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In The Netherlands you have to go every year or every 15000km (about 9320 miles) which ever comes first. There's a "small" and "large" service which are alternated. They start with the small one and it'ss about 75 euro (currently $85). The next one is a large one for about 140 euro (currently...

I have the same screen, but it goes away in a few seconds usually. Perhaps due to my phone connecting with BT?

I don't know about the USA, but in Europe you can't do it remotely. You can pre-program it in the car, though. But the heating or cooling will only work if the car is plugged in. Too bad it is not possible to get a wall outlet; I didn't have one either, but it got installed when I asked for...

Yeah, I can charge at work. Unfortunately only at a wall outlet and not a real charging station. However, it gets me enough power to get back home. And when needed I can do a quick CHAdeMo charge during my commute. I'd rather not because it's more expensive and I'll have to wait obviously. If...

One way or combined? My commute is 56 miles one way. So far no problems, but it's not winter yet so we'll have to wait to see how it goes when it's cold and windy. Probably not really a problem in Phoenix, but I guess you'll use the air-conditioning more than I would.

I hope you have fun with it! Are you going to drive much or just around town?

It is manufactured at SK innovation, as far as I know. See here.

We only do level 2 charging here. Level 1 charging is at 120V and we don't have that readily available. I think the car sees the difference in voltage and acts accordingly.

I don't think it is part of the standard. I don't have ithe standard though (you have to pay to get it). Another guy has posted images of his commercial available EVSE calles ev-box. That one is sold over here, you see them a lot. It looks like they are also sold elsewhere, but because it's...

I've got a public L2 charger on the street parking places like hundred meter from here. So I have a plan B ;) I did not think to look under the board :oops: I'm not an electronics expert but do you really need a microcontroller for the PWM signal? The box will always tell the car that it can...

I have a European one, on the back it says the input has to be AC220V-240V 10A 50Hz. In the past when you bought a computer the power supply usually had a switch you could set to 120V or 220V. If you accidentally put the switch on 120V and turned the computer on the power supply would fail and...

Thanks for the link! They have newer PDF available here. It seems they are/were having some trouble with contract negotiations. This resulted in a delayed of half a year. So we'll have to wait longer for the real end results.

Ah, it doesn't say on your profile so I just assumed USA. I converted to US$ not Canadian$, sorry! ;) Really? I don't think they would sell any car over here if they don't allow you to drive in on your own. I know this will make you jealous and I'm not doing this on purpose, but I actually had...

I'm located in Europe, in The Netherlands. So I'm not sure if my experience will help you. Over here the Soul EV costs about 35k euro new (including everything). There is only one model available. The only thing you can pick is the colour. So that makes it easy to compare prices Also you don't...

It looks like a DIY job. Mostly because of the bundle of wires. I guess it can be used for anything inside the car. Loading the battery seems a bit far fetched. Perhaps the 12V battery. In some Toyota Prius models there is an option for a solar panel on the roof. That panel can drive a...

Two days ago, I got my second hand Soul with about 10000km on it; that's some 6000 miles. When I first got it the range said 123km (77 miles). After I drove 48km (30 miles) the range said 96km (60 miles). So I "gained" 21km (13 miles) by driving it one time. After charging it gave a new range...

The range shown is calculated using the energy used in earlier trips. If you drive (very) fast, use the heater or AC all the time, brake very hard which will have less regen then you'll use more energy than when you drive slower etcetera. Perhaps this could be a reason?

Yes, the EVSE will tell the car what the maximum capacity is that the EVSE is able (or willing) to provide. The car will adjust the loading accordingly. This is true for all cars that follow the J1772 signalling protocol (which is about all the current available electric cars). In Europe most...

Thanks for the link! I don't know how this works in the States, but in Europe (I guess most countries, but I'm sure there will be an exception somewhere) you only get the "normal" warranty as every manufacturer is legally obliged to give. The "extended" warranties for 7 years (or 150k km) can...