Great test and spectacular SUV. Can't believe we're now at the point on the timeline where Kyle isn't that happy with sustained 15 minutes at 200kW charging on a Kia. Times are wild.
Kia is promising vehicle, but these need more range to be competitive road trippers where many of us want to be able to efficiently travel. I frequently cross areas of the west, where fast chargers are still quite spread out, even on interstates. I used A Better Route Planner app to see how the EV9 does on many routes I frequently travel. Rivians and Teslas still beat the LR AWD EV9 by significant margin, apparently due to their longer range. See example below. An often overlooked benefit of longer range is faster charging, and frequently significantly faster. When you need to “fast charge” above 60% or more, all EV charging speeds get significantly slower to protect the battery from excess heat. Longer range EVs greatly reduce the need to charge near the max capacity of the battery. For those long legs between chargers, that are still common in many areas, longer range EV’s can do them changing to a lower percentage so they keep charging speeds faster. Throw in some cold weather, wind and precip and it gets even more important to have the big battery. ABRP Estimates: Flagstaff - Vegas - Flagstaff R1S Quad Large Pack 20”: 8h32m Model X LR 20”: 8h34m Kia EV9 LR AWD: 10h4m (10% arrivals, seasonal weather January, 300 pounds extra weight, 55° battery temp. 100% speed. 1% battery degradation)
@@e2dub When I put model X I got 10:35, for R1S 10:06 and for EV9 9:59. Different conditions than you put (like no extra weight, 90 % arrivals and other stuff) but same condition for every car. Pretty sure you have to made some mistake there, I cannot imagine any condition that would make EV9 worse but the other two cars so much better.
@@e2dubnah, the EV9 crushes it, awesome charging curve, much better than Tesla, and it’s a huge car for large families, while the model x is quite small inside.
We test drove this one about two weeks ago and my wife is ALL in and sold on this for her first EV. Spectacular vehicle and your videos have me even more ready for it, but we want to wait till closer to 2025 and it getting access to the Tesla network. Very impressive vehicle and she thought she’d never trade in her Pallisade.
Kyle....you are the man. This is the PERFECT roadtrip test for EV power-users who actually know how to drive an EV. 10% + 12-15 minutes of charging is my gold standard in my LR RWD Model 3. If I look at all of my charging sessions on road trips, it's almost always 12-15 minutes with a rare 20 minute session if there is a bigger gap between chargers. This just shows that you are a true expert and understand EVs.
I agree, in the US, the 10% challenge is the most relevant EV test. There is one other that is also a good and relevant test. Bjørn Nyland's 1,000 km Challenge is also a very useful test for comparison of EV models. Bjørn is based in Norway and sometimes Thailand. So he doesn't have all the same models to test.
Dear Kia, if you see this, please give us some kind of dog mode. That's the only major downside I can see for myself since I have a service animal that goes with me everywhere. Awesome video Kyle, you're killing it with these reviews. Have a awesome New Year!
@@spazzman90 You're right, I shouldn't call it a down side, but it would be nice to have a setup that will notify me if for some reason the air turns off, or there is a issue like Rivian does. Where I live, it can get to 120 degrees in the summer, so I would rather be cautious. Other than that, I got to drive one of these yesterday, and I love it.
This is the definitive source for independent EV testing. Would love a separate video where you go through the OBD II app and explain all the parameters and how they apply to EV charging performance and efficiency. Happy New Year!
Thank you, this series was very informative. 260miles on a 100% charge, driving at 70mph. Driving it at 80mph you used 47% for a distance of 94miles - so you would get approx.200miles on a 100% SOC.
Kyle, you should ask KIA give you a 2024 Niro wave to do these tests too, so you have the level entry and the expensive one. I know you did the Niro review one year ago in California, I believe. Just an idea.
This kind of stuff makes me happy that the speed limits in my area are 60mph. While people are regularly going 70+, as long as you stick to the right lane, you can do 60mph safely and get so much more range. I've only had my EV9 for a couple weeks, but I think the fastest I've gone in it so far is 70mph. At 60mph should be able to beat the EPA estimates easily, seeing considerably over 300 miles in the GT-Line.
this is what i wanted to know. i live in an urban area, and i don't get to go faster than 60-65 very often, and when i do it usually isn't for more than 10-15 minutes.
as for the preconditioning, you may have gotten a few more miles (maybe a couple) with just one cycle. Once you are familiar with the vehicle, you get used to (depending on conditions) turning it on manually about 25 to 20 mins before. ON a warmer day, may have passed 100 miles.. Good result for EV9! Great Family road trip cr!
I think instead of maintaining the temperature for the manual preconditioning, it should just tell you an estimation of how much time it'll take to be at a good temperature, so you can time it perfectly
I agree. It is a very helpful tool but they haven’t updated it or put it in the description of 10% challenge videos for a while now, I really would love it for them to bring it back.
Would love to see you do 10% with an EV6! I feel like the EV6 has been forgotten with all the hype for new EVs but it is still a great car (and a great deal used!)
