Ngingumlandeli omkhulu wemoto yokuqala kagesi iHyundai Kona.Ngenkathi ngiyishayela okokuqala ngo-2019, ngacabanga ukuthi imoto kagesi ehamba phambili e-Australia.
Lokhu akukona nje kuphela ngenxa yenani layo eliphezulu, kodwa futhi inikeza uhla olufanele kubagibeli base-Australia.Iphinde inikeze impendulo ezotholwa abantu abaqala ukuzisebenzisa, kanye nokunethezeka okudingwa ngabanikazi bezimoto zikagesi okokuqala ngqa.
Manje njengoba lokhu kubukeka okusha nokususwa kobuso sekufikile, ingabe lezi zici zisasebenza emkhakheni okhula ngokushesha wezimoto zikagesi?Sishayele i-Highlander ephezulu ukuze sithole.
IKona Electric isabiza, ungangizwa kabi.Akunakuphikwa ukuthi uma izindleko zenguqulo kagesi zicishe ziphindwe kabili inani elilinganayo lokuvutha, abathengi abancane be-SUV bazoyilangazelela ngokuhlanganyela.
Kodwa-ke, uma kuziwa ezimotweni zikagesi, i-value equation ihluke kakhulu.Uma ubhalansisa ububanzi, ukusebenza, usayizi, kanye nentengo nabancintisana nabo, i-Kona empeleni ingcono kakhulu kunalokho ocabangayo.
Kulo mbono, i-Kona ibiza kakhulu kune-Nissan Leaf eyisisekelo ne-MG ZS EV, kodwa futhi ishibhile kakhulu kunezimbangi ezinikeza uhla olwengeziwe, njengezinhlobo ze-Tesla, Audi ne-Mercedes-Benz.Lawa mamodeli manje ayingxenye yokwakheka kwezwe lezimoto zikagesi e-Australia.
Ububanzi buyisihluthulelo.I-Kona ingasebenzisa ibanga elingafika kumakhilomitha angu-484 (emjikelezweni wokuhlola we-WLTP), ingenye yezimoto zikagesi ezimbalwa ezikwazi ukufanisa ngempela izimoto zikaphethiloli phakathi “kwe-refueling”, eqeda ukukhathazeka kwamakhilomitha ahamba eduze kwasemadolobheni .
I-Kona Electric ayikona nje okunye okuhlukile.Ukucaciswa kwayo kanye nengaphakathi kube nezinguquko ezinkulu, okungenani ezakha umehluko omkhulu wamanani phakathi kwayo nenguqulo kaphethiloli.
Umhlobiso wesihlalo sesikhumba ukumiswa okujwayelekile kwesisekelo se-Elite, iphaneli yensimbi egcwele yedijithali, isikrini sokuthinta i-multimedia esingu-10.25-intshi esinesikrini sokusebenza esikhethekile se-EV, umklamo we-console wohlobo lwebhuloho owenziwe kabusha ngokulawula kwe-telex, indawo yokushaja engenantambo, kanye nokuthinta okuthambile okunwetshiwe i-cabin Materials yonke, izibani ze-halogen ezine-LED DRL, ingilazi engazwakali (ukubhekana nokuntuleka komsindo wendawo) kanye nenzwa yokupaka engemuva nekhamera ehlehlayo.
I-top Highlander iphuma namalambu e-LED (ahambisana nama-adaptive high beams), i-LED indicator namalambu angemuva, inzwa yokupaka ngaphambili, izihlalo zangaphambili ezihlelwa ngogesi, izihlalo zangaphambili ezifudumalayo nezipholile kanye nezihlalo zangemuva ezifudumalayo, isiteringi esishisayo, i-glass sunroof noma umbala ohlukile. uphahla, isibuko sokubuka sangemuva esizifiphaza ngokuzenzakalela nesibonisi sekhanda le-holographic.
Isethi egcwele yezici zokuphepha ezisebenzayo (esizoxoxa ngazo kamuva kulokhu kubuyekezwa) ukucushwa okujwayelekile kwezinhlobonhlobo ezimbili, ngayinye eqhutshwa injini efanayo, ngakho awukho umehluko.
