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Low coolant. These are all Low Coolant Warning Indicator symbols used by electric vehicles (EVs). The symbols appear as batteries with a wavy line at the bottom and are displayed in red. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can return to our main Manufacturer Symbols …
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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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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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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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New video. It’s been nearly a full three months, but we finally dropped a new video to our YouTube channel. This one guides Kia Niro electric vehicle (EV) drivers into and starting their vehicles when the battery in the key fob dies. Video production went on hold when we were forced to search for a …
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The plug-in hybrid conundrum
Plug-in. Ignorance keeps the plug-in hybrid on the sideline. Let me explain. I had a very interesting, as well as frustrating, conversation with two acquaintances yesterday. One, up to “here” with the price of gas, just traded for a hybrid. The other already drives a hybrid, which came to light later in the conversation. I …
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