Ev6 was too overpriced for what it was. There are other ev’s that do better than it and can be easily replaced. It has better efficiency storage space range tech etc.
What happened to the spreadsheet for the 10% challenge? It hasn’t been updated or put in the description for a while now. Can you please put it back and update it with all the 10% challenges you’ve done? It was a very helpful tool.
Great to see another EV for larger families in the market. Hopefully the batteries end up being reliable and we see them in the used market in good shape.
Just curious.... Have you done a video/tutorial on the OBD adapter? I'd sure be intereseted in knowing what all of that data means! Thanks for sharing. G
@@michaelm.wiseman282 It's the app I've seen folks use in conjunction with an adapter to plug in the vehicle's OBD diagnostic port. Kyle on Out of Spec often uses one.
24:23 I think holding battery temperature with conditioning while driving would introduce a lot of inefficiency, especially when there's so little value outside of hitting peak charging speeds. The best solution is obviously having it integrated with Nav, letting the car time the activation to match the next charging stop. In the absence of that, the car should display the time required to bring the battery to ideal temperature, and then the driver could manually activate based on their arrival time.
thanks for sharing this test! i find it difficult to understand why we are calling it a great road trip vehicle though. at 2 miles per kW (and 40c per kW of charging at the stations you used) this Kia’s equivalent MPG is ~14 which is terrible at best. For example, for a gallon of regular gas ($2.80) you can buy 7 kWs which will last for 14 miles. I love the design and roominess but given the limited availability of charging stations and expensive kWs, any ICE vehicle will outperform this baby.
80 MPH though, with temperatures below 30F and required preconditioning for the following stop. From what I see online, the gas Telluride will achieve 20-21MPG at those speeds, probably less below 30F with denser air. Sure, the slightest edge at 80, on a road trip, will go towards the Telluride, but falling back onto daily use, in the city, while charging at home, costs of refueling will favor the EV9. Of course, no one considering an EV9 would realistically consider a Telluride, given the upfront costs, unless they were comparing it to a 3 row Volvo, Audi, BMW etc.
@@wzDH106 i agree but that’s why i wouldn’t call it a great road tripping vehicle - daily use in city/charging at home is something completely different - perhaps we should be calling it a great looking, spacious 3-row electric vehicle around town.
Mach e, about 460 miles travel with elevations going from NYc to Port Clinton OH. We land at the chargers with 15-20%. We spend about 40-50 minutes to push to 95-97% to get to the next stop
Hi Kyle! How much better is HDA2 vs HDA? Is it even more confident in lane and around curves on the freeway? Is it worth upgrading to HDA2 if one already has HDA? Thanks!
20:20 I am a subscriber from S. Korea, recently owned EV9 GT-line, leaving comments about rear suspension. As far as I know, all EV9s are equipped self-leveling conventional coil spring, not air suspension. I just wonder there a difference in suspension for US export EV9s. If it is, Korean EV9 owners may upset and eager to equip in aftermarket lol
thanks for the video, this is exactly what we need. Kyle, do any EVs allow you to pre-heat battery manually, and then it holds the temp for a certain amount of time? Otherwise you have to "guess" when to start heating, based on your gestalt of the outdoor temperature, miles remaining to charger, etc. thanks again.
EV9 V. ID.Buzz is what I'd like to see (though I think this will be the better road trip car, maybe VW would be a bit more convinient....? another video to see.
I would love if we could get a chart comparing charge rate with all of the BEVs you guys have tested. I've seen charts that show percent vs time, but these charts fail to take into account efficiency/how many miles you get with that percent. A better chart could show MILES vs TIME SPENT CHARGING. Starting at 10% charge. Starting at 10%: Time Charging on the x-axis Miles on the y-axis
You need a new test. No driver is going to un plug before the charging rate slows down. My car has a full speed rate, then a 25% lower rate and I let it charge all through that level, and then I disconnect when the next speed break starts at about 50% speed
I would love to see these tests done at 20min instead of 15 as its probably closer to real world road trips. I normally stop after about 2h which would be closer to 140 miles
I really enjoy your videos but I was super disappointed when you guys were all taken off the podcast… I know it’s been a while and I’ve tried to listen but they don’t have the chemistry and enjoyment that you guys had/brought… sorry to rant just wanted to let you know you are missed!! Keep up the incredible work!!👍
What are your thoughts on the upcoming 2026 MY EV9 with NACS instead of CCS? I’m seeing that current EV9s using MagicDock is limited to only 80kwh vs 200+kwh charging. Do you think when using NACS (starting January 15th) we will get a poor charging experience or will they do something to allow us to get the 200+ charging speed?
Don't think its much, but then again its cold: did Kyle precondition the car too early? so preconditioning twice burns a bit more energy? On my Ioniq 5, normally it preconditions about 15 minutes or so (maybe 20?) before I reach the charger? Not a huge impact on range, but it does impact range. Though saves TONS fo time!