Kuyathakazelisa ukubona i-Elite noma iyiphi imoto kagesi ngo-2021 enokufakwa kokukhanya kwe-halogen kanye nokushisisa ngokweqile kwezihlalo namasondo, ngoba sitshelwa ukuthi kuyindlela esebenza kahle kakhulu yebhethri yokushisa abagibeli bemoto, ngaleyo ndlela kwandise ububanzi.Kufanele uzigcinele izimoto ezisezingeni eliphezulu, kodwa futhi kuyadabukisa ukuthi abathengi abasezingeni eliphezulu ngeke bakwazi ukuzuza kulezi zinyathelo zokonga amakhilomitha.
Uma sibheka imoto kagesi, ukuphakamisa ubuso kukaKona kwakamuva sekuqalile ukuba nenjongo.Nakuba inguqulo kaphethiloli iyinqaba futhi ihlukene phakathi, ukubukeka okuthambile nokuncane kwenguqulo kagesi kungenza ngicabange ukuthi kwaHyundai baklame lolu hlobo lokuphakamisa ubuso kuma-EV kuphela.
Izigaba ezintathu zokuqala zidonsa amehlo, ngokusobala azinazo izici zobuso, futhi ukubukeka kuhambisana kahle nombala weqhawe elisha elithi "Surf Blue".Abanye abantu bangase bacabange ukuthi ukubukeka kwe-EV kwemvelo kwengxubevange engu-17-intshi kuyinto exakile, futhi futhi, kuyihlazo ukuthi izibani ze-halogen zinyamalale endaweni ye-Elite ye-futuristic design point.
Endabeni ye-futuristic design, ingaphakathi lemoto kagesi ye-Kona cishe ayibonakali kumodeli kaphethiloli.Uma ucabangela umehluko wentengo, lezi yizindaba ezinhle.Lo mkhiqizo awugcini nje ngokuthatha umklamo wekhonsoli “yebhuloho” elintantayo futhi uhlotshiswe ngamamodeli awo aphezulu kakhulu okulawula i-telex, kodwa futhi uthuthukisa yonke into ukuze wakhe indawo engcono kakhulu ye-cabin.
Ikhadi lezicabha nezinto ezifakiwe zedeshibhodi zenziwe ngezinto ezithinta kancane, futhi ukuqedwa okuningi kuthuthukisiwe noma kwafakwa esikhundleni sesiliva se-satin ukuze kuthuthukiswe umoya wekhabethe, futhi i-cockpit eyenziwe ngedijithali iyenza izwakale ithuthuke njenganoma iyiphi imoto kagesi.
Ngamanye amazwi, ayinayo i-minimalism ye-Tesla Model 3, futhi ingase ifaneleke kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ekuheheni abantu abavela ezinjini ezivuthayo zangaphakathi.Isakhiwo kanye nomuzwa we-Kona kungokwekusasa, kodwa kujwayelekile.
IHyundai Motor yenze konke okusemandleni ukusizakala ngesizinda sikagesi sakwaKona.Izihlalo ezingaphambili yilapho ongazizwa khona kakhulu, ngoba ikhonsoli entsha yebhuloho yomkhiqizo ivumela indawo enkulu yokugcina entsha ngaphansi, efakwe amasokhethi angu-12V namasokhethi e-USB.
Ngenhla, izindawo zokugcina ezijwayelekile zisekhona, okuhlanganisa ibhokisi elincane le-centre console armrest, isibambi senkomishi ephindwe ngosayizi olinganiselwe, kanye neshalofu elincane lokugcina ngaphansi kweyunithi yesimo sezulu enesokhethi eyinhloko ye-USB kanye nembeleko yokushaja engenantambo.
