spec mannequin bought in america and Canada might be made at Hyundai’s plant in Ulsan, South Korea.