Don't fall for it. It seems people are ordering them and walking away without purchasing even with a deposit loss. Don't know why? I test drove and kinda liked it. But their are no incentives. Just $7,500 off a lease. So around $900 per month with $3,200 down. Also, some dealers are asking MSRP. No heat pump in the two lowest models. No bench seat in the base extended battery model. Reminded me of a cargo van with the 2nd row captins chairs. Prefer the bench seat in 2nd row.
Great video. What are your thoughts about out the lack of reliable DC fast chargers? In Canada (Ontario) along the 401 corridor the only reliable network is Electrify Canada. Ivy and Petro Canada never deliver the stated speed they claim which makes reliable road tripping difficult.
This is something I have been thinking about. I'm on the 401 path and we do a few times a year a 530km round trip to see family and once during Christmas. As well as weekend cottage runs at about 370km round trip 😊
I said it before & I’ll say it again. This is real interesting stuff. It’s very informative & good information to know about. However whenever you do a test & try to have the most ideal conditions it’s NOT real world, it’s not a real world application nor is a more realistic test. This is a test that is as clinical as possible without being on a closed loop. This is closer to being an alpha test rather than beta test which is something that’s put out in the real world for everyday use in actual real conditions.
And this was at 11pm so rates are "very cheap" It cost me $40 to go from 10-80% at peak price in CA in a m3LR. Just sayin that seems very expensive.@@wzDH106
$0.08/kWh in Washington. Cost is approximately $7 to drive 250 miles using home rates. I'm not sure if Colorado has time of use rates. Utilities may offer such residential rates, but that doesn't necessarily translate to a similar structure on the commercial level for DC fast charging. I'm sure demand changes apply in most cases as we're talking 150 or 350 kW at any given moment using DC charging, as opposed to a light 7kW at home. We don't have TOU rates in Washington.
Video Idea: Do these test on the 3-row EVs with a full load of people? (or maybe simulate the weight of a family or 6 people? R1S, EV9, EQS, EQB (not that I"d consider that a true 6 passnger vehicles) and ID.bbuzz? WOnder how they'd do in the type of road trip with the weight of a family and luggage. Maybe roof rack or something? IF I got this car or ID.Buzz it would be cause I need to road trip with fam.
I’ll wait for Lucid Gravity next year. Almost the same price, much nicer, has a usable frunk and 140 miles more range. You’ve been able to manually precondition the battery in the lucid for 2 years now. Also we were told by this same channel you can’t road trip CCS cars, even if they have 400+ miles of range. So the EV9 is an amazing road tripper with less than 300 miles of range on CCS? I don’t get it. Great charging curve on the EV9 though I’ll give them that, pretty cool to see sustained 200kw above 50%.
Your 80K base model Gravity won't have all that range, I hope that helps. You will need the 150K special edition one to have 440 miles of range or whatever it is (it won't have that range anyway).
@@brandonc9706 yeah that’s possible. It would be an interesting side by side of the two once the Gravity comes out, I’d still be shocked if the entry level gravity wasn’t at least 60+ miles more range than the EV9 for the simple reason they’re estimating 3.4mi/kWh so even if entry level was 100kw battery pack you’d still start at more range. But the best thing the EV9 has going for it is the charging curve, pretty cool seeing 200kw above 50%. The Gravity would have more useable space given the frunk. So does the R1S but its 3rd row is weak. Plus upcoming Polestar and Volvo SUVs, 2024 will be an interesting year for more actual SUV EV options.
Gravity looks great for storage, but I agree that the $80K model is not gonna be insane range. Probably still better than 270 though. Also, big question will be when those 80K models are actually available. I think Lucid started with the expensive trims with the Air. Finally, big concern/factor with Lucid for some will be limited service options with it being a smaller company. Like anything in life, it’s gonna be be a set of pros and cons that are very unique to each shopper. Still, great for everyone to have more options in the 3 row segment.
I'm a bit slow, what exactly is the 10% challenge. Is it how much you can charge in 15 minutes when the car is down to 10% along with how many miles you can get?
It's just a baseline test focused only on road trip ability. It assumes arriving at a high power DC fast charger at 10% with a warm battery, then testing how much usable range can be gained in 15 minutes at a more realistic road trip speed (80 MPH or so). Baseline test aside, it's perfectly acceptable to arrive below 10%, and perfectly acceptable to charge more than 15 minutes in the real world. This is just comparing charging and range performance across many vehicles.
Give 10-15 challenge data as dougmeuro. Model name & year manufactured, temp weather, price of car at that time, tyres, kw gained in 15, miles burned, (+ extra info -total car driven at time of test)
Here’s hoping the 10% limit and manual preconditioning button comes to the other egmp cars. I was never a fan of 3-row suvs, but they’re becoming more and more appealing to me (occasional need to transport 5 big people, plus I also camp in the car) but this is unfortunately about $20k out of my budget. Odd that they’ve wired the battery in such a way that it reduced the battery voltage on the big battery. It would have been nice if they maintained the same battery voltage as the other egmp batteries (mostly in the 700v range). Seems like this one also runs a bit hotter than the other egmp cars, I only see 47c on my ioniq5 on hot summer days, even though it charges faster and has a smaller battery.
