In their marketing Hyundai Australia promises that all versions of the Hyundai Kona 2024 electric car are capable of Three Phase 10.4kW maximum AC charging rate. In comparison the previous Kona EV 2021 model only supported single phase AC charging at up to 7.2kW rate (see my test).
At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging time from 10% to 100% is 5 hours 15 minutes for the standard version and 6 hours 35 minutes for the extended range version.
I tested the charging rate at my local shopping centre Ocular AC charging station, using my 7m Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable (22kW, 32 amp) cable and a Australian Hyundai Kona EV 2024 Premium Extended Range FWD (which I had on loan for a week to review).
I plugged one end of the cable into the car charger port.
I plugged the other end of the cable into the Ocular brand AC charging station.
After a few seconds charging started and I saw that the Kona EV 2024 was charging.
You can tell the Kona EV 2024 has an onboard Three Phase AC charger because the Ocular display shown above has all 3 phases with roughly 240V and about 16 amps.
The driver information cluster screen displays key information about AC charging rate, current battery level and how long it will take to reach 100%.
By the time I returned from a quick shopping trip the total amount sent to the battery was 6.86kWh in 36min 3 seconds, which is roughly 11.4kW rate.
An EV only capable of 6.6kW or 7kW AC single phase charging would have taken about 60 minutes to receive the same amount of kWh from the same AC charging unit.
The charge rate displayed in the Kona EV 2024 fluctuated between 11.3-11.4kW which is better than the promised 10.4kW.
However Car Scanner Pro and my ODB reader revealed that the actual rate which the Kona EV 2024 received after heat and cable losses was between 10.35-10.55kW/hr (on average exactly 10.4kW rate as promised).
When I pressed stop the battery was 98% full and the range was 470km in ECO mode (which is what I tested the car in most of the time).
The advertised WLTP mixed urban and motorway range for the Hyundai Kona EV 2024 Premium Extended Range is 444km.
The Kona EV 2024 allows you to choose the maximum percentage AC and DC charge limit in the car settings.
As a side note one common question about the Australian Kona EV 2024 is can you can set the maximum charge percentage level using an app?
Yes you can set the maximum battery level for the Kona EV 2024 in the Hyundai Bluelink Australia mobile app as well as viewing the current battery percentage level and estimated range.
The Bluelink app also lets you start/stop charging remotely, schedule charging, schedule climate control and a lot more.
Type 2 to Type 2 Cable Buying Tips
I recommend buying your Type 2 to Type 2 cable from an Australian retailer like EVSE or Jetcharge so you have a good warranty and are supporting the local EV accessory industry.
You could get a shorter, cheaper 5m cable but I find the 7m length is handy as you never know how far the charging station will be from your car charging port.
Some electric vehicle (EV) owners buy a Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable (7kW, 32amp) to save a little bit of money.
This is a slower slightly cheaper cable available for purchase for cars like the BYD Atto 3, MG ZS EV 2021, MG4 Excite 2023 and Hyundai Kona EV 2021 that don’t support 11kW AC charging.
However if you later buy a newer electric car that is capable of 11kW AC charge rate or rent an EV capable of 11kW AC charge rate (eg common rental models Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2) then this wastes an opportunity to charge that EV much faster at an AC charging station.
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