Kona Owners Update

Akhil Krishnan did a ~1800km Road Trip in his kona. Here it is compiled, as shared by him on twitter. Couple of weeks back, did a ~1800 km drive in our Kona. Was a seamless drive experience thanks to the good network of DC fast chargers across the main highways in Southern India now. Attached is th

Another trip to my Mangalore( Uppinangady) farmhouse. 1st since the lockdown relaxation. For the first time did the trip with no inbetween charging. Left yesterday early morning at 5 am cruised at 90-110kmph, without AC. Was a bit on the edge as the distance to destination and range left which

So guys 38% of you got it right! The service at 10,000 kms in KonaElectric costs ZERO. The ownership experience is so much better compared to an ICE car. With new EVs coming in at various price points it's a no brainer to go Electric. Only regular service in a EV car is just wiper blade, winds

Arun posted this on 13th october on twitter. He being busy, am updating it here on forum. Another long weekend trip today with my #Konaelectric. Plan to go to my farm house near Mangalore (~300 kms) in a few weeks. Before doing so rechecked the highway efficiency again(earlier road-trip resulted in

Arun Bhat is taking his kona to a 800+km round trip. Here is about the journey so far. It started on November 7. Long road trip i.e. 800+km onward journey completed with my #Konaelectric ! Left home at 5.40am with 100% SOC and 368 km with AC on as inside temperature set and outside temperature w

Kona owner Akhil Krishnan took a 385km long drive in his kona electric from Bangalore to Coimbatore. Pushing the Kona. off to Coimbatore. One way 380 km! After 100km Just over half way to my destination! 300 is up! Reached Coimbatore. Final stats 16km range still left. Flawless per

Here is part 1 of another Kona trip Arun is taking from Bangalore to Mangalore(return in part 2). Take a look at the Part 1 & Part 2 of his first trip. Another onward trip to Mangalore completed with my Kona Electric. Since this was my second trip I was more confident of the range and drove with

Kona has really proved to be a very efficient EV in Indian conditions. The EPA range is 180-ish miles for the 39.2 kW Kona. But, I and many other Kona owners have been averaging in the 8.5-9.5 km/kWh range. Here are a few photos of my consumption in September

From one of Club Founders, Arun Bhat S- Almost a year since I took delivery of my #KonaElectric. Anybody who can afford to buy an EV definitely should. The driving experience with the instant torque is so addictive. I have literally not driven my Audi Q3 since I got the Kona Electric. 20,000+ happy

Continuing here is the part 2 i.e return trip of Arun from mangalore to bangalore. You can check out Part 1 here. Return trip from Mangalore to Bangalore in my Kona Electric. Lot of people returning back to Bangalore. Queues in all the tolls as "Fastag" was slow. But a very enjoyable drive with zer

Continuing here is last part of 800+ km kona trip. You can check out the part 1 here. Club Co Founder Arun Bhat continues the trip. Completed 857 km road-trip with my fully Electric #Konaelectric . Return trip was going to be challenging with the uphill ~30 km ghats. Started from my farm house at 5

Tesla Club India welcomes and invite all EV owners to be part of club. While our name include Tesla, we support all EV and root for all. Haven't thought that TCIN Community will grow that fast. Requesting all Kona owners to post their Kona updates here regularly. Efficiency, range and under what co