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Interesting. I've had the "Power Is Limited" indicator/behaviour in the past when attempting to climb small hills at highway speed in very cold weather. Are you saying that the "grey-area" limited doesn't apply at battery temps lower than 30cish (and obviously above 10c or whatever, no very cold)?

Thanks for posting that. It "sounds like" the BMS should be able to trigger the climate A/C automatically if needed to help bring colder air into the battery pack via the battery fan, which as we know pulls air from under the rear seat inside the cabin.

Here's a relevant post with more details: https://www.mykiasoulev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11208#p11208

Well, in fact they are not widely available in Canada either. They are sold in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia only as far as I am aware. Same reasons, these provinces enacted initiatives to compel the sale of EVs in their jurisdictions.

Certainly well on its way I think... https://news.yahoo.com/honda-withdraw-formula-one-end-083354945.html https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/vw-to-stop-development-of-petrol-engines-in-2026-120283...

That AZ post is an interesting read. My take away is that the battery fan wasn't able to control the pack heating effectively while Chademo fast-charging, at least with the high ambient temperatures he was experiencing at the time. On my recent cross-province 6x fast-charging road trip I didn't...

Well that video was filled with a bunch of pretty unspecific claims and advise. :) If you really want to be careful with your battery you should just get the SoulSpy app and a suitable Bluetooth ODBC adapter for it and you can monitor the temps in your battery pack and use real data to...

I'm pretty sure that KIA only sells these in markets that have a government rebate program in place for new EVs, or that require a percentage of sales to be EV. Not sure if Washington State has one of those, BC, QC, and until recently ON provinces do. Also a federal one now in all of Canada.

Well my recollection is that TeslaBjorn's optimal strategy (for long roadtrips) is to stop more frequently and keep your charge between 30-70% because that is the sweet-spot for the fastest charging rates at the supercharger (net is it's faster to stop more and wait less in total). This also...

Interesting, this is not something I'd heard of. Could you post a reference for followup? If you think about the normal operation of the car it's continually switching between discharge and charge when driving about town due to the regenerative braking.

I agree with your assessment. To my knowledge it is more efficient/better to charge a battery that is already warm as it lowers resistance in the pack. Unless you are talking about a climate where it's >35c outside I'd charge as soon as I parked. I believe with the latest firmware updates the...

If the car is actively charging it will precondition the battery as well if it's very cold. So having the car charging up until you leave will keep the battery warmish.

KIA Roadside assistance had picked up the vehicle at my house and shipped it to an EV-certified dealer in the next province. Once KIA had the car in their possession I let them know that it had greatly reduced range and that I'd like them to check if it qualified for a warranty battery...

Ah yes, the all new all-electric platform. Question is will these be available in the traditional small markets only or more widely?

I charged my 2016 Soul EV+ at the Petro Canada in Canmore a few weeks back using the Chademo cable. $20/hr was the fee, cost me $8.60 to get what I needed. The interesting part was at one point during the charge the screen on the charger said it was delivering 67kW to my car! I thought gen...

I'm not an expert but it seems like those cars were released before the new Soul EV and thus lacked some of the newer niceties like the HUD display. If I recall correctly the latest model years now sync those features back into the other models from the Soul EV, so I would be surprised if they...

Makes a big difference if you can precondition your car before leaving work (requires at least level1 charger). It will bring the battery up to something resembling operating temps. and make the cabin warm before you leave. If you park the car unplugged in the cold all day and then leave...

My experience charging Level 1 last winter was better than I was expecting, actually. I would park outside at my office lot and plug in to the 120v plugs they provide for block heaters with my level 1 charger. Here are my results on one particularly cold day last winter: 2016 Soul EV+...

Okay, here's the final follow-up. Car arrived at the KIA dealership in BC around June 4th, I picked the car up last weekend (Sept. 4th), so basically 3 full months later. Work that was done: * Fixed left-side crankshaft seal: $230 * New front brake pads and rotor machining: $350 * AC test...

Actually my 2016 *does* have the 80% charge option, it was the 2018/2019 models with the larger 30kWh battery packs where they had to remove it (I think).