Electric and Electrified Vehicles

Kia EV jump start process

EV jump start Your Kia electric vehicle (EV) uses a 12-volt battery to actually start the car, much like a…

1 year ago

Dodge adds to growing list of troublesome electronic latches

Electronic latches In 2024, the Dodge Charger went electric and electronic. The company's first electric vehicle (EV) also follows the…

1 year ago

A final hodgepodge of regen braking questions

Regen braking Our search for common regen braking questions turned up several that require only the following short answers. —…

1 year ago

The Niro is a summertime EV efficiency champ

EV efficiency EV efficiency, measured in miles per kWh (m/kWh), comes up short in the vast majority of electric vehicles.…

1 year ago

Misunderstanding regenerative “brakes”

Regenerative "brakes" In researching common questions about regenerative "brakes", it became clear that there are serious misconceptions about the topic,…

1 year ago

How much energy does regenerative braking recover?

Regenerative braking So just how much energy does regenerative braking recover? Well, there's quite a bit of information floating around…

1 year ago

Regenerative braking returns to brake rotor issues

Regenerative braking I decided I wanted to answer some common questions about regenerative braking and did some Google searches. AI…

1 year ago

So I got regenerative braking wrong

Regenerative braking I recall listening to the owner of the last car dealer I worked for explaining regenerative braking in…

1 year ago

Kia HV battery care tips include charging to 100%!

HV Battery care tips The Kia Access app was finally made available about a week ago for the Kia Niro,…

1 year ago

Burnish the brakes?

Burnish We ran into something very curious while finishing our Tesla updates. It was a suggestion to burnish the brakes…

1 year ago