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Some manufacturers are beating Tesla on price and range. The Hyundai Kona can be bought for a bit less than a similarly priced Model 3 and the Kona has more range at that price point. The Volkswagen ID.3 will come with three battery sizes for 330km, 420km, and 550km WLTP range and they will be cheaper than the equivalent range Model 3s.

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WLTP range is different measurment that Tesla's EPA range. Conversion rate is approximately 1.12:1 ([1]), so ID.3 EPA range would be 491 km.

[1] https://insideevs.com/features/343231/heres-how-to-calculate...

There's no need to do conversions. Just look at the WLTP ranges on Tesla's European sites. Here's the Irish version of the site for the Model 3:

https://www.tesla.com/en_IE/model3/design?redirect=no#batter...

I would like to point out that ID.3 will come in the future. These ranges are not observed ranges, but a prediction.

Production starts in November. The future's not far away. Volkswagen will be officially launching the ID.3 in a couple of days. They'll probably give more detail then.

> The Hyundai Kona can be bought for a bit less than a similarly priced Model 3 and the Kona has more range at that price point.

These 2 are not similarly sized vehicles though and the difference in range is negligible. As for performance, it's no real contest.

So you confirm that the Kona is cheaper and it drives further. Well done.

How many potential Tesla buyers wouldn’t be caught dead in a Hyundai though?

No idea. Maybe they'd be interested in a Skoda Vision iV instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f1g9xl6W_E

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