I feel like this was inevitable. Meanwhile, I’m over here waiting on the full specs of the Kona Electric to drop.

I remember them being big, but not 94 feet big.

If we’re being honest, their engagement imploded as soon as Irina saw Zack for the first time and refused to kiss him and kept calling him creepy.

“Someone Doesn’t Understand Anything About Miata’s”

Except that's not at all what happened, as the car is called the Nissan Z. Also, it's Infiniti, not Infinity. 

No, the Niro is a compact. But the Kona and both Bolts fit that category.  

Chevy Bolts and Hyundai Kona Electric have entered the chat. 

That's exactly what it means, actually. They have one EV in the US market rn and it's not great or highly sought after. I don't understand why they'd need to compete in the $70k range when majority of their vehicles are below that. The Bolts exist, after all. 

This new Kona Electric vs the current one reminds me of the size difference between the Bolt EV and EUV. Going off of the current Kona’s WLTP rating of 449km from a 64kWh pack, and how that translated to 258 miles on the EPA system, I can see this new version getting closer to 280 miles. Not terrible, especially since…

Push-button start. And I don’t mean that I want a physical key, either. If I’m driving an EV, I don’t want to have to “start” my car. Just let me get in and go.

I’m on their site now, and an IONIQ 5 SE Standard Range with zero options does, indeed, go for $42,785.

Where are they sitting now? I saw one on FB marketplace a couple weeks ago with 40 miles range (on a good day) for 5 bands.

Interesting. They are sold out pretty much everywhere. I had to order mine from the factory. They are definitely the value EV, but that doesn’t mean they are penalty boxes. They offer more range than all trim levels of the Leaf, start at a lower price, utilize a more normal J-1772 charger compared to the Leaf’s…

How? Bolt EV is cheaper and a better vehicle.

The car isn't called Afeela; the brand under which the car will be sold is called Afeela.

I keep seeing this misinformation thrown around here and Jalopnik, so I’m here to (hopefully) nip it in the bud. The car is not called the Afeela. The brand under which this prototype will be sold is called Afeela. Did we not all read the same press release?

States that EVs are the most important releases for the year, misses several - Chevy’s Blazer and Equinox EVs, Fisker Ocean, GMC Hummer SUV, HMG’s EV9 and IONIQ 5 N, Nissan Ariya (is this already on the road?), Audi’s (S)Q8 e-tron and Sportback e-tron, and a handful of rumored releases.

While grammatical errors hardly ruin an article (or whatever you’d like to call this little clip), they certainly don’t help.

No, it’s not. I just bought a 2023 MY Bolt EV and the starting price is indeed $26,595. You’re thinking of the 2022 MY, which has the GM incentive.

It’s especially bad when you consider that a Bolt EV does not start at $31,500, but instead $26,595.