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Hyundai Kona Electric charging

The Hyundai Kona Electric is an electric suv. You fill it from a J1772 plug at home and from a CCS1 plug on a long drive, and its longest 2025 version is rated at 261 miles on a full battery. Every number below says which version of the car it belongs to, and the two sliders below turn a charge into a time and a price.

Official range (EPA)

261 mi

2025 (17 inch Wheels)

How far a full battery is rated to go on the US test.

Battery size

48.4 kWh

Hyundai Kona Electric 48 kWh (MY24-25)

The size of the tank. Bigger means more miles between stops.

Fastest charge

75 kW

10–80% in 43 min

How wide the hose is at a fast charger.

Plugs it uses

CCS1

J1772 at home and slow posts

The shape that has to fit the socket.

Price from

$32,975

2025 Standard Range

Before tax, delivery and incentives. 2 versions priced, up to $36,975.

The range and battery cards name different versions on purpose. One is the longest 2025 row the EPA tested, the other is the catalogue's charging record — because the EPA lists a range per trim and the catalogue lists one battery per trim. The price is a third source again: the cheapest version on the price sheet, which is not always the version the other two cards describe. Nothing below quietly mixes them.

Hyundai Kona Electric (2025 model year)

SUV · 2019–2025 · FWD

5 seats. 466 L of boot space plus a 27 L front trunk. The photo is the model the catalogue lists, not a photo of a particular car for sale.

Start here

Six terms, in plain words

None of this needs a physics degree. Each term on a window sticker is one idea, and here they are in the order they turn up.

EPA range

A score from one official test.

The car runs on a rolling road until the battery is empty. Every car sits the same test, so the numbers compare fairly. It is a lab score, not a promise: a cold morning or a steady 75 mph uses more energy than the test did.

US trim

A version of the same car.

The body is the same; the wheels, motors or battery are not. A model is usually sold in several versions — Pure, Touring and Grand Touring on this car — and the EPA publishes a range for each one it tested, which is why one model carries several numbers for one year.

kWh

The size of the tank.

A kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy. A bigger battery holds more of it and goes further. This page shows the usable figure where the data says so, because a pack never gives up every last bit.

kW

How wide the hose is.

A kilowatt is a rate: energy per second. The same battery fills from a 1.4 kW wall socket or a 200 kW-plus fast charger. Wide hose, quicker fill — as long as the car and the station both agree.

AC and DC

Two kinds of electricity.

Home wiring supplies AC, and the car's own charger turns it into DC. A fast charger does that conversion in the station and feeds the battery directly, which is why it is many times quicker.

10–80%

The happy middle of a battery.

Packs accept full power in the middle and slow right down past 80% to protect the cells. That is why a road-trip stop is usually 10% to 80%: the last fifth can take as long as the first half.

Range

How far can it go on one charge?

The Hyundai Kona Electric is rated between 200 and 261 miles on a full battery, depending on the version; the highest belongs to the 2025 (17 inch Wheels).

The official figure comes from the EPA, the US agency that scores every car the same way: a full battery, a rolling road, and a number of miles at the end. It is the fair way to compare two cars, and still only a lab score — wind, hills, heaters and speed all take a bite out of it.

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Model year

In 2025, the Hyundai Kona Electric was rated between 200 mi and 261 mi on a full battery, depending on the version.

  1. (17 inch Wheels)

    261 mi

     
  2. (19 inch Wheels)

    230 mi

    −31 mi
  3. Standard Range

    200 mi

    −61 mi

Trim names are the EPA's own labels, unedited, so “G Touring” is short for Grand Touring. Each row is a version the EPA tested; a version it did not test has no row. Figures are miles on the EPA's lab test, not a prediction of your commute.

Charging time

How long does a charge take?

A 10–80% fast stop takes about 43 minutes at a charger that can deliver the car's peak, and a full charge on a 7.2 kW home charger takes about 7 hours.

Three things decide it, and the slowest one wins: what the station can supply, what the car will accept, and how much the battery wants at that moment. Move the sliders and the answer changes with you.

Step 1 — where are you plugging in?

The usual highway stop. The Hyundai Kona Electric tops out at 75 kW on DC, so a bigger station will not go faster.

Step 2 — how full is the battery, and how full do you want it?
0%80% — most cars slow down here100%

60% of the battery, from 20% to 80%.

Step 3 — what do you pay per kWh?

Your charge

Time at this charger
37 min
Cost
$10.16
Energy
29 kWh

About a lunch stop. The session draws about 47 kW on average — a peak figure would be a promise the last part of the charge does not keep.

Times use the 48.4 kWh battery and 75 kW DC peak from the Hyundai Kona Electric 48 kWh (MY24-25) record, and scale from its 43-minute 10–80% figure. Above 80% the estimate assumes a much slower rate; cold batteries and shared stations can be slower still.

The station

1.4–350 kW

A wall socket gives about 1.4 kW; a highway post 150–350 kW. The site's rating is a ceiling, not a promise.

The car

11 kW AC

The car takes no more than its own limit — 75 kW on DC, 11 kW on AC. A bigger charger cannot change that.

