For electric cars yeah no competition...Koenigsegg cars are revolutionizing hybrid petrol car technology ..dinosaur age of petrol will have a new life in the future too
By far the best car review i ever saw!! First of all NO irritating music. Calm informed way of presenting, pleasant voice, filmed in such a way you get a good impression. Bravo!
*Nice car.* Kia hit the Jackpot with this car. They can use the same factory to produce a hybrid and an electric version of this car. We will all benefit from cleaner air that those cars save us to breathe.
@@_TrueDesire_ thats a bit of a logical fallacy. Obviously every less car that pollutes NOx and SOx and CO2 the better the air is. Its not an all or nothing situation
@@ryanbellyt but there's a witch hunt on the working class people buying bog standard cheaper fossil cars, there is no whip against the other transport vehicles.
@@hoepsipoepsi coal power plants are far more efficient than internal combustion and produce far less NOx and SOx. Further more they produce this outside of densely populated areas
Also worth noting that they have just announced that there was a mistake made on their official WLTP range figures. They have reduced it to 282mi (454 km). cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/electric-kia-e-niros-official-range-reduced-following-test-error/162071
I sure hope so because I laid my money down and I was informed that I am very close to the final bottom line but kia is still keeping the msrp a secret until April so I am patiently waiting for my new car and I am ready!
Wow Johnny your reviews are so in depth. I really appreciate the research you do before getting behind the wheel. I've learned a lot today watching this, and as a current KIA owner would consider buying the e-Niro in the future.
I love Jonny’s way of testing/presenting cars! Calm and informative - it really makes for a good watch. Thank you guys for the work you put into these videos! Keep them coming! 👍💪😉
I grit my teeth every time I click on a car review, prepared as ever to attempt separation of useful information from its brash packaging. This video was a pleasure to watch. Your delivery is first class. Informative without a hint of self-promotion. Thanks very much, I've subscribed.
The attention to musicality of matching the clap in the music to the door closing sound at the end there is the kind of editing i appreciate. Grade A content as always lads.
I really love the designs of Kia and Hyundai at the moment. The Korean car industry has really matured and it's great to see them being competitive with their electric offerings.
Fully Charged = E-TopGear Great show , very well done. & highly entertaining I'm a multiple new car dealership owner . racer & all around auto enthusiast. Who's owned & drove and sold many high performance & exotic cars that have HUGE carbon footprints. But i absolutely love this show , the presenter & The production of FullyCharged all around. I'm currently designing a. Fully Electric. Solor powerd motorhome at the moment. Think about traveling across Continents comfortably In your Zero emissions home on wheels & not having to depend on fossil fuels or an internal combustion engine . I absolutely love the sound the torque. and the feeling etc. of an I.C.Engine ! But i love mother earth even more . And want my children & grandchildren to enjoy it's spender also . Thanks Fully Charged !
If u really love mother earth u wouldnt have any kids. We already hv 7.5 billion ppl on the planet... most scientists agree 2 billion is the carrying cap of humans... with respect to all other sentient beings. We are way over carrying capacity.... besides latest ipcc report says we only hv 10 yrs to stop runaway climate chaos!! Meaning if we dont All change our lifestyles your kids are fkd! I already decided Not to hv kids.
@@frankfitzpatrick5300 good job... it all counts. Regardless of the past... we all need to work together to change the future. For example... one simple thing we can all do. If everyone planted just 10 trees. Imagine 7.5billion x10 trees could quickly reduce co2 in the air. Trees give shade, sequester carbon, give oxygen, prevents erosion, filters water, gives fruit, and in a group create a microclimate which produces rain!!
@@frankfitzpatrick5300 obviously we need to reduce our impact as much as possible... like reducing our consumption. Just buying less crap overall reduces manufacturing and use of fossil fuels. Its a whole system youtube.. the story of stuff...