Umnyango ngamunye unendawo yokubeka ibhodlela enkulu enendawo encane yokugcina izinto.Ngithole ukuthi ikhabethe le-Highlander lilungiseka kakhulu, nakuba kufanelekile ukuphawula ukuthi izihlalo ezinombala okhanyayo emotweni yethu yokuhlola zihlotshiswe ngemibala emnyama efana ne-jean eceleni komnyango wesisekelo.Ngezizathu ezingokoqobo, ngingakhetha ingaphakathi elimnyama.
Isihlalo esingemuva siyindaba engeyinhle kangako.Isihlalo sikaKona esingemuva sesivele siqinile uma kunemoto eyi-SUV, kodwa isimo sibi kakhulu ngoba iphansi liphakanyisiwe ukuze kube lula ukufaka ibhethri elikhulu ngaphansi.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi amadolo ami ngeke abe nesikhala esincane, kodwa uma ngimiswe endaweni yami yokushayela (182 cm/6 amafidi namayintshi angu-0 ukuphakama), ngiwaphakamisa ngiwabeke endaweni ephikisana nesihlalo somshayeli.
Ngenhlanhla, ububanzi buhle, futhi ukugunda okuthambile okuthuthukisiwe kuyaqhubeka nokunwebeka kumnyango ongemuva kanye nendawo yokuphumula ephakathi nendawo yokudonsela phansi.Kukhona nesibambi sebhodlela esincane emnyango, esivele silingane nebhodlela lethu elikhulu lokuhlola elingu-500ml, kunenethi entekenteke ngemuva kwesihlalo esingaphambili, kanye nethreyi elincane elingajwayelekile nesokhethi le-USB ngemuva kwe-centre console.
Awekho amapayipi alungisekayo kubagibeli bangemuva, kodwa e-Highlander, izihlalo zangaphandle ziyafudumala, nokuyinto eyivelakancane evamise ukugcinelwa izimoto zohlobo oluphambili.Njengazo zonke izinhlobo ze-Kona, i-Electric inezindawo ezimbili zokugxumeka izihlalo zezingane ze-ISOFIX kulezi zihlalo nezixhumi ezintathu eziphezulu ngemuva.
Isikhala sebhuthi singu-332L (VDA), esingesikhulu, kodwa asikubi.Izimoto ezincane (uphethiloli noma ezinye) kule ngxenye zizodlula amalitha angama-250, kanti isibonelo esihlaba umxhwele ngempela sizodlula amalitha angama-400.Cabanga nje njengokunqoba, inamalitha angaba ngu-40 kuphela kuphethroli.Isalingana nesethi yethu yedemo yedemo ye-CarsGuide eneziqephu ezintathu, susa indawo yokubeka iphasela.
Uma udinga ukuthwala ikhebula lokushaja lomphakathi nawe njengoba senza, indawo ephansi yemithwalo ifakwe inetha elikahle, ngaphansi kwesitezi kukhona ikhithi yokulungisa amathayi kanye nebhokisi lokugcina elihlanzekile lekhebula lokushaja isokhethi odongeni (elifakiwe).
Noma ngabe ukhetha luphi uhlobo lukagesi lwe-Kona, idonsa yinjini efanayo kazibuthe eyi-synchronous motor ekhiqiza u-150kW/395Nm, edonsa amasondo angaphambili ngegiya elilodwa “lokunciphisa” elinesivinini.
Lokhu kudlula izimoto eziningi zikagesi ezincane, kanye nama-SUV amaningi amancane, nakuba ingenakho ukusebenza okunikezwa yi-Tesla Model 3.
Isistimu ye-paddle shift shift yemoto ihlinzeka ngokubhuleka kabusha kokuvuselela izigaba ezintathu.Injini nezinto ezihlobene nazo zitholakala ekhomishini yenjini evame ukusetshenziswa yi-Kona, ngakho-ke asikho esinye isikhala sokugcina ngaphambili.
Manje kukhona okuthakazelisayo.Emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kwalokhu kubuyekezwa, ngihlole i-Hyundai Ioniq Electric ebuyekeziwe futhi ngahlabeka umxhwele kakhulu ngokusebenza kwayo kahle.Eqinisweni, ngaleso sikhathi, i-Ioniq yayiyimoto esebenza kahle kakhulu kagesi (kWh) engake ngahamba ngayo.