So, right now the competitors for this car (and I'm talking 6-7 passenger 3-row SUVs) are the Rivian R1S, Tesla Model X( don't say Y, that's a toddler seat), Mercedez Benz EQS SUV & EQB, and is the Fisker 3 row? Not sure... Oh, and the EX90 if that one is out yet. Did I miss any?
So, had a Hyundai IONIQ 5 as a daily driver, but I my work involves taking packages (a lot of them) to the uS Post office daily, and due to the INIQ 5's size, cargo room (while big for its type and bigger than EV6's) It is not big enough to where I'm making multiple trips a day, not efficient for time (and size of IONIQ vs. EV6 is why I picked IONIQ because I like look f both, but liked interior of Kia better). I think I"m going to order a green one like the GT-Line you tested here, but in Land trim (unless somebody can convince me GT-Line has something that you MUST have over Land). I will end up trading a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid & the Hyundai for EV9! May still need to buy a truck for work, but not having the hybrid (which I bought for the 7 passenger capacity, which the Kia will have) will make room for a car since parking where I live is limited since its one of those narrow streets where you can't alwways find parking by the house and have to rely on the two spaces on the driveway. Was hoping Jeep would release a 4Xe version of its gladiator, but We'll see what I do. For now, Kia EV9 will simplyfy to one car (work & daily driver, should have enough cargo room... Will watch Bjorn's banana box test though :)
Great test and spectacular SUV. Can't believe we're now at the point on the timeline where Kyle isn't that happy with sustained 15 minutes at 200kW charging on a Kia. Times are wild.
Especially in the cold where I could see his breath.
Especially at the lowest price in the segment with best charging speeds.
thats very cool bythe way
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More energy added in 15 min than Lucid Air and nearly as much as Taycan. What a beast! I want to road trip one of these.
Kia is promising vehicle, but these need more range to be competitive road trippers where many of us want to be able to efficiently travel. I frequently cross areas of the west, where fast chargers are still quite spread out, even on interstates.
I used A Better Route Planner app to see how the EV9 does on many routes I frequently travel. Rivians and Teslas still beat the LR AWD EV9 by significant margin, apparently due to their longer range. See example below.
An often overlooked benefit of longer range is faster charging, and frequently significantly faster.
When you need to “fast charge” above 60% or more, all EV charging speeds get significantly slower to protect the battery from excess heat. Longer range EVs greatly reduce the need to charge near the max capacity of the battery. For those long legs between chargers, that are still common in many areas, longer range EV’s can do them changing to a lower percentage so they keep charging speeds faster.
Throw in some cold weather, wind and precip and it gets even more important to have the big battery.
ABRP Estimates: Flagstaff - Vegas - Flagstaff
R1S Quad Large Pack 20”: 8h32m
Model X LR 20”: 8h34m
Kia EV9 LR AWD: 10h4m
(10% arrivals, seasonal weather January, 300 pounds extra weight, 55° battery temp. 100% speed. 1% battery degradation)
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@@e2dub When I put model X I got 10:35, for R1S 10:06 and for EV9 9:59. Different conditions than you put (like no extra weight, 90 % arrivals and other stuff) but same condition for every car. Pretty sure you have to made some mistake there, I cannot imagine any condition that would make EV9 worse but the other two cars so much better.
@@e2dubnah, the EV9 crushes it, awesome charging curve, much better than Tesla, and it’s a huge car for large families, while the model x is quite small inside.
We test drove this one about two weeks ago and my wife is ALL in and sold on this for her first EV. Spectacular vehicle and your videos have me even more ready for it, but we want to wait till closer to 2025 and it getting access to the Tesla network. Very impressive vehicle and she thought she’d never trade in her Pallisade.
Kyle....you are the man. This is the PERFECT roadtrip test for EV power-users who actually know how to drive an EV. 10% + 12-15 minutes of charging is my gold standard in my LR RWD Model 3. If I look at all of my charging sessions on road trips, it's almost always 12-15 minutes with a rare 20 minute session if there is a bigger gap between chargers. This just shows that you are a true expert and understand EVs.
thats cool by tye way
Impressive result! I can not state enough how much I appreciate this test. By far the most road tripping relevant EV test out there.
I agree, in the US, the 10% challenge is the most relevant EV test.
There is one other that is also a good and relevant test. Bjørn Nyland's 1,000 km Challenge is also a very useful test for comparison of EV models.
Bjørn is based in Norway and sometimes Thailand. So he doesn't have all the same models to test.