I drove one of these Niro EVs yesterday for about an hour and the lasting impression is one of quality, comfort, smoothness and silence. I have driven the Leaf, Zoe and Ionic and can honestly say that the Niro is better than them all, by a significant margin. Good size vehicle - not at all small and mean; quality cabin with driver controls and technology; a real pleasure to drive. I have driven many luxury cars in my life and the Niro EV beats them all, without a shadow of doubt. I drove the top of the range big battery car, it costs 46,000€ here in France minus 6000€ gov. grant minus 2500 scrappage diesel car scheme so would cost me net approx 37,000€ or roughly £32,000. Need to do my sums..............................
I can see this and the Kona overtaking the new Leaf very quickly. They both are really game-changing cars, and unless constricted by some other factor, I would not look at a Leaf having seen these two.
You will have to compare those to the next Leaf refresh to really say but they dont target the same population, the leaf looks so much better for example.
There will be a significant waitinglist on the eNiro, Kona Electric and probably the new Soul Electric. The Leaf wins in availability and slightly more storage than the Kona. I would also think Nissan is a bit ahead in autonomous systems, see the old video from Fully Charged on how aware it was of its surroundings, but we have yet to see if Nissan will use this advantage in their next Leaf e-plus model.
I agree that the Kona and Niro are potentially game changers, but the key issue here is availability. Sadly there is a very long waiting time for the Kona and I suspect the same will apply for the Niro. The Kona is a little smaller than I would have preferred and the Niro looks a better size, but the Kona is an excellent drive and I think the Ioniq, the Kona and Niro leave the leaf in the dust on the really important aspects of drive train efficiency and battery management. On a motorway speed run in cold weather I managed 4.1 miles/KWH and on local driving I get between 5 and 5.6 miles/KWH in the Kona.
davidarf and also the are refusing to bring the Niro to Australia, and either cancelled or postponed the launch of the Kona Ev in Australia. Very sad, very disappointing.
Jonny, you’re bringing a level of journalism to the EV forum that’s sadly lacking in the mainstream media. You talk sense and explain tech that we can all understand. Keep doing what you’re doing. Kind regards.
Fully Charged is the best car show I've ever watched. Something about the calm enjoyment really speaks to me. 10/10 bar none Keep up the OUTSTANDING work guys!
I'm glad you mentioned the headlights/halogen bulbs Jonny, it seems like a real missed opportunity for a lot of manufacturers to push for LED lighting across their EV range, and maybe persuade other manufacturers to do similar across their regular fuel ranges too. Still baffles me that you could buy a Passat 10+ years ago which had LED brake lights as standard, and yet many brand new cars (even some expensive ones from BMW) still use regular bulbs.
I tested it out last Friday on eCar Expo in Gothenburg. Really a grate experience. I drove it right after i tested the BMW i3 an I would say it felt quite similar. Maybe the BMW was a bit more quiet. I only had it for 10 minutes but this is my favorit "affordable" EV this far. The Kona is a little bit too small and the e-nero is on the borderline to fit our family comfortably. Im changing from my VW Golf to an EV in 2020 so it will be interesting to see what else is out on the market by then. I really enjoy your show and I am considering supporting you as a Patreon.
i can't wait for the e-Nero to come to Canada even though i wont be buying one any time soon as im only 15 but i am currently saving up for a used 2012 Nissan leaf or 2014 spark ev
I endorse your passion. don't let anything stop you from saving. Good EV driving. + You will be able to make some money selling electric back to the grid in Canada at peak demand (Soooon)
i recently got my first taste of ev driving its a Chinese Honda e grom electric motorcycle it only get 20 km of range but getting it was what really got me into ev's
@@JonasOnAutos It pretty much every rider that rides a electric bike falls in love with them. Which surprise me because I always thought of motorcyclists being the most into then noise size of things.
the big push for me to get into ev's was the fact i was going to be paying 300 dollars a month just to have insurance (as a new driver )not including gas so the idea of not only spending $300 a month just for the right to drive a car but also spending a $1.40 a liter on gas seemed insane. i was able to work out that if i got a ford focus ev or first gen chevy volt sure i would be spending upwards of $6000 to $9000 on a car but the lack of maintenance and the fact i wont be paying insane gas prices allows it to even out and when i pass the 3 year mark the car will have paid for itself and will start technically making me money as i wont have taken a big hit on depreciation.
