The Kona went marked down in the UK in the second 50% of 2019, yet request quickly surpassed anticipated stockpile. By mid 2019 the holding up list was as long as a year for the EV, with brand sources conceding they altogether under-assessed request. Limitations on battery supply and the longing to offer more EVs in 2020 to help armada normal outflows targets were likewise a factor.

Presently, be that as it may, accessible quantities of the Kona Electric are being supported by another creation plant in the Czech Republic, just as an expansion in supply from the current office in South Korea. A Hyundai UK representative has affirmed that the estmated conveyance time for most requests is somewhere in the range of 3 and 4 months.


A month ago sister brand Kia affirmed it would start a "significant increase" in supply of the powertrain-sharing e-Niro and new Soul EV. The previous saw its whole UK assignment sell out inside weeks, with in excess of 3000 individuals on the holding up list.

The Kona Electric beat our sister distribution What Car's? 'Genuine Range' test, with the 64kWh variation accomplishing the longest driving scope of any electric model tried. Hyundai claims an official scope of 278 miles.