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    Kia Soul EV

    - The new 64kWh Soul EV is believed to be an identical SK Innovation pack as the 64kWh N iro EV. According to this article -Korean news article The battery cost of a 64kWh Kia Soul EV is 1477만원 or about 12,500 USD. The cost per kWh for the new Soul battery pack = 195USD Cheaper than the B olt...
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    South Korea

    The Superchargers are also being changed. At this location at Jungmun on Jeju Island 6 of the stalls have been updated to use the newer US style socket. The other 6 keep the European style. They are staggered such that 1A is US and 1B is European. And so on.
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    South Korea

    Tesla Korea is changing the charging plug from the European to the US version. They began altering the charging infrastructure late last year. They are replacing half of the chargers with the US connectors. All the existing cars will have to use the old European style, while new cars use the...
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    Kia Soul EV

    Hi. Just noticed your post. The thread I carefully follow on this site is papafox's daily analysis of the share price. Your car is not the first to be acting strangely. There is a car in Quebec that is behaving very similar to yours. Torque shows 95% health whereas the GOM is showing only...
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    Kia Soul EV

    Yes. I really like my Soul EV and my battery is doing fine, but I know it does not do well in hotter climates or for faster drivers.
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    Hyundai KonaEV

    - The Kona EV has now been released in Korea. Here's a photo of the price sheet. Some details - The standard car is the 64kWh version. It comes in two trims Modern and Premium. To get the 39.2kWh version you tick the 'Light Package' option. The 'Winter Package' is an extra that gives you heat...
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    Chevy Bolt - 200 mile range for $30k base price (after incentive)

    Jeff: Interesting article. I tried to comment on your site, but it seems my post got lost in moderation. I can add a few details about the Battery Management System used in GM electric cars. It seems that the Chevy Spark EV, the Chevy Volt PHEV and the Chevy Bolt EV all use the same BMS...
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    Chevy Bolt - 200 mile range for $30k base price (after incentive)

    That's an interesting article you just posted. Interesting to see that the Jaguar I-Pace seems to have favoured a cell chemistry that allows greater power as opposed to the Bolt EV that seems to favour greater energy density. But on some parts I'm not convinced. Here is a description of the...
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    Chevy Bolt - 200 mile range for $30k base price (after incentive)

    - Two interesting videos showing the disassembly of the B olt EV battery pack by Professor John D. Kelly at Weber State University (WSU). This is the sticker seen on the B olt EV battery from the first YouTube video above In the second YouTube video above we see that the B olt's pack is...
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    Kia Soul EV

    To read the On-Board-Diagnostic data from the car using an android phone or tablet, you need to purchase an OBD reader, and the Torque Pro software. Look here for a list of compatible hardware - Re: recommended obd2 adapter? I recommend the Konnwei KW902 for use with Torque Pro. Available for...
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    Kia Soul EV

    Thanks for those images. I had my OBC changed last week. (MY2015, 42,000km) A few days after having the OBC Update. I had the Error Code - P1CF5. Now it's fixed.
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    Kia Soul EV

    Yes, I'm interested. Please post the technical bulletins. Either here or in the relevant threads on the Soul EV forum. 1/. BMS software update 2/. What's fixed in 170069 Logic Improvement?
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    Kia Soul EV

    RubberToe am glad your car is fixed. So who paid for this repair. Kia or your insurance.
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    Kia Soul EV

    There's a video showing crash testing of the Soul EV battery pack. I particularly like the bag test. Seen at 4 mins into the video during the collision testing section. They drop a 150kg bag at 70km/h
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    Kia Soul EV

    Yes. The orange safety plug is easily visible in all the photos.
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    Kia Soul EV

    RT: Good luck with the repair. Hoping you can post some pictures of the opened battery / damaged battery case. Here's a photo from inside a non-damaged pack.
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    Hyundai to Launch 2016 Midsize BEV Powered By Next-Gen LG Chem Batteries

    This is probably the best post about the Ioniq on this forum. Am impressed. I know the Ioniq BEV has not been released yet in the US but here in Korea we are onto version 2. see - 아이오닉 전기차 새모델 뒷좌석 천장 공간 넓힌다…가격대는 유지
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    Kia Soul EV

    There is one salvage car that seems it might not need its battery cover. There's a YouTube video here In the video at 1 min 03secs they state - the Soul EV battery has the highest energy density of any EV battery pack. There's also a write up on the DIY Electric Car Forum - Tesla Powered...