I'm here for the EV9 content 😁😁
Manual preconditioning and down to 10% is awesome. The preconditioning method used in Ionic5 and 6 is cumbersome and annoying
Dear Kia, if you see this, please give us some kind of dog mode. That's the only major downside I can see for myself since I have a service animal that goes with me everywhere. Awesome video Kyle, you're killing it with these reviews. Have a awesome New Year!
Just leave the thing on. Easy enough. Certainly not a downside.
The car comes with Utility Mode, it's like Dog Mode and Camping Mode combined!
Good job they didn't call it Dogging Mode....
@@spazzman90 You're right, I shouldn't call it a down side, but it would be nice to have a setup that will notify me if for some reason the air turns off, or there is a issue like Rivian does. Where I live, it can get to 120 degrees in the summer, so I would rather be cautious. Other than that, I got to drive one of these yesterday, and I love it.
This is the definitive source for independent EV testing. Would love a separate video where you go through the OBD II app and explain all the parameters and how they apply to EV charging performance and efficiency. Happy New Year!
What app are you using with the OBD dongle
Thank You for mentioning Celsius. Everybody outside the US, Belize, Bahama and Cayman thanks You.
Thank you, this series was very informative. 260miles on a 100% charge, driving at 70mph. Driving it at 80mph you used 47% for a distance of 94miles - so you would get approx.200miles on a 100% SOC.
This one of the best looking SUVs out there imo... Great vid
Love the 10% challenge! EV9 beat my expectations. Can you please make sure to repeat the results in the wrap up at the end? thanks!
And add the Google spreadsheet back!
@@pine111 For real. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_jw_Q1ikuE93fZjRZyx0k868cyrWuiqN4ynb0uv79I8/edit#gid=0
10% challenge highly relevant for many people, thanks for doing it!
Kyle, you should ask KIA give you a 2024 Niro wave to do these tests too, so you have the level entry and the expensive one. I know you did the Niro review one year ago in California, I believe. Just an idea.
This kind of stuff makes me happy that the speed limits in my area are 60mph. While people are regularly going 70+, as long as you stick to the right lane, you can do 60mph safely and get so much more range. I've only had my EV9 for a couple weeks, but I think the fastest I've gone in it so far is 70mph. At 60mph should be able to beat the EPA estimates easily, seeing considerably over 300 miles in the GT-Line.
this is what i wanted to know. i live in an urban area, and i don't get to go faster than 60-65 very often, and when i do it usually isn't for more than 10-15 minutes.
Kyle, I'd love to see the 10% challenge on my 2018 LR RWD. That thing is a road tripping monster.
Came for the EV9, went home a happy man.
Great that the test results are going to be made easily available and comparable, thank you!
Kia EV9 rugged and good looking at the same time, inside and out!
What what an amazing car, it’s almost exactly what my family needs. Now to wait for a NACS port and 5-7 years for it to depreciate a bit.
as for the preconditioning, you may have gotten a few more miles (maybe a couple) with just one cycle. Once you are familiar with the vehicle, you get used to (depending on conditions) turning it on manually about 25 to 20 mins before. ON a warmer day, may have passed 100 miles.. Good result for EV9! Great Family road trip cr!
This is my favorite test. As we do a few road trips a year, this test is very useful.
I think instead of maintaining the temperature for the manual preconditioning, it should just tell you an estimation of how much time it'll take to be at a good temperature, so you can time it perfectly
Can you guys continuously post the spreadsheet with other tests in the descriptions?
I agree. It is a very helpful tool but they haven’t updated it or put it in the description of 10% challenge videos for a while now, I really would love it for them to bring it back.
Would love to see you do 10% with an EV6! I feel like the EV6 has been forgotten with all the hype for new EVs but it is still a great car (and a great deal used!)
Ev6 was too overpriced for what it was. There are other ev’s that do better than it and can be easily replaced. It has better efficiency storage space range tech etc.
EV9 is the best looking SUV IMO, be it EV or ICE car. Your videos are excellent! Thanks a lot
What happened to the spreadsheet for the 10% challenge? It hasn’t been updated or put in the description for a while now. Can you please put it back and update it with all the 10% challenges you’ve done? It was a very helpful tool.
No fair! I can't test my X in 28F here in Florida! I did get 119 miles in a summer 10% test, though.
A button to preconditioning the battery even at 10% state of charge! I want that Hyundai!
Every EV should have a 10% test. This is about the most important test for road tripping
Great to see another EV for larger families in the market. Hopefully the batteries end up being reliable and we see them in the used market in good shape.
Great to see the Kia perform well. Still hoping to see a Lyriq AWD 0-100% charging test and 10% challenge. Hoping that comes in soon!
We can’t wait to see where our EV9-owners take their first roadtrip to! 🚙
Will you do this type of testing/range test with the brand new Kona EV 2024? I'd like to see that!
Just curious.... Have you done a video/tutorial on the OBD adapter? I'd sure be intereseted in knowing what all of that data means! Thanks for sharing. G
What app is that?
@@michaelm.wiseman282 It's the app I've seen folks use in conjunction with an adapter to plug in the vehicle's OBD diagnostic port. Kyle on Out of Spec often uses one.