Angicabangi ukuthi i-Kona izoba ehamba phambili, kodwa ngemva kweviki yokuhlolwa ezimeni ezinkulu zedolobha, i-Kona ibuyise idatha emangalisayo engu-11.8kWh/100km uma kuqhathaniswa nebhethri yephakethe layo elikhulu elingu-64kWh.
Kuyamangaza ukuthi kuhle, ikakhulukazi ngoba idatha yokuhlola esemthethweni/ebanzi yale moto ingu-14.7kWh/100km, engakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngo-484km webanga lokuhamba.Ngokusekelwe kudatha yethu yokuhlola, uzoqaphela ukuthi ingabuyisa ibanga elingaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-500.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi izimoto zikagesi zisebenza kahle kakhulu emadolobheni (ngenxa yokusebenzisa njalo amabhuleki okuvuselela kabusha), futhi qaphela ukuthi amathayi amasha “aqinile aqinile” anomthelela omkhulu ebangeni lemoto kanye nomehluko osetshenziswayo.
Iphakethe lebhethri le-Kona liyiphakethe lebhethri le-lithium-ion elishajwa ngembobo eyodwa evamile yase-Europe Yohlobo 2 CCS esendaweni evelele ngaphambili.Ku-DC ukushaja okuhlanganisiwe, i-Kona inganikeza amandla ngesilinganiso esiphezulu esingu-100kW, okuvumela imizuzu engu-47 yesikhathi sokushaja esingu-10-80%.Kodwa-ke, amashaja amaningi emadolobheni amakhulu ase-Australia anezindawo ezingu-50kW, futhi azoqeda umsebenzi ofanayo emaminithini angu-64.
Ekushajweni kwe-AC, amandla aphezulu e-Kona angu-7.2kW kuphela, ishaja ukusuka ku-10% ukuya ku-100% emahoreni angu-9.
Okucika kakhulu ukuthi uma i-AC ishaja, amandla amakhulu e-Kona angu-7.2kW kuphela, ishaja esuka ku-10% iye ku-100% emahoreni angu-9.Kuyoba kuhle ukubona okungenani izinketho ze-inverter engu-11kW esikhathini esizayo, okukuvumela ukuthi wengeze ububanzi obuningi ezindaweni ezikahle zokushintshisana ezivela eduze nesitolo esikhulu sendawo phakathi nehora noma amabili.
Lezi zinhlobonhlobo zikagesi ezicaciswe kakhulu azinakho ukuyekethisa mayelana nokuphepha, futhi kokubili kusingathwe ngokugcwele yi-“SmartSense” yesimanje.
Izinto ezisebenzayo zihlanganisa isivinini somgwaqo ozishintshayo ngokubhuleka eziphuthumayo lapho umuntu ekwazi ukubona abahamba ngezinyawo nabahamba ngebhayisikili, umsizi wokugcinwa komzila onesexwayiso sokusuka emzileni, ukuqapha indawo eyi-blind spot ehambisana nokushayisana komsizi, isixwayiso se-intersection yangemuva kanye ne-automatic braking, ne-stop and walk functions I-Adaptive cruise control, isixwayiso somshayeli, isexwayiso sokuphuma kokuphepha kanye nesixwayiso somgibeli ongemuva.
Isikolo se-Highlander grade sengeza i-automatic high beam assist ukuze ifane nezibani zayo ze-LED nezibonisi ezibheke phezulu.
Ngokulindelekile, iKona inestandard package of stability management, brake support function, traction control nama-airbag ayisithupha.Izinzuzo ezengeziwe ukuqapha umfutho wesondo, inzwa yokupaka engemuva enombukiso webanga kanye nenzwa yokupaka yangaphambili ye-Highlander.
Leli iphakethe elihlaba umxhwele, elihamba phambili esigabeni esincane se-SUV, nakuba kufanele silindele le moto kagesi ebiza ngaphezu kuka-$60,000.Njengoba le Kona iphakamisa ubuso, izoqhubeka nesilinganiso sayo esiphezulu sokuphepha se-ANCAP sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu esitholwe ngo-2017.
