New video. We’ve dropped a new video to our YouTube channel. This one guides Toyota bX and bZ4X electric vehicle (EV) drivers into and starting their vehicles when the battery in the key fob dies. Back-up or emergency procedures are needed if the battery in the fob dies or if there is electrical interference preventing …
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Lucid now has its own emergency open and start page
Emergency open and start. We sat on this for some time and for no very good reason, but made Lucid its own back-up or emergency open and start page. It includes all available options to get in and get started in the event that the battery in the key fob dies. Radio interference can also …
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Suzuki symbols update completed
Symbols update. A Suzuki symbols update for 2026 has been completed. A total of 13 warning lights and indicators were added to the Suzuki page, seven of which are new to our database. There are now nearly 100 symbols on the page. And there could have been more, but more on that later. Among the …
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Kia advertises a holiday recharge surprise
Charging costs Just when I was planning a charging cost comparison piece, Kia, through its app, sent out a holiday recharge surprise, an offer to charge at $0.20 per kWh through the Memorial Day Weekend. Unfortunately, the car is still sitting near 80% full from Thursday’s charge. The deal is available through IONNA Rechargery, which …
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Native navigation fails to boost battery charge speed
EV charging. So, with the Memorial Day weekend coming up, it was time to charge the Niro, and this time I would use the native navigation to give the high-voltage battery its pre-charge conditioning. So, the nav is set to go to a Level 3 charger, nine miles away, as can be seen in the …
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Why landlords, etc. say no to EV chargers
EV chargers. Yesterday’s post covered right-to-charge laws that are protection for citizens who wish to install EV chargers at their homes, condos, and even rentals in some cases. Here, we’re going to discuss why these laws have come to exist at all. In other words, why do landlords, homeowners’ associations (HOAs) and condo boards even …
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A roundup of EV charging costs
Cost to charge. We started into to a piece on EV charging costs a few days ago when we got totally derailed by a notice from Kia with a special charge rate for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend from a company called IONNA. Now, not only was the Niro fully charged at the time, it …
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