24:23 I think holding battery temperature with conditioning while driving would introduce a lot of inefficiency, especially when there's so little value outside of hitting peak charging speeds. The best solution is obviously having it integrated with Nav, letting the car time the activation to match the next charging stop. In the absence of that, the car should display the time required to bring the battery to ideal temperature, and then the driver could manually activate based on their arrival time.
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that cool by the way
thats so cool by the way
Would be cool if that small climate screen had all your nerd battery usage and all the info there
thanks for sharing this test! i find it difficult to understand why we are calling it a great road trip vehicle though. at 2 miles per kW (and 40c per kW of charging at the stations you used) this Kia’s equivalent MPG is ~14 which is terrible at best. For example, for a gallon of regular gas ($2.80) you can buy 7 kWs which will last for 14 miles. I love the design and roominess but given the limited availability of charging stations and expensive kWs, any ICE vehicle will outperform this baby.
80 MPH though, with temperatures below 30F and required preconditioning for the following stop. From what I see online, the gas Telluride will achieve 20-21MPG at those speeds, probably less below 30F with denser air. Sure, the slightest edge at 80, on a road trip, will go towards the Telluride, but falling back onto daily use, in the city, while charging at home, costs of refueling will favor the EV9.
Of course, no one considering an EV9 would realistically consider a Telluride, given the upfront costs, unless they were comparing it to a 3 row Volvo, Audi, BMW etc.
@@wzDH106 i agree but that’s why i wouldn’t call it a great road tripping vehicle - daily use in city/charging at home is something completely different - perhaps we should be calling it a great looking, spacious 3-row electric vehicle around town.
It would be nice to know how easy it was to get the small climate control screen fixed.
Mach e, about 460 miles travel with elevations going from NYc to Port Clinton OH.
We land at the chargers with 15-20%. We spend about 40-50 minutes to push to 95-97% to get to the next stop
Bummer
Hi Kyle! How much better is HDA2 vs HDA? Is it even more confident in lane and around curves on the freeway? Is it worth upgrading to HDA2 if one already has HDA? Thanks!
20:20 I am a subscriber from S. Korea, recently owned EV9 GT-line, leaving comments about rear suspension. As far as I know, all EV9s are equipped self-leveling conventional coil spring, not air suspension.
I just wonder there a difference in suspension for US export EV9s. If it is, Korean EV9 owners may upset and eager to equip in aftermarket lol
Is the rear swivel seat mount available in Korea.
@@michaelm.wiseman282Yes it is. Swiveling is not recommended while driving. It may be useful while parking (by the sea or somewhere with nice view 👍)
thanks for the video, this is exactly what we need. Kyle, do any EVs allow you to pre-heat battery manually, and then it holds the temp for a certain amount of time? Otherwise you have to "guess" when to start heating, based on your gestalt of the outdoor temperature, miles remaining to charger, etc. thanks again.
Do you have all the test on a Google sheet or something to see all the test you have done?
Maybe it’s the camera, but that head lamp pattern looks great.
EV9 V. ID.Buzz is what I'd like to see (though I think this will be the better road trip car, maybe VW would be a bit more convinient....? another video to see.
How hard is it to put the link to the Google spreadsheet showing the other 10% challenge results in the Description area?
3:16 “no lights as pretty as those though.. Texas Roadhouse” 😂😂 I genuinely lol’ed
I love this test. Much better to have real world results.
Love this channel!
what was the obd that you used? and the app please
If the HVAC system works anything like the eNiro, the battery heat will most likely be transferred into the cabin for heating, using the heat pump.
When you do the full charging test could you do a comparison between a 350kw rated stall and a 150kw rated stall?
what's link for OBD battery monitor app ?
Hurray Kyle hit continue!
This might be buried in the comments but what OBD scanner is being used to get the data and stats on the car while performing the tests?
I would love if we could get a chart comparing charge rate with all of the BEVs you guys have tested.
I've seen charts that show percent vs time, but these charts fail to take into account efficiency/how many miles you get with that percent.
A better chart could show MILES vs TIME SPENT CHARGING. Starting at 10% charge.
Starting at 10%:
Time Charging on the x-axis
Miles on the y-axis
You should do Race to Vegas in SUVs this year. Especially since you have the Model X.
You need a new test. No driver is going to un plug before the charging rate slows down. My car has a full speed rate, then a 25% lower rate and I let it charge all through that level, and then I disconnect when the next speed break starts at about 50% speed
I still think it’s a shame KIA wasn’t able to bring over the swivel second row captains chairs. Think that would just be epic on road trips.
Someone find out if the KDM models with that can be purchased and installed into our market vehicles. Would be a super cool mod!
I would love to see these tests done at 20min instead of 15 as its probably closer to real world road trips. I normally stop after about 2h which would be closer to 140 miles
I really enjoy your videos but I was super disappointed when you guys were all taken off the podcast… I know it’s been a while and I’ve tried to listen but they don’t have the chemistry and enjoyment that you guys had/brought… sorry to rant just wanted to let you know you are missed!!
