Hyundai have put bigger batteries in the 2nd-generation Kona and made it more spacious than the previous model, in an effort to keep up its brisk European sales. Hyundai expect to assemble 21,000 electric Konas in Nosovice, Czechia, by the end of this year, with a target of 50,000 in 2024.
In H1-23, the Kona was Europe’s best-selling small electric SUV despite a 12-per-cent decline to 17,000, according to figures from market researcher Dataforce.
The Kona was well ahead of the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka-e (14,000) and the Peugeot e-2008 (13,000) during the period, but trailed the overall leader in the segment, the full-electric version of the Volvo XC40, which had 21,000 sales in the first half.
