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If you’re looking for an inexpensive electric vehicle, the Hyundai Kona should be on your list. And if you’re looking for an inexpensive performance car, the Hyundai Kona should be on your list. With that in mind, this week, we road test both the 2023 Hyundai Kona EV and the 2023 Hyundai Kona N. Which is better? Which suits your needs? We have some surprising conclusions coming up for you in this edition of America on the Road.
Foxconn, the company that makes iPhones, is looking for a partner to begin building electric cars, but it hasn’t found one yet. According to auto industry analysts, time is getting short. Will the postponement of the Apple car prove costly to Apple’s chief supplier? We’ll have details and our thoughts on this multi-billion dollar issue coming up.
Also in the news this week, Tesla has slashed prices, then raised them in a frenzy of pricing actions globally. The net in the United States for its two high-volume models is lower prices than the prices available at the start of the year. Will that be enough to pull Tesla from its recent funk? We’ll have more on that coming up.
The Inflation Act passed last summer was widely seen as a giant boon to union workers in America. But recent analysis shows that most of the jobs it could create will go to non-union workers. We’ll chat about those unintended consequences in the news.
Our terrific guest for you this week is Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. Power. If you want to know what cars, trucks, minivans, and SUVs are the most dependable, he is the guy to talk to. He and Host Jack Nerad will discuss the just-released 2023 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study, and we think you’ll find the interview useful to you.