Keep up the incredible work!!👍
What are your thoughts on the upcoming 2026 MY EV9 with NACS instead of CCS? I’m seeing that current EV9s using MagicDock is limited to only 80kwh vs 200+kwh charging. Do you think when using NACS (starting January 15th) we will get a poor charging experience or will they do something to allow us to get the 200+ charging speed?
Don't think its much, but then again its cold: did Kyle precondition the car too early? so preconditioning twice burns a bit more energy? On my Ioniq 5, normally it preconditions about 15 minutes or so (maybe 20?) before I reach the charger? Not a huge impact on range, but it does impact range. Though saves TONS fo time!
Dealers here in Virginia are receiving the EV9. I just saw one dealer near me advertising an EV9 for $20,000 over sticker!
Don't fall for it. It seems people are ordering them and walking away without purchasing even with a deposit loss. Don't know why?
I test drove and kinda liked it. But their are no incentives. Just $7,500 off a lease. So around $900 per month with $3,200 down. Also, some dealers are asking MSRP. No heat pump in the two lowest models. No bench seat in the base extended battery model. Reminded me of a cargo van with the 2nd row captins chairs. Prefer the bench seat in 2nd row.
jeez! in NC they are going 10k under!
If the GT line is the only model that gets the meridian sound system and the others can’t have it as an option that would be a killer for me.
Great video. What are your thoughts about out the lack of reliable DC fast chargers? In Canada (Ontario) along the 401 corridor the only reliable network is Electrify Canada. Ivy and Petro Canada never deliver the stated speed they claim which makes reliable road tripping difficult.
This is something I have been thinking about. I'm on the 401 path and we do a few times a year a 530km round trip to see family and once during Christmas. As well as weekend cottage runs at about 370km round trip 😊
Can you get ev9 with chargeport in the Tesla side? When realistic roadtripping people use superchargers.
Depending by wind . Pendence of road...temp...etc...information are for ideal situations with no wind. Pendence..temp. 25 celsus..etc..
I said it before & I’ll say it again. This is real interesting stuff. It’s very informative & good information to know about. However whenever you do a test & try to have the most ideal conditions it’s NOT real world, it’s not a real world application nor is a more realistic test. This is a test that is as clinical as possible without being on a closed loop. This is closer to being an alpha test rather than beta test which is something that’s put out in the real world for everyday use in actual real conditions.
200kw charging speed is bonkers coming from the pov of a Kona 39kwh, let alone the fact that it holds it for incredibly long. Insane.
This is impressive. Are we going to talk about the fact that it cost nearly $21 for 40% charge?
Price of DC fast charging. Charge at home, or work, for $6 - $8. Unless one lives in California, we won't talk about California....
And this was at 11pm so rates are
"very cheap" It cost me $40 to go from 10-80% at peak price in CA in a m3LR. Just sayin that seems very expensive.@@wzDH106
$0.08/kWh in Washington. Cost is approximately $7 to drive 250 miles using home rates.
I'm not sure if Colorado has time of use rates. Utilities may offer such residential rates, but that doesn't necessarily translate to a similar structure on the commercial level for DC fast charging. I'm sure demand changes apply in most cases as we're talking 150 or 350 kW at any given moment using DC charging, as opposed to a light 7kW at home. We don't have TOU rates in Washington.
Which app are you using to watch all the vehicle parameters?
When will the NACS to CCS1 adapter be available, so the EV9 can charge at all Supercharger locations even without Magic Dock?
Can we assume when ambient temperature is near 70 degrees, range increases by 8-12 miles?
Have you tested charging on a 400V charger? I’m really curious how high the charge rate will go when it steps up the voltage.
All right. I wanted to see how the EV9 does in the “15-minute-charge challenge.”
Only 10 % of the cars master this test 😅
Wish they would update my Kia ev6 with manual preconditioning. Not all chargers are listed in their nav system
just navigate to ANY DC charger (and do real navigation on your phone)
Video Idea: Do these test on the 3-row EVs with a full load of people? (or maybe simulate the weight of a family or 6 people? R1S, EV9, EQS, EQB (not that I"d consider that a true 6 passnger vehicles) and ID.bbuzz? WOnder how they'd do in the type of road trip with the weight of a family and luggage. Maybe roof rack or something? IF I got this car or ID.Buzz it would be cause I need to road trip with fam.
Mention price of car for data and epa rated. So we can compare easily what we are getting into
I’ll wait for Lucid Gravity next year. Almost the same price, much nicer, has a usable frunk and 140 miles more range. You’ve been able to manually precondition the battery in the lucid for 2 years now. Also we were told by this same channel you can’t road trip CCS cars, even if they have 400+ miles of range. So the EV9 is an amazing road tripper with less than 300 miles of range on CCS? I don’t get it. Great charging curve on the EV9 though I’ll give them that, pretty cool to see sustained 200kw above 50%.