The battery

slower past 80%

Above 80% the pack asks for far less power to protect the cells, which is why trips stop at 80%.

The reasoning behind those numbers is on how long EV charging takes and Level 2 vs DC fast.

Plugs

Which plug fits this car?

Only two shapes matter: the one on the car and the one on the charger. The AC plug covers home charging and slow public posts; the DC plug covers fast stops on a trip.

A SAE J1772 (Type 1) electric vehicle charging connector.

J1772

AC charging

SAE J1772 · Typically 3.3–19.2 kW

J1772 is the AC connector on almost every non-Tesla EV and plug-in hybrid sold in North America. At public stations it is usually a Level 2 charger.

Where you meet it: destination charging while parked.

Photo: Michael Hicks (mulad) · CC BY 2.0

A CCS1 (Combined Charging System) DC fast connector plugged into an electric vehicle.

CCS1

DC charging

SAE J1772 CCS Combo 1 · Typically 50–350 kW

CCS1 is the DC fast connector on most non-Tesla EVs in North America. It keeps the J1772 shape for the AC pins and adds two DC pins underneath.

Where you meet it: fast charging on a longer trip.

Photo: Ken Fields · CC BY-SA 2.0

An adapter changes the shape of the plug, not what the car can accept or what the station can supply. It can bridge a standard; it cannot create power, access or a faster session.

This page lists the connectors the model reports. The directory records the connector a station reports, so a station that carries both a J1772 post and a CCS1 fast charger appears under each — and a car is not guaranteed a free one.

Cost

What does a charge cost?

Charging is priced by the kilowatt-hour, like electricity at home. The directory's median tariff is $0.35 per kWh — the middle of the prices networks actually list, not a quote for any one station.

At that median, filling the 48.4 kWh battery from empty at a DC post bills about $17.83. A 10–80% stop, the usual road-trip habit, moves about 70% of it and bills about $12.48. Type your own price into the calculator above to see your number instead.

Both figures are metered energy, not battery energy: a DC post puts roughly 95% of what it draws into the pack, so the bill sits slightly above battery × price. At home the conversion is closer to 90%. What is not in either figure: session fees, idle fees, parking and taxes. The state cost table has the local medians, and cost per mile turns this into a comparison with petrol.

Sources

US figures from the October 2026 data build. How these sources are chosen, and what a figure here never claims, is on the methodology page.

Full charge

$17.83

At $0.35 per kWh at a DC post, charging losses included.

10–80% stop

$12.48

About 70% of the battery, which is what most trips use.

Cheapest state median

$0.28

Iowa, per kWh — the lowest state median with a comparable sample.

Priced stations

3,805

Stations in the directory that publish a per-kWh tariff.

CalculatorPrice a charge for your state and your tariff

Prices

What it costs, version by version

The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric starts at $32,975 for the Standard Range and reaches $36,975 for the Long Range — $4,000 between the two ends of the same car. 2 versions are listed for that model year.

These are manufacturer list prices, as the price sheet records them. They are not a quote: sales tax, destination and delivery charges, options and any incentive are outside them, and a dealer's number will differ.

Price sheet · October 2026

Starts at

$32,975

Standard Range, 2025.

Top version

$36,975

Long Range — the dearest version listed.

Versions priced

2

Model year 2025. Earlier or later years are not in the sheet.

Per mile of range

$165

$41 below the median across every priced model here. List price divided by the sheet's own rated range on the cheapest version.

List prices by version for the Hyundai Kona Electric
VersionYearDriveBatteryDC peak0–100 km/hList price
Standard RangeCheapest2025FWD48.6 kWh100 kW—$32,975
Long RangeLongest range2025FWD64.8 kWh100 kW—$36,975

The Standard Range, in numbers

Price sheet
Seats
5
Cargo volume
722 L (25.5 cu ft)
Curb weight
1,619 kg (3,569.28 lb)
Top speed
167 km/h (103.769 mph)
Power
99 kW (132.761 hp)
Torque
255 Nm (188.078 lb-ft)
Onboard AC charger
11 kW
Battery chemistry
NMC
Vehicle-to-load
Yes
Plug and charge
No

The table names versions, not trims the EPA tested. A price row and an EPA row can therefore differ in wording even when they describe the same car — the sheet writes “Standard Range” where the label may write something else. The EPA rows are listed below, unedited.

Rated range is in this sheet too, but it is not printed here: it disagrees with the EPA label on a handful of rows, and two range figures for one car on one page is a page that argues with itself. The price-per-mile figure above stays inside the sheet's own numbers. The longest-legged version in the sheet is the Long Range at 261 miles of rated range (420 km).

Battery, DC peak and the 0–100 time are the sheet's own per-version figures, which is why they can differ from the single catalogue record in the specifications section: a model sold in several battery sizes has one number per size, not one number for the car. 1 mile = 1.609 km.

These are list prices, not quotes. For the whole field side by side, see every model ranked by price.

US trims

Every version, year by year

This is the list the chart above is drawn from. The names are the EPA's own labels, kept exactly as published — spelling, abbreviations and all — because rewriting a source label is how a table stops matching its source.