Excellent episode, informed, well reasoned, gives information on what to look for and some comparison observations, for when I go out and hunt up my EV shortly; just as soon as Australia gets with the program and brings stock here.!!!!! More of these types of episode please.
@@FancyaBevMate Australian perspective, Nissan Australia imported under 600 superseded 24 kWh Leafs. Only allowed 12 dealers in the whole country to sell them. Installed no public chargers, not even slow chargers. Didn't advertise it. (A friend got a sales job with them and after a week of product training at head office had never heard of the Leaf) Supplied a charge cord that didn't fit a household socket and then had the cheek to charge double what they sold it for in every other market. Now they're needing new batteries, and people are being charged 38000 (about 15000 pounds) for a replacement.
It's good that all manufacturers are not targeting the same market. The Koreans are doing functional (if a little bland) mid price EV's with good equipment and range. Audi have a really well specc'd SUV. Jaguar have a AWD hot hatch (It's really not an SUV...) in the I-Pace for people who want performance. People who buy ttaditional SUV's and fast cars don't care too much about efficiency and I don't think they are going to start now just because the propulsion system has changed. I have personally placed an order for an I-Pace because for me to leave turbo'd cars, I need an EV that excities me, and the Jag does that in spades. There is a market for all kinds of different EV's. Let's enjoy them, whatever you choose!
While the iPace may not be what everyone thinks of as an SUV, it is at least 4WD. There are few 4WD options in the EV market, and for this of us who want/need the security of 4WD, the iPace is definitely a great car. For me, its the nicest EV on the market, the only downside is the lack of a SuperCharger type network that is reliable and available.
Salil Sawarim no, you missed the point. I was pointing out that someone who complained of errors in the video, himself made an error by mis spelling in his comment. “Matter” has 2 “t” s. There was no criticism by me of the video ( which is excellent). Ok?
As always I enjoyd this video. Great sound, great pictures, and Johnny has such a nice voice. I do wonder why you can´t get it with LED headlights in the Uk though. I drive the PHEV Niro myself, and its a great car for both short and long trips. The biggest issue, will probaly be if they can deliver enough cars.
Great review! But why do you use LED backlights but not in the front? That seems just a bit silly. Keep up the good work though! I really enjoy the show!
Johnny, I've owned the Leaf and now the Kia Soul EV. The Soul is a pretty good car, but my biggest problem with it is that it needs to be plugged in if you want to turn on climate from the app, whereas the Leaf doesn't need to be plugged in. I would love for the Soul not to have to be plugged in to start climate, since I park in a subway parking garage, and I would like to get that sucker heated or cooled when I'm a couple stops away. I tell my friends that the Leaf treats you like an adult, whilst the Soul EV treats you like a kid. When reviewing new cars, can you please check this feature? In particular, I would like to know if the e-Niro and Kona both need to be plugged in to turn on climate from the app, or not. Not plugged in is good, plugged in is .
I have owned the Hybrid for nearly a year, I love it. It will be a long time before I could use the all electric where I live in Western Canada as the infrastructure is way behind Europe.
No they are not because now we have a shortage in battery cells and now the battery manufacturers can dictate the price....manufacturers aren't really keen on selling EVs anyway. If you look in which states they sell those cars in the US ( forced by law ) you see what i mean.
@@dot7107 If some US states didn't have the ZEV program running they would be selling even more ICEs because they aren't required to sell EVs. And yes....gas is too cheap.
@@Enforcer_WJDE several years back, I read an article which talked about the subsidies the US gov't gives to petroleum producers. One statistic stuck in my head: if paying for the environmental impact of burning gasoline was added to the price, the true price of a gallon of gas would increase by almost $4.00. Something else to consider is that as we shift away from ICE to EV, we need to set up different funding mechanisms to maintain roads. The gas tax is insufficient already, and it's going to get worse.
