RAA members, along with other South Australian drivers, can now slip into the driver’s seat of a Hyundai Kona electric vehicle and experience how it feels and handles for themselves.

Flexicar gives people the opportunity to hire a car on a short-term basis from various locations around Adelaide.

As is the case with the existing 19 vehicle Flexicar fleet of SUVs, people movers and hatchbacks, drivers can use their smartphones or the Flexicar website to book and unlock the EV.

RAA Senior Manager Future Mobility, Mark Borlace, expects the new EV addition to the Flexicar fleet to be popular as a novelty item among motorists.

“While everyone has heard of electric vehicles, the vast majority of motorists wouldn’t have driven one, let alone been a passenger in one,” Mr Borlace says.

“Obviously there’s a great difference in the noise level associated with an EV, plus the instant response of the motor to the accelerator and deceleration of the engine once your foot is off that pedal.

“I expect there will be many people interested in driving a car which represents the new future of motoring.”

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