Off-peak charging. Another 10 days and another charge at an off-peak rate results in a new range high for 2026. A week of 80 to 90 degree weather left the Kia Niro with a 298 mile range. This was extrapolated from the 247 miles showing at 83% end point and is an increase of 6 …
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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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Niro EV range continues to climb
Range rising. The weather remains on the cool side, but the latest charge results for the Niro EV finds an increase to 283 miles. That’s extrapolated from the 235 miles shown at an 83% charge, and up 8+ miles from the last charge (below left). DC charging is still currently the only option and still …
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Ripped off by ChargePoint: check the costs first before charging new!
ChargePoint. Currently there is not an at home charge option for my Kia Niro, and I noted two Level 3 ChargePoint chargers set up at my local Kia store where I was ordering a part. No one in the store knew what it cost was per kilowatt hour (kWh) but it would save me a trip …
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Charging hot and cold — a tale of two Niros
Tale of two Niros A New Year’s day travel itinerary took the Kia Niro to temperatures as low as 12°F. The results were far worse than expected and results in this tale of two Niros. This is our second winter with the Niro electric vehicle (EV) and last year’s experience was generally quite positive, with …
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EV Driving Life is an App Driving Life
EV Driving Life Charging an electric vehicle (EV) in most cases involves an intermediary — a smart phone app. Needless to say an app failure when in need of a charge is a massive problem, and all too often it will be left to the driver to come up with a fix! This makes EV …
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U.S. EV charge ports approach 250,000
EV charge ports. We spotted a report that the Department of Energy (DOE) was showing that available EV charge ports had exceeded 250,000, so we ran over to the site to check. The number we found was 249,786, but close enough! In truth, the number of ports for electric vehicle (EV) charging could easily move …
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