@@Dirtyboxer1 Maintenance is a problem governments have to face one day. I live in Germany. Not even half the vehicle and fuel taxes are used for road maintenance and EVs are exempt from taxes for a 10 years which i find unfair because they also use up the road. I would have it that every citizen has to pay a road tax because everyone uses the roads.
Spot on report Johnny, very very well made and vastly underrated. I truly believe your channel will grow in the future because of the Quality! Keep up the good work! Thumbs up from the Netherlands😄
Great work Johnny, another great review. When I look at the £32k is not “affordable” comments, I think we have to be objective, compared with other full EVs with a similar range, Tesla / jag, this less than half the price! The model 3 is called affordable and that is not going to be cheaper than 40k!
Comparing it with other cars that I can't afford does not make it affordable. £32k is 1/3 more than I would ever pay for a car and near 2x what my current diesel car cost. I can buy a hell of a lot of diesel for £16k !
Amazing car for the price, on a slightly different note was thinking, would good to see a episode were they review a electric car after a 100,000 miles to see what typical maintenance was required compared to a petrol or diesel car and what the savings are!
I cannot wait to test drive this when it is available in Perth. I've already fallen in love with it and I want this to be my first foray into EV's.... My dream for a long time has been to own a Tesla, but given the pricing in OZ, it's a pipedream at best... I've been a Kia fan and owner from as far back as the first iteration of the Rio and have had nothing but Kia's since, with my current being a 2015 Optima Platinum....love the car, love the warranty...only thing more I could want is it being electric....and now I might get my wish sooner than I thought possible!
Good luck actually buying. The Hyundai Kona sister car is on months and months of backorder. I'm not Tesla fanboy, but Tesla's vertically integrated battery factory is going to be a difference-maker between Tesla and the rest of the industry. Kia/Hyundai have built a nice car, but they will never be able to deliver enough batteries to sell more than a handful of them.
SK Group just invested 1.67 Bil into a battery production. Hopefully they will be helping Hyuandai Group ramp up production. Most notably SK Hynix is a legend at gigantic scale of NAND & DDR production. Cells should be easier for them.
Was initially looking to upgrade to Model 3 , but after this , my mind's made up to order this one when it's available in the UK . Once again Jonny great video .
@@TheLateBrakeShow No, affordable would be an EV this size, as they all appear to be, the same sort of price as a Focus, the Zoe being the same price range as the Clio, without the crazy battery hire. Affordable is not £30k+ for your average UK household, even on 'payments'.
@SDD525 do they share the same chassis? Or what do you base those numbers on? Phev's and EV's are for some reason very differently build at the back bumper area, therefore only the Tesla x and Renault Kangoo ze (that I know of) are approved for towing. The Riviera will be awesome when it goes into production, but I don't need that kind of towing capacity. 1,5/2 tons is more than adequate for my needs and I would guess also most people in the EU.
I have been banging on about these numbers. The world will tip and dramatically shift to a majority of electric vehicles as soon as there is a cheep relatively low tech 300mile range SUV and the same for a little sedan. So, way to go Kia for being the one to do it!
Matthew Mason it’s actually perfect for family if you don’t want suv or van and you live in US were you don’t have a lot of caravans. And it’s electric.
@@matthewmason8982 As much as I would love to run around in a Porsche 911 Carrera S4 it's not affordable and certainly not practical. Just blissfully selfish and satisfying.
You heard about Australian release and pricing? I love my Ford Econetic becaise of how fuel efficient it is but this or the Kona could very well end up replacing it
A probable benefit of having the Halogen headlight is that driving through heavy falling snow like I did last weekend the snow melts (a bit...) on the headlights when turned on... Not having an ICE engine to warm up the front of the car can be a trouble... Not perfect, but I suspect LED lamps would not heat up much and that the headlights would be covered in snow and ice a lot sooner... Keep up the good work. Marty from COLD Quebec Canada.
