Niro re-charge After an ice cold trip in the Northeast over New Years, we noted that we would do a Niro re-charge at about 45° F. We did, but did not see the recovery we hoped for. A year after not seeing the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) range drop below 235 miles, the holiday trip at …
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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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Niro EV range continues to surprise
Niro EV range A full charge was just completed and the Kia Niro EV range continues to surprise. Cooling temperatures have yet to drop the car’s range to EPA expectations In the heat of summer — 75°+ — Niro regularly hit 325 miles range. As temperatures started down in the fall — 50°-60° — range …
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Charging and temperature: Kia vs Polestar
Charging and temperature Over the summer, I was more than pleasantly surprised to find the charging and temperature with the Kia produced far different results than the with the Polestar. Warm weather range The Niro topped out over the summer at 325 miles of range at about 85 degrees F. I have charged recently at …
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Kia Videos: Help for Key Not Working
How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries for Kia Vehicles We have eight videos offering help to Kia drivers for Key Not Working. Kia EV9 This one is exclusive for the Kia EV9 with a unique key hole cover. —————————————————————— Kia Soul EV This video covers the electric Kia Soul. —————————————————————— Most Kia models, …
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High speed range fail in the Kia Niro
Range fail So I had a roughly highway 100-mile drive to make with just about 200 miles of range and of I went without paying much attention. Then I noticed what was going to be a total range fail. That is, I was in no way going to get the 200 miles the car promised …
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A warmer week pushes range boost
Range boost A single week with high temperatures at or near 40 F has left its mark on the Kia Niro electric vehicle (EV) with 20 mile range boost. This week’s charge has us back at 230 miles, extrapolated from the 90% charge result shown below right. This is the same number seen for most …
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