Got it running yesterday with just hooking everything up and resolver poles set to 4 ! :D
Short video of running and setup:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VonHQPk7I44
Next thing is doing a FOC tuning.


Well done !

I have been trying to find an aftermarket controller to use with my Kona drive ...

Forget about transmission, I will use a Kia transmission unit after all.

Question about the tmeperature sensor in the motor it still open. Has anyone here figured out if it is a thermistor or some more advanced device?


Happy to hear you are using the OEM transmission , If you used a drive belt ...

Seems like a lot of these motor develop bearing failure sounds, so kia just changes the whole motor to a new and scraps the old one.


There is a Ukrainian guy on youtube who has rebuilt many of these motors and drives with new bearings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaXCbnr3cV0
There are some ...

Do you by any chance have numbers for the voltage range and frequency range that feeds the motor ?

I know the 64 kWHr battery has an operating range of 245 - 421 volts DC but i cant yet find clear numbers for what i should be feeding the motor with.

Whatever drive controller i use , i will also ...

Thanks for all your posts on this.

I have a 2022 Kona motor and transaxle for surgical implant into an ICE vehicle.

I was going to use an aftermarket controller due to the OEM one probably having many dozens of CANBUS inputs that would produce error codes if transplanted into another vehicle ...