I think you mean torsion beam, not torsion bar. Think Nissan LEAF rear suspension (torsion beam non independent rear suspension) versus VW beetle (torsion bar independent rear suspension).
Just like my mates Porsche 944 he raced at Snetterton all those years ago for 5th gear. I guess Johnny is jet lagged and just forgot, know that feeling travelling for work.
Another good Fully Charged review and a very realistic appraisal of the car. I'd agree with the review too - this is something of a 'game changer' car.
I would love an EV that looks like the future instead of the same as the obsolete internal combustion engine cars. When is an EV as futuristic as the Citroen DS and CX were in their day going to arrive?
Good review thanks, already got the plugin niro which is a fantastic car. Will definitely be getting one of these when it’s available. The good thing about these cars is the fact that with the warranty it means plugins and full EVs of good quality will be getting into the second hand market.
The only issue with those legacy manufacturers is that they are awful at software and it's not going to get updated/improved. When if you spend a bit more and get a Tesla, your car will be better 2-5 years after you bought it than the day you go it out the store.
There will be a limit to that. You only have to look at how phones lose support after a while because it's costly and they don't have the performance that the new features need.
In exchange for Tesla monitoring everything you do, being able to turn off your car if you fix it yourself, disable charging and generally nanny you even worse than Apple do. Not everyone wants that - they want to actually own their stuff, not be tracked everywhere, and generally be left alone after purchase. That's certainly what I want, so there is no way I'm buying a Tesla (except a dead one to use the batteries out of for some other project). Choose your poison carefully :-)
Great to see more EV options available. But both the Niro and Kona are so similar to the Bolt. It's clear the Bolt had the right idea back in 2017. All good. Bring on the EVs!
I think those headlights were halogen because they create a little heat and that in turn will melt of ice and snow in colder climates. LED"s wont do that. Very thought full actually. Nice car. I like it.
As a Tesla owner, I'm excited for this vehicle's debut around the world. This seems to be the jack-of-all-trades EV that many people will be able to appreciate and integrate into their existing lives with little fuss. Hopefully, the technology will trickle up to the Kia and Hyundai mid-size and full-size SUVs very soon.
i know you misspoke. but please promise never to say amp-hour again. it reminds me how dishonest bmw is, telling their customers the i3 has 60Ah instead of 22kWh which it is. sounds more but Ah is meaningless. can't even convert it to a unit of energy eg kWh without specifying voltage.
Your right, these are serious game changing cars. The Kona 64kw is the top of my list for my car change in spring. I do 800 miles a week. So 270 miles approx. for a £4 charge. Yes please !.
If you Google images of the eNiro all the images show a different headlight setup. This one Johnny was driving may have been a pre-production non LED version. Hopefully it does have LED headlights in the production model.
An old fashioned bulb for my car would have cost 15 Francs in Switzerland. I ended up being charged over 600 CHF (£470) for one headlamp bulb (that was the correct dealer price). Old fashioned bulbs are wonderful.
My Renault Zoe have 400 km NEDC range and 300 km real range. I never afraid of running out of electricity. I already drove from Germany to France and to Milan in Italy über the alps mountains. No problem at all...
Kia/Hyundai keep putting other makers on notice. I love it. It only leads to better, more cost effective products across the board. I know this is an older post, but thanks for the review nonetheless.
I'd visited my dealer and put in a preemptive deposit to get my order in early.. now I'm disappointed in the headlamps, no ventilated seats either, no remote app (to precondition car on demand and check charging status). No towing. The Kona Premium SE is a better equipped car, shame Kia cheaped out. Oh, great review, thanks Jonny. Excellent quality as ever!
I decided to cancel my order.. too much uncertainty about the features - Kia have been inconsistent in their announcements. Also, there's only one model, I wanted some higher spec features like the Kona. And Kia are unable to tell anyone whether the "telematics" module (for a smartphone app) will be retrofittable on this launch model. In France, they have a much better choice of colours and trim. Meanwhile there are rumours with some substance about an update coming in April-ish with a new infotainment, towing option in Norway and possible telematics module.
