19k to spend on a car

With that sort of mileage you’d be better sticking with a petrol or diesel for the time being. The verdict is definitely still out on EV’s and how practical they will be in the future, I’m definitely waiting a few more years until we can see the lay of the land better.

A Kona ice for 25k would be the equivalent to the Kona 39 kWh EV for 32k or the kona 64 kWh for 40 k

But bigger, SUV styling. Think VW T-Roc, Ford Puma or Toyota Yaris chunky edition

The Kona is built on the i20 platform (think Ford Fiesta-ish footprint) and is nowhere near the same size internally as a Ford Focus. As said, the boot is more compact and legroom in the rear is lacking, in my experience. All depends on what you need. If, like me, you don't usually have anyone in the rear seats then it won't be much of an issue. If, on the other hand, you are hauling children in and out of the back and have child seats, then I would be looking at something other than a Kona.

A €19k budget is not going to yield a 300km range EV in the current market but, as others have mentioned, you could potentially get yourself into a PHEV. There is the Outlander, Ioniq, Niro, Xceed and a few others I cannot think of right now available as plugin hybrids (they may or may not all be within the budget though). Any of those vehicles would negate the need for destination charging and would happily chug about town for at least 30km on electricity from home (some could even exceed 50km). Also, don't ignore the myriad of hybrid vehicles available out there as well. I don't know what you are driving now but, in my view, the hybrid driving/owning experience is very good, and you will have your pick of models out there for your budget.

Yeah tbh for someone who is regularly travelling long distance to varying destinations with no destination charging there's exactly one choice, Tesla

You want the most reliable charging network in the country for that kind of driving, and the Tesla SuC network is exactly that

And I'm saying this as an ID.4 owner, not a Tesla fanboy

I think as others have said, the other realistic option is a PHEV. If your driving is a mix of short drives with the odd long trip then it'll probably work for you

I get ya, but I feel like you'd be operating at the limit of the Kona, so you'll probably end up using public charging a few times as part of your commute

I always say they people should balance any time spent charging against the savings of an EV and how much they feel their time is worth

Personally when I'm commuting, I feel my time is almost infinite value, I want the least amount of hassle and time spent using chargers. To me, that points to Tesla as the best experience, you have a network that's well distributed, has plenty of availability and just works

I think a Kona would work for @tom1ie, and it's definitely closer to his budget. But I do feel the experience with a Tesla would just be a lot simpler, and if you're on for a penny on the Kona, then could it be better to go all in on a Tesla? 🤔

If you wanted to spend a max of €19k, then stretching to €25k is already going very far. The cheapest Teslas are nearly double that again 😂

Kona is fine, 300km range is enough for him, on a very bad day in winter just drive a tad slower. No need for public charging.