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                                                                              WORDS CHRISTIAN SEABAUGH
                                                                              PHOTOS ROBIN TRAJANO










































































               o the average American, electric cars       Those arguments, however, are falling         Until now, there was no way to perform
               aren’t an option. They don’t work as      apart fast. Even ignoring Tesla’s (expen-     a direct comparison. Thanks to the
               the main household transportation,        sive) cars and (expansive) Supercharger       Hyundai Kona, though, we can finally
           Tand too many folks can’t plug in             network, EVs increasingly offer longer        make this evaluation happen. For now, it’s
           at home. Forget about long trips; the         ranges and fast charger compatibility.        the only vehicle in the U.S. to include both
           charging network sucks, and it takes            Have we reached the point that an           traditional gas engines and a long-range
           forever to recharge. And aren’t they          electric car can work as a family’s only      electric option, which allows us to control
           prohibitively expensive for a car that has    vehicle? And more important, which            for sheetmetal variations, size and weight
           so many limitations?                          offers a better driving experience?           differences, and equipment variables.



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