Loved the show, but just an FYI. You can have independent suspension using torsion bars as springs. Toyota did this on some of their vehicles for years.
Jonny, RockStar as always. E-Niro is a real game changing car. At 6'7" I fit very well in the eNiro. I don't fit in the Kona. Going to be a toss up between a 2020 Soul 64KwH or a E-Niro 64 kwh when my lease comes up in 2020.
@@fullychargedshow Whenever I have a discussion about EV's and the future of transport I always point the sceptics to your channel, then I don't hear the scepticism anymore. Win win
e-Niro and Kona will definitely be the pioneers and soon the leaders of EVs in Europe within the next 3 years. adding the SUV style and being more spacy, e-Niro has a point more. For the Greek market.... firstly waiting for the "motivation" and the relevant infrastructure.
We have a '17 Kia Soul EV+ and love it. A couple of issues about charging. The dash mounted charging lights do us no good here in a hot climate (Arizona, USA), as we have a windshield shade in place when parked which blocks the view of the dash mounted charge lights. Secondly, the front mounted charge port is very convenient, but is also vulnerable. A slight fender bender on the front and the car can become un-chargeable - meaning un-drivable.
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Fully Charged is the most important and forward thinking motoring show. Bar None.
I will certainly second that , that’s for sure !
One of the most important ones. Please give credit to the others.
Certainly one of the most enjoyable shows on RUclips.
For electric cars yeah no competition...Koenigsegg cars are revolutionizing hybrid petrol car technology ..dinosaur age of petrol will have a new life in the future too
By far the best car review i ever saw!!
First of all NO irritating music.
Calm informed way of presenting, pleasant voice, filmed in such a way you get a good impression.
Bravo!
*Nice car.* Kia hit the Jackpot with this car.
They can use the same factory to produce a hybrid and an electric version of this car.
We will all benefit from cleaner air that those cars save us to breathe.
epSos.de not unless we stop airplanes, old shipping freights/boats, sending out rockets to space etc etc.
@@_TrueDesire_ thats a bit of a logical fallacy. Obviously every less car that pollutes NOx and SOx and CO2 the better the air is. Its not an all or nothing situation
@@ryanbellyt but there's a witch hunt on the working class people buying bog standard cheaper fossil cars, there is no whip against the other transport vehicles.
Because they only drive on solar energy huh.. Cough....
Black coal energy plants produce the energy for these too so no cleaner air for you
@@hoepsipoepsi coal power plants are far more efficient than internal combustion and produce far less NOx and SOx. Further more they produce this outside of densely populated areas
Small correction: Niro EV/e-Niro is Kia's third EV. The first one was Rey and second was Soul.
Bjørn is always there to correct 😂
He didn't say first EV though he said first long range ev :P
Also worth noting that they have just announced that there was a mistake made on their official WLTP range figures. They have reduced it to 282mi (454 km).
cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/electric-kia-e-niros-official-range-reduced-following-test-error/162071
@@jamesx2703 he said it's Kia's second EV.
tbf the Rey was never sold in the UK
Your reviews are amazingly calm and informative. Thanks for making them.
Marios Pentelas you said exactly what i wanted to say.
I sure hope so because I laid my money down and I was informed that I am very close to the final bottom line but kia is still keeping the msrp a secret until April so I am patiently waiting for my new car and I am ready!
Hyundai/ KIA now have affordable and compelling electric vehicles. 😎😉
Wow Johnny your reviews are so in depth. I really appreciate the research you do before getting behind the wheel. I've learned a lot today watching this, and as a current KIA owner would consider buying the e-Niro in the future.
Love how johnny disassembles the niro and climbs under it, great presenter, great show.
I bought a Model 3 waiting on this car. I’ve been driving Kia’s for 12 years now and I’ve loved them. I hope this car is really successful.
Are you going to switch to the kia?
I also bought mine! 4 months ago! It’s a delicious car