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Thank you. I now have enough ammo to annoy Kia Headquarters in the Netherlands :)

Thanks! That's what I was thinking; of course it has some impact, but not like it's suddenly a 50% change.

Thank you for your tips, indeed I may have to wait until spring to get it to calibrate better. It baffles me that that they really actually tell me that this range depletion is normal when it's winter, also on newer models. Dutch winters are typically slightly above 0 ºC. If they sell a new car...

I am trying to find out if an EV battery takes less charge when it is cold outside, eg. does the environment temperature affect its max charge? While googling I can of course find much evidence that the battery will be depleted faster when it's cold (eg. less range) and that the battery will...

Whilst researching my range issues (getting only ±50 km on a full charge), I looked at my charging history and found that the car only takes about 9-10 kWh to charge from ±3% to ±80%. This seems strange to me, as the battery can hold 27 kWh. Am I right in thinking that in theory, a 27 kWh car...

Of course of course.... the dealership took a look and did a lot of measurements and they claim the battery is in good health and that it is perfectly normal to get less range as it is cold weather and the heater will use a lot of power. I told them I disagree and that only 50-55 km of range is...

Thank you. Climate is stable here. It is winter (around 0°C) but nothing crazy. As for mountains: they don’t exist in the Netherlands. Being in the rural county of Friesland, everything is flat as a pancake. Next Monday I’ll go to Kia and report back here. Additional fun fact is that for the...

Late reply but it looks great!

Today my battery was 100%, GOM said 140 km. I drove for 15 km at 80 km/h speed. Now the GOM says 90 km left. Just to be sure... this is not normal, right? Next Monday I will talk to Kia and I want to stand strong.

Thanks all! Regarding the Android: nope I only have Apple gear here. Maybe I can borrow from a neighbour, but I’ll have to buy the dongle first. Regarding calibration: good to know it won’t calibrate below a certain temperature. Currently it is around 0-5°C where I live so I assume the car is...

Thanks for your replies. I changed the topic to km :) I also think the battery is weak, or perhaps the battery heating? Sometimes the "low power mode" is activated when the battery is at 40%. Unfortunately I don't have an Android phone and no iOS app seems to be able to read the Soul EV...

Hi all, Bought a used Kia Soul EV 2015 (Netherlands / Europe). Actually it came from Germany, I am the second owner. It has about 90.000 km on the odometer. When fully charged, it estimates I can drive 130 km (which seems a bit low but not too bad). When driving, I only get about 50 km and...