Replacing the single cells in the battery pack?

[kojairvs]

…I decided to order this battery from Malaysia, but after exchanging several emails, I came to conclusion that it was probably 50/50 a scam. So I paid through Paypal to have at least some protection. Purchased June 20, promise to arrive in 35 days, I received a tracking number and link of the logistics company. After almost 2 months nothing, no movement on the tracking of the shipment. I sent emails for an explanation, nothing, I asked for a refund, nothing. Then at the end of October I ran into an Irish company that disassembles electric cars and they have a battery for a Kia 2018. I asked through Paypal if I was covered because the shipment never arrived, after a few days they responded positively and refunded the full amount. Then I ordered a battery from Ireland which arrived as promised and I finally fitted it to my car yesterday. It works like clockwork, it did only 43,000 km and has a range of over 150 km. Today I drove it about 50 km and it dropped the percentage from 85% to 55%. You should never give up.

I now have 7 modules from the old battery that are in very good condition. The battery has been outside under a tarp since January for almost 10 months and the voltage of all modules is the same as in January.

When, unfortunately, I hope in the distant future, my new battery starts to have insufficient range or turtle mode, I have enough material to play around and change modules and later cells. I got some new experience and knowledge and a new hobby.

I’ll let you know how it’s going with my Kia after few months.

 

[IanL]

Good to hear your success! How much did the battery from Ireland cost?

 

[JejuSoul]

…I decided to order this battery from Malaysia, ...After almost 2 months nothing, ...Then I ordered a battery from Ireland which arrived as promised and I finally fitted it to my car yesterday. It works like clockwork,

Am not surprised that Malaysia was a scam.
I recently posted about a similar scam site in Indonesia.

It's really good to hear that an old 2018 pack will fit right into a 2015.
Congrats.

 

[kojairvs]

2250£ with delivery, plus 300 custom and VAT in Switzerland

 

[kojairvs]

Yes Jeju, it was the same internet site from Indonesia, but battery was supposed to come from Malaysia, at least that was my tracking details showing. It’s still offering Kia batteries .
It would be good laugh if I come one day home and find new battery on my parking.

 

[Markinson]

…
Since I couldn't get original second-hand cells (and the ones I ordered from China were the same thickness but longer by a few centimeters and could not be used), it was time to find another solution.

I've been seriously looking online for a used whole battery or module, only managed to find a person in Canada who sells modules. But he couldn't send them to Europe by airmail, and he didn't want to organize cargo by ship. There was no used whole batteries anywhere.

After much hesitation, I decided to transport the car to Croatia and have it repaired there. I found transport for a total of 1200€ to there and back.

But when I suddenly got a call that transporter was free to pick up the car, I realized that it was impossible to easily release the wheels without a battery and to roll the car onto the trailer.

I gave up on the whole operation and decided not to get upset and wait, some times things sort themselves out sooner or later.

And then at the end of May, I found an ad on the net from a company from Malaysia that sells a "new" battery for my model for only $3200. Too good to be true, isn’t it…

That offer for $3200 is a scam, I think we have already discussed it. Let it go...

But you can found a solution here: e-Service in Solymár, Hungary, (near Budapest)

https://www.mykiasoulev.com/threads...ls-in-the-battery-pack.1906/page-3#post-15183

I bought the Soul with SoH 92%, displayed range: 176km, which shortly set to 157km after a few full charge.
But after a year: 12tkm run with 99% home charging (10A) my range has been continously dropping slowly after each recharge.
My full displayed range (in today's winter: 0-2°C) is 127km.
So within a year or two, I'll look for some replacement as well.

I'm thinking of buying a chrased Kia Soul PS EV to use its cells, but obviously, I won't need all of them to replace a few in mine pack.
Let me know, if any of you are interested to buy some used cells in good condition.
In most of the cases, damaged Souls are coming with 27kW battery pack with SKI E375, very seldom you can find a newer 30kW version with SKI E400 cells.

@JejuSoul
Do you think we can use Ioniq cells as well? Or we should not mix them?