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About the 'early years' buffer. The BMS divides the battery pack into three parts. Usable Capacity, an 'early years' buffer and a 'safety buffer'. The 'safety buffer' is required to protect a lithium ion cell from severe degradation at the very top and bottom of the voltage range. This buffer is...

Can you confirm this is a MY2018 30kWh Soul EV. With original pack or a replacement.? Do you have any readings of the SOH? Note: I have two 2015 Soul EV both with replacement packs. Both have now had the BMS fix. Both now have the 2018-2019 BMS hardware and wiring harness. My battery packs have...

My assumption would be that giving everybody the same replacement packs would simplify their software maintenance. Having to write a BMS 'fix' is much easier if you only need to test it on one variant. My guess for the recent BMS 'fix' fiasco is that they did only test it on one variant but...

The pack 37510-E4203R has 96 cells and is for the 2015-2017 models. The pack 37510- E4302R has 100 cells and is for the 2018-2019 models. Given that the fire safety recall adds the 2018-2019 BMS hardware and wiring harness to the 2015-2017 cars I'm not sure why they bother keeping the two versions.

When the car is off there is no High Voltage power in any of the wires outside of the battery pack. If you're worried just smear grease over the cable end and push it into the car. That will then coat both.

Yes. It lists battery poles and terminals as one of the things it is used for.

Here's a post from back in 2016 talking about solution for humidity. : - Charging problem with lake fog. In my country (and territory), we know the rust problem on plug equipment (Wet fog like lake fog = You are soaked when it does not rain :mrgreen: ). We always use copper grease on connector...

Got the new battery today. 118,748km on the original battery. I left it at the local Kia this morning and picked it up this afternoon. Didn't get the details of the new cells. I did see the new BMS hardware and wiring harness before they swapped out the old ones. Here's the GOM when I picked it...

My 2015 got a new battery today. Here's the screen when I picked it up. SOC is 78%

Here's a photo of the HUD on a UK 2020 Soul EV. According to Wikipedia the 2020 Soul EV isn't sold in the US. Did the entire fob fall into the slot or just the metal insert? Which screen is the dealer referring to when he says he must break the screen. Presumably the HUD screen not windscreen...

Which version of the Soul EV is this?

If you are very technically savvy then there is one alternative. OVMS for the Kia Soul EV (to remotely access it without UVO) If you try it please report back with how easy it is to install, and how well it works.

Good point to mention the Chademo factor. These fast chargers are disappearing . I'm lucky to live on a small island.

... should I be concerned about battery degradation? Yes. The 27kWh cars have a battery that does not last well. In 2018 the Soul EVs were updated with a new battery pack that lasts much better. I recommend paying more to get the better car.

Which kind of charging? Slow charging AC, or fast charging DC.

You'll need to be more specific about the situation causing turtle mode to get a better answer. For example if the car turtles while driving up a mountain this tip won't help you get to the top of the mountain. The car will turtle again. It does help if you need to turn around and go back down...

Ian - when you give advice about the battery it is important to clarify that you are referring to the High Voltage battery. The original poster says "...they put a new battery in...", and we both assume it means 12V battery. But by not specifying which battery it can lead to confusion and wrong...

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This doesn't make sense. If the car is parked and switched off only the 12V system is active. The heater cannot be on when the car is switched off. The transmission cannot run without the High Voltage being on. The problem must be on the 12V system. The most obvious culprit is the motor for the...

The easiest way to turn off turtle mode is to stop the car. When you restart turtle mode is gone.