How are Hyundai Kona 39 and 64 kWh charged? 64 kWh almost twice as fast on one charger [VIDEO] • CARS

A comparison of the charging speeds of the Hyundai Kona Electric 39 and 64 kWh appeared on the EV Puzzle channel. The author of the post came to the conclusion that buying a Kony Electric 39 kWh is not worth buying, because the car not only has a smaller battery (= less range), but also charges more slowly.

Kony Electric's charging tests by The EV Puzzle show that 39 kWh and 64 kWh battery packs can be designed differently. This is clearly visible when the car is connected to the charger: at 39 kWh, loud fans are heard, and at 64 kWh, a pump sounds in the background - and nothing is heard from outside.

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It looks like - but that's just our impression - as if the 39kWh variant was still air-cooled like the Hyundai Ioniq Electric or Kia Soul EV. The 64kWh version, meanwhile, which packs the cells much tighter, could use liquid cooling.

Coming back to the test: Cars connected to the same 50kW charger charge at different rates. The Kona Electric 64 kWh (blue) can use its maximum power for a long time, while the Kona 39 kWh (green, red) barely exceeds 40 kW.

When testing the Kona Electric, the 39 kWh took over 1 hour to reach the same range as the 64 kWh version in 35 minutes. I wonder what is most likely It's NOT about the difference in battery capacity... The Hyundai Ioniq Electric is capable of making the most of the device's power in the same location, although it has a battery with a capacity of only 28 kWh.

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