Hyundai All-New Kona Electric Completes Jakarta-Semarang Travel Without More Charges, Here Are The Remaining Batteries

Jalan Media Drive all-new Kona Electric dari Jakarta ke Semarang. (Photo: Bagus Muhammad Hafizh/VOI)

JAKARTA - Not long ago, PT Hyundai Motors Indonesia held a media drive to experience driving with all-new Kona Electric from Jakarta to Semarang.

The media crew participating in this event drive the Signature Standard Range type which is claimed to have a battery with a capacity of 48.9 kWh which can provide a range of 448 km in a single charge.

It is known, this All-new Kona Electric type Signature Standard Range has a price of IDR 575 million On The Road DKI Jakarta.

Has an impressive range in its class, so what percentage of the batteries left in this car with the more than 400 km of travel routes?

The VOI team had the opportunity to take challenges in traveling from Jakarta to Semarang without charging. The car itself contains three people with three backpacks stored in the trunk.

When the trip starts, the battery shows a 100 percent figure that is sufficient to provide a range of up to 429 km. In addition, media crews are also required to undergo several regulations during travel ranging from always in Eco mode, AUTO settings on regenerative braking, maximum speed at 90 km/hour, to maximum air conditioning settings at 17 degrees Celsius with a fan speed at indicator one.

In one vehicle, the media crew also took turns driving the all-new Kona Electric so that the driving style applied was different.

During the Jakarta-Semarang trip, the media crew also took the time to rest at the KM 207A Rest Area in Cirebon, West Java. In this period, all-new Kona Electric has 58 percent of the battery left or is still capable of running up to 247 km with an average electricity consumption of 6.5 km/kWh.

Ahead of arriving at KM 379A Batang, Central Java, the car with the VOI team showing an indicator of 20 percent of the battery or still able to walk 84 km. Arriving at the rest area, the battery shows at 16 percent or can still run 65 km. Meanwhile, the destination for the Tentrem Hotel, Semarang is still about 40 km away.

After a long journey, finally the media entourage arrived at the inn at 17:45 WIB. Arriving in Semarang, the car where the VOI team is located shows the remaining battery percentage is 3 percent or calculated to still be able to run 12 km with an average energy consumption of 6.7 km/kWh.

If the car can be filled to full at SPKLU after a long journey at a rate of Rp2,466 per kWh, then it only needs to cost around Rp239,202.