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HV Battery care tips The Kia Access app was finally made available about a week ago for the Kia Niro, and I completed the connection to the vehicle a few days later. However, a big surprise in the app were some HV battery care tips that include charging to 100% at least once a month! …
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EV have a heater? Several weeks ago, when we were still in the grips of some pretty cold weather, I was asked, “does the EV have a heater?” As it happens the questioner was joking. However, it points out a problem that electric vehicles (EVs) still have: there is a sense in the everyday that …
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Volvo dashboard symbols update We completed our 2024 Volvo dashboard symbols update and added 10 indicators. But what is notable and truly surprising is what images that are not present. Despite having now three pure electric models, the C40, which is now the EC40 and EX40 EVs, there are no warning indicators available if a problem …
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Tech for EVs to power the grid not for everyone
Power the grid I got on a Zoom call the other night that was to discuss a tech program for EVs to power the grid. Turns out its not for everyone. Not even close. The call was to discuss pilot project in Connecticut overseen by a company called Bidirectional Energy. The program will test the …
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