10 rows from fueleconomy.gov
Show every EPA row (10)Year · trim · range
US trims and EPA range for the Hyundai Kona Electric
YearTrimEPA range
2025Kona Electric (17 inch Wheels)261 mi
2025Kona Electric (19 inch Wheels)230 mi
2025Kona Electric Standard Range200 mi
2024Kona Electric Long Range261 mi
2024Kona Electric Standard Range200 mi
2023Kona Electric258 mi
2022Kona Electric258 mi
2021Kona Electric258 mi
2020Kona Electric258 mi
2019Kona Electric258 mi

EPA figures are the US label; they are not converted from WLTP. A trim the EPA does not list has no row, and an all-wheel-drive version of a rear-drive model appears as its own row because the EPA tested it separately.

Catalogue detail

Specifications

From the European catalogue trim Hyundai Kona Electric 48 kWh (MY24-25) (2023). US trims, EPA range and connectors are above; equipment and dimensions can differ by market.

Performance

Performance from the European catalogue trim
Power115 kW (154 hp)
Torque255 Nm (188 lb-ft)
0–100 km/h8.8 s
Top speed160 km/h (99 mph)
DrivetrainFWD
PlatformNo Data

Battery, range and V2X

Battery, range and V2X from the European catalogue trim
Usable battery48.4 kWh
Nominal battery51 kWh
ChemistryLithium-ion
Nominal voltage295 V
Warranty8 years / 160,000 km
WLTP range (EU)295 km (183 mi)
Efficiency (WLTP)16.4 kWh/100 km
Cold highway (catalogue estimate)192 km (119 mi)
Mild urban (catalogue estimate)339 km (211 mi)
V2L3.6 kW AC
V2HNot supported
V2GNot supported

WLTP and catalogue estimates describe the European trim; EPA range is above. V2X rows are the maker's catalogue equipment.

Dimensions and practicality

Dimensions and practicality from the European catalogue trim
Length4,355 mm (171.5 in)
Height1,575 mm (62 in)
Wheelbase2,660 mm (104.7 in)
Curb weight1,690 kg (3,726 lb)
GVWR2,110 kg (4,652 lb)
Payload495 kg (1,091 lb)
Turning circle10.6 m (34.8 ft)
Boot466 L (16.5 cu ft)
Max cargo1,300 L (45.9 cu ft)
Frunk27 L (1 cu ft)
Towing (braked)300 kg (661 lb)
Towing (unbraked)300 kg (661 lb)
Seats5
SegmentJB - Compact
ISOFIXYes, 2 seats
Roof railsYes
Heat pumpVaries by country

Safety (Euro NCAP)

Safety (Euro NCAP) from the European catalogue trim
Euro NCAP rating4 stars (2023)
Adult occupant80%
Child occupant83%
Vulnerable road users64%
Active safety60%

Euro NCAP result for the European model; it is not a US NHTSA or IIHS rating.

Questions

Answers, briefly

Short answers first, the reasoning below each. Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page.

Still unsure about a term? The charging glossary covers the rest of them.

What connector does the Hyundai Kona Electric use?

It lists J1772 for AC charging and CCS1 for DC fast charging. J1772 is what a home charger and a slow public post use; CCS1 is the fast plug for a longer trip. An adapter may bridge another standard, but support varies by vehicle and station.

How long does it take to charge a Hyundai Kona Electric?

The catalogue's 48.4 kWh usable battery and 75 kW DC peak give a 10–80% session of about 43 minutes at a station that can deliver the power. AC charging peaks at 11 kW, which suits overnight charging rather than a trip stop.

What is the EPA range of the Hyundai Kona Electric?

The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric is rated between 200 and 261 miles, depending on the trim. The highest figure belongs to the (17 inch Wheels); every model year the EPA tested is listed on the page, and each row is a different version of the same car.

What does "US trim" mean on this page?

A trim is a version of the same car: same body, different wheels, motors or battery. The EPA tests each version separately, so one model can carry several range figures for the same year. Bigger wheels are the usual reason two rows differ, because they add drag and rolling resistance.

How much does it cost to charge a Hyundai Kona Electric?

At the directory's median of $0.35 per kWh, filling the 48.4 kWh battery from empty at a DC post bills about $17.83, and a 10–80% session about $12.48. Both are metered energy, so the charging loss is inside them. The median is the middle of the per-kWh tariffs networks list; session fees, idle fees and parking are excluded, and a home tariff is often cheaper.

Can a Hyundai Kona Electric use a Tesla Supercharger?

The Hyundai Kona Electric's fast-charge plug is CCS1. Some Tesla sites in this directory report a CCS1 plug; whether a particular site accepts an adapter is not recorded, so filter the map for CCS1 before you rely on one.

How much does a Hyundai Kona Electric cost?

The 2025 Hyundai Kona Electric is listed from $32,975 for the Standard Range up to $36,975 for the Long Range. Those are manufacturer list prices before sales tax, destination and delivery charges, options and any incentive, and a dealer's number will differ. 2 versions are priced for that model year.

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