Hyundai Kona Electric
How cool is it that you decided to share an electric car via GoMore ?! :)
Car info
It’s a fully electric car, meaning it’s great fun to drive and can save a lot on energy costs. The back seats are fully foldable to create a nice platform for moving furniture. The car does not have a hitch for a trailer, though.
It has a quite big battery of 64kwh, and it is quite an efficient electric car. So, it can do around 450km, depending on conditions.
There are some more stats you can check if you are interested.
Charging - Types
In most cases, I will try to borrow a car with a battery close to full. If you return the car with a 10% or less missing charge, that’s fine. Otherwise, I will ask you to swish me for each missing percentage small amount (2-3 sek). If you would return the car at the 70% charge, please let me know in advance.
To charge the car, you have 3 options:
Fast charging / DC charging
This is the option you will probably use the most. The connector is called CCS and the cable is attached to the charging station.
It takes 40-60 minutes. It only charges to 94%. The charging speed changes throughout the session. The max paper speed is 77 kwh, it only can achieve anything that sub 80% then it slows down. It also depends on the temperature outside and of the battery. There is no simple way for you to influence the speed, the car will choose as high as it and the charging station can handle.
The most common type of fast charger is a 50kwh one. The faster ones will get the job done a bit faster, but then you are limited by the speed of the car, as described above.
Note: Tesla chargers have the right connector (CCS), and they are currently running a pilot where many (not all though) of them are usable to non-tesla too via their app
Type 2
This is a shopping mall option:) It is too slow to use during a longer trip, but many shopping malls or towns have public free charging of this type. The charger boxes are usually quite small. It takes a few hours to charge the car this way. Also, getting a very good parking slot is a good trick.
The cable for this is in the trunk below the cover. It is the red cable.
Regular power outlet
The most convenient option is if you have the car for multiple days and have access to an outdoor outlet. The cable is in the trunk in the same place type 2 cable is. It is blue one inside a box.
It takes quite a lot of time, though (24 hours), so it is only a viable option overnight or as an emergency.
Charging - Apps
In general, charging stations don’t have a way to pay on the spot. You are supposed to use an app connected to that network, create an account with your card, and then use it through the app. There are several networks of chargers, and each has a different app. It is kind of a mess.
An alternative to an app is an RFID chip, which you can usually order from each network (sometimes free, sometimes for a fee). I leave mine in the glovebox. They are connected to my card, but in case of emergency, when the app cannot connect to the station, or there is no signal, you can use those.
- PlugSurf - This is the app that lists all the possible places to charge. It has smart filters. You can put in the make of the car and only avaiable chargers will show up. This is what I use to plan my trips. Chrgers are community sourced and reviewed so the review will help you estimate if there is any risk of the charger not working.
- A Better Route Planner - an app to plan longer trips
- E.on drive - This is the network I use the most. There is a discount if you have electricity with E.on and you enter that when setting up account
- Mer - Also pretty good/cheap network that is all over.
- Shell Recharge - This is one of the more successful attempts of unifying charging networks. One app works on many networks, but it can be slightly more expensive than using the network directly.
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