2016 Kia soul EV charging upgrade

[user 1303]

Hey guys.
Just joined the family on Saturday. Bought a 2016 Kia Soul EV.

But it didn't have the CHAdeMO charging port.

I saw one on Ebay.. Can I upgrade?

 

[Calaveras]

Unless you are an electrical engineer I would not suggest it. It is more than just the charging port. it affects the BMS and Charger inside the car.
there is a shop in SoCal that installs them in the toyota RAV-4 for instance. they cal it the Jdemo

 

[Tcalp]

They made an EV without a CHAdeMO port ?

 

[notfred]

There was a stripped out base model that I think was only sold in California that didn't have a Chademo port. It definitely wasn't available in Canada.

 

[Calaveras]

@Tcalp
If bought a Leaf S without at DC QC
3.3Kw Charger.
not for road trips, but it does my 50 mile commute fine.
I just charge at night and I am ready to go in the morning.

I would have preferred to have the QC as an option, but I was shopping on price and the S trim was on steep discount.