I-Kona ijabulela iwaranti yokuncintisana yomkhakha yeminyaka emihlanu/amakhilomitha angenamkhawulo, futhi izingxenye zayo zebhethri ye-lithium zijabulela ukuzibophezela okuhlukile kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili/160,000 amakhilomitha, okubonakala kuba yizinga lemboni.Nakuba lesi sithembiso sinokuncintisana, manje sesiphonselwa inselelo umzala wakwaKia Niro, onikeza iwaranti yeminyaka eyisikhombisa/engenamkhawulo wamakhilomitha.
Ngesikhathi sokubhala, abakwaHyundai abakalukhiyanga uhlelo lwayo lwenkonzo yentengo yesilingi olujwayelekile lwe-Kona EV ebuyekeziwe, kodwa isevisi yemodeli yokubuyekeza ngaphambilini ishibhile kakhulu, kuphela u-$165 ngonyaka ngeminyaka emihlanu yokuqala.Kungani kungafanele?Azikho izingxenye eziningi ezihambayo.
Okuhlangenwe nakho kokushayela kwe-Kona EV kuhambisana nokubukeka kwayo okujwayelekile kodwa okusesikhathini esizayo.Kunoma ngubani ophuma ku-locomotive diesel, yonke into izojwayela ngokushesha uma ibukwa ngemuva kwesiteringi.Ngaphandle kokungabikho kwe-shift lever, yonke into izizwa icishe ifane, nakuba izimoto zikagesi ze-Kona zingaba mnandi futhi zibe mnandi ezindaweni eziningi.
Okokuqala, umsebenzi wayo kagesi kulula ukuyisebenzisa.Le moto inikeza amaleveli amathathu okubhuleka okuvuselelayo, futhi ngincamela ukutshuza ngokulungiselelwa okuphezulu.Kule modi, empeleni iyimoto ene-pedal eyodwa, ngoba ukuvuselelwa kabusha kunolaka kakhulu, kuzokwenza unyawo lwakho lume ngokushesha ngemva kokunyathela i-accelerator.
Kulabo abangafuni ukuthi injini ibhuleke, iphinde ibe noziro ojwayelekile, kanye ne-automatic mode esezingeni eliphezulu, ezokhulisa ukuvuselelwa kabusha uma imoto icabanga ukuthi umisiwe.
Isisindo sesiteringi sihle, sizwakala siwusizo, kodwa singeqisi, sikuvumela ukuthi uthole kalula le SUV encane esindayo.Ngithi inzima ngoba iKona Electric iyayizwa kuzo zonke izici.Iphakethe lebhethri elingu-64kWh lisinda kakhulu, kanti Ugesi unesisindo esingama-1700kg.
Lokhu kufakazela ukuthi abakwaHyundai bagxile ekulungiseni ukumiswa kwemishini emhlabeni jikelele nasekhaya, futhi basazizwa belawulwa.Nakuba kungase kube ngokuzumayo ngezinye izikhathi, ukugibela kwakho konke kuhle, kunokulinganisela kuwo womabili ama-ekseli kanye nomuzwa wezemidlalo emakhoneni.
Kulula ukukuthatha kalula lokhu, njengoba ngifundile ngenkathi ngihlola i-MG ZS EV ngesonto eledlule.Ngokungafani ne-Kona Electric, le mfunda-makhwela encane ye-SUV ayikwazi ukubhekana nesisindo sebhethri yayo kanye nokuphakama okuphezulu kokugibela, ihlinzeka nge-spongy, ukugibela okungalingani.
Ngakho-ke, isihluthulelo sokulawula amandla adonsela phansi.Ukuyiphusha kakhulu iKona kuzokwenza kube nzima ukuthi amathayi aqhubeke.Amasondo azoshelela futhi ehle lapho ephusha.Lokhu kungase kuhlobane nokuthi le moto yaqala iyimoto kaphethiloli.