Your 80K base model Gravity won't have all that range, I hope that helps. You will need the 150K special edition one to have 440 miles of range or whatever it is (it won't have that range anyway).
@@brandonc9706 yeah that’s possible. It would be an interesting side by side of the two once the Gravity comes out, I’d still be shocked if the entry level gravity wasn’t at least 60+ miles more range than the EV9 for the simple reason they’re estimating 3.4mi/kWh so even if entry level was 100kw battery pack you’d still start at more range. But the best thing the EV9 has going for it is the charging curve, pretty cool seeing 200kw above 50%. The Gravity would have more useable space given the frunk. So does the R1S but its 3rd row is weak. Plus upcoming Polestar and Volvo SUVs, 2024 will be an interesting year for more actual SUV EV options.
Gravity looks great for storage, but I agree that the $80K model is not gonna be insane range. Probably still better than 270 though. Also, big question will be when those 80K models are actually available. I think Lucid started with the expensive trims with the Air.
Finally, big concern/factor with Lucid for some will be limited service options with it being a smaller company. Like anything in life, it’s gonna be be a set of pros and cons that are very unique to each shopper. Still, great for everyone to have more options in the 3 row segment.
I'm a bit slow, what exactly is the 10% challenge. Is it how much you can charge in 15 minutes when the car is down to 10% along with how many miles you can get?
It's just a baseline test focused only on road trip ability. It assumes arriving at a high power DC fast charger at 10% with a warm battery, then testing how much usable range can be gained in 15 minutes at a more realistic road trip speed (80 MPH or so).
Baseline test aside, it's perfectly acceptable to arrive below 10%, and perfectly acceptable to charge more than 15 minutes in the real world. This is just comparing charging and range performance across many vehicles.
@@wzDH106 thanks. Let me watch again to hear the conclusion
Give 10-15 challenge data as dougmeuro. Model name & year manufactured, temp weather, price of car at that time, tyres, kw gained in 15, miles burned, (+ extra info -total car driven at time of test)
How is the Route Planning after the Software update??
Here’s hoping the 10% limit and manual preconditioning button comes to the other egmp cars.
I was never a fan of 3-row suvs, but they’re becoming more and more appealing to me (occasional need to transport 5 big people, plus I also camp in the car) but this is unfortunately about $20k out of my budget.
Odd that they’ve wired the battery in such a way that it reduced the battery voltage on the big battery. It would have been nice if they maintained the same battery voltage as the other egmp batteries (mostly in the 700v range). Seems like this one also runs a bit hotter than the other egmp cars, I only see 47c on my ioniq5 on hot summer days, even though it charges faster and has a smaller battery.
Hopefully the EV6 will get the 10% capability and manual option for preconditioning.
If you use the KIA EV Route Planner will it automatically do the Battery Condition?
So, right now the competitors for this car (and I'm talking 6-7 passenger 3-row SUVs) are the Rivian R1S, Tesla Model X( don't say Y, that's a toddler seat), Mercedez Benz EQS SUV & EQB, and is the Fisker 3 row? Not sure... Oh, and the EX90 if that one is out yet. Did I miss any?
Kyle please could
you do a towing comparison with your dad's Tesla your e-tron and the Kia EV 9
Is there an excel file with all the test results?
Serious contender when the NACS version is released. Especially if you don't need/ want the features and performance of a Tesla. Well done KIA.
Hyundai and Kia won’t offer NACS
i'm still watching!!!!!!!!! :)
Rivian is now offering the max battery?
Excellent format.
So, had a Hyundai IONIQ 5 as a daily driver, but I my work involves taking packages (a lot of them) to the uS Post office daily, and due to the INIQ 5's size, cargo room (while big for its type and bigger than EV6's) It is not big enough to where I'm making multiple trips a day, not efficient for time (and size of IONIQ vs. EV6 is why I picked IONIQ because I like look f both, but liked interior of Kia better). I think I"m going to order a green one like the GT-Line you tested here, but in Land trim (unless somebody can convince me GT-Line has something that you MUST have over Land). I will end up trading a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid & the Hyundai for EV9! May still need to buy a truck for work, but not having the hybrid (which I bought for the 7 passenger capacity, which the Kia will have) will make room for a car since parking where I live is limited since its one of those narrow streets where you can't alwways find parking by the house and have to rely on the two spaces on the driveway. Was hoping Jeep would release a 4Xe version of its gladiator, but We'll see what I do. For now, Kia EV9 will simplyfy to one car (work & daily driver, should have enough cargo room... Will watch Bjorn's banana box test though :)
How did you cross state lines? Supposed to be impossible to drive out of town in an EV.
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An hour to charge is completely acceptable for me. No worse than my cell phone.
3:14 purchasing digital cosmetics 😅 cant believe its not just an add on or something with package
When this gets native supercharger network access it will be the car
Gotta do the Ioniq5 now!