Neerav Bhatt's blog: electric Australian transportation & sustainable homes
If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the Hyundai Kona EV 2021 has it’s listed as 332 litres standard or 1114 litres with the back seats down. There is no additional space (front trunk) under the bonnet. Underneath the boot floor... Read More
In their marketing Hyundai Australia promises that the Kona EV 2021 electric car is capable of 7.2kW AC charging rate. I tested whether this was true at my local shopping centre AC charging station, using my 7m Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable (22kW,... Read More
Over 100 Automotive journalists from around the world chose the Hyundai Ioniq 6 to win: World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year. This follows on from the predecessor model Hyundai Ioniq 5 winning the same... Read More
In their marketing Kia Australia promises that the Kia Niro EV GT-Line electric car is capable of 11kW AC charging rate. I tested whether this was true at my local shopping centre AC charging station, using a 7m Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable... Read More
The Kia Niro EV GT-Line electric car which I tested recently has an interesting feature that you might not have heard of called V2L (which stands for Vehicle to Load). Unlike some other electric cars there’s an external V2L adaptor as well as an... Read More
If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the Kia Niro EV 2022 has (GT-Line, S) has it’s listed as 475 litres which I found to be excellent as it fits: 2 x medium sized suitcases 2 x carry on luggage on top 2 x small backpacks on the... Read More
I’ve just driven 340km in a Kia Niro EV GT-Line electric car around Sydney as well as on a day trip and these are my top 3 likes and dislikes. I drove most of the time in ECO mode with i-Pedal maximum regeneration (one pedal driving) turned on,... Read More
The following is a discussion with Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner Margaret, who has a Hyundai Kona Electric 2019 (64kwh battery). EDITOR: I’m going to publish a regular series of articles with the views of Australian EV owners about their... Read More
The following is a discussion with Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner Davi Mai, who has a Kia Niro EV GT-Line 2023. He very generously wrote really detailed answers to all my questions and contributed extra sections so he could share a honest in-depth... Read More
The following is a discussion with Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner Chris, who has a Kia Niro EV S 2023 in NSW. EDITOR: I’m going to publish a regular series of articles with the views of Australian EV owners about their purchase, driving,... Read More