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it works pretty well, doesn't do as well for Electrify America/Canada stations (since they try to communicate with the car and want you to plug in first); I think probably a software update should do - Bjorn Nyland's videos mentioned that the EVniculus one (which is very very similar looking...

well, randomly I started to get the Check EV System light come on randomly, with no observable changes in battery temps, voltages, 12v battery, engine + obc coolant temps, and anything else I can observe that was different; drove it to my local Kia to have them look at it (and actually confirm...

Literally the first generation of EVs (really consumer sold) have started to show age, and nobody has really developed battery recycling/remanufacture to a point where it's viable even though it's theoretically possible. You would think that they would have made an easy to connect modular...

I have a 2016, the lowest I can set the AC to is 17C.

For the amount it costs, you’re getting around the same range as our Soul EVs. Used (at least $ CAD) it may be better if it’s city driving only…

Agreed about the work to salvage the battery. I guess that's why some people turn it into a business if you have the experience.... :( I love the car as it is, I would love it if I could somehow strap even the 2nd gen soul's battery and bms to it... even the smaller battery would be way more...

ugh... if you've got any electrical and car repair knowhow, get that battery taken out, hook it up to solar and to your house, at least that way you still have some use of your battery. Sell the rest to a scrapyard or autobody shop who wants a car for parts. Or just trade the car in and get a...

I wonder if it's possible to use the cells from classic Ioniq - supposedly they have more cobalt in them so they degrade less?

Minor update on the replaced battery and OBC: Did a range test today, drove 165.7km total, about 130km of which was on highways going about 90-100km/h on average. Got to the charger with 12% remaining - ABRP predicted 10% if I went at 90 only, then gradually improved the estimate. 18km...

If someone's willing to 3D print some air channels, you could potentially DC charge with the HVAC on, and have cold air routed along the central column to the battery air inlets - I guess could test with some vacuum hoses (would be noisy though at least during the testing). Since from videos...

Brought in my 2016 to have the OBC replaced, so we'll see how that performs with the adapter too... I wonder if there's a better way to get the heat pump in the car to exchange the heat in the car and help cool the battery?

Hmm I will check for the vents, you're probably right anyhow. I guess the idea is to use the HVAC to exchange that hot air for cool air using the cabin... will have to try charging with the HVAC fully on (it'll impact the charging speed, but at this point I think I prefer cooler battery than...

though one thing is you probably want to plug in after long drives (since that runs the battery fan in the trunk, and it won't run if the car is off and isn't plugged in and charging) Regular day-to-day charging based on time of use is probably fine though. If you're charging at a 50kW station...

I'll try the DCFC at Landsdowne mall today - Noodoe is a Chinese company with offices in California LOL so I imagine the adapter should work? There's a chargepoint at the Olympic Oval as well so I might see if I can hit both today, and a Chevron on the way home - the only problem with the...

Yup, I noticed that the fan status was 8 at the time. Though for some reason it stopped DC charging at 64% (speed didn’t drop yet), and the check EV system light came on. I forgot to check the code, but I imagine it had something to do with the OBC (it’s been popping up randomly, and already...

@JejuSoul do you think it would be possible to direct cool air from the HVAC into the little air inlets underneath the driver and front passenger seats to provide cool air into the battery? I managed to get my remanufactured battery with the upgraded harness to pretty toasty max 50C (while...

LOL I worried about it too, if you’re really worried about it I suppose you could always put a couple of padded magnets on the hood and cover it with a small tarp or black garbage bag? It was chucking it on the 2nd test…bad day to do a range/charging test. GOM was pretty accurate though, I...

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More tests so far. Only one that has failed consistently were BC Hydro AddEnergie stations (though Flo ones were unaffected, worked normally), and Electrify Canada/America stations. Flo charger test - location info in video description. SWTCH charger test - hit up to 66kw charging max for...

update: Tested a Shell Recharge 60kw unit today. It connected without issues (i was in the 75% SOC so it wasn’t going fast, I was mostly expecting it to not work at all). I’ll be testing more ccs chargers and see if I can hit max speed of 60kw/65? - one BCHydro unit I had showed 64kw once…...