Hidden charging stations, dodgy mobile connections and long waits are par for the course on an Australian drive, but it's all worth it when the bill arrives.
Robert Pascoe As the spectre of climate change becomes more threatening and the cost of electric vehicles comes down, more and more Australians are considering investing in electric cars. An EV promises to lighten both carbon footprints and fuel costs but, on this vast continent linked by long stretches of highway, one significant question remains: can an EV comfortably drive the kind of distances that separate our big cities? Between the Victorian lockdowns we put our new electric Hyundai Kona to the test, driving from Melbourne via Canberra to Sydney and back, a journey of 1800 kilometres. The advertised range of the Kona is 440 kilometres, but that's with no sudden braking, no dramatic acceleration (always …Hyundai Electric Cars – 1800 kilometres in an electric Hyundai Kona
Range anxiety be damned: 1800 kilometres in an electric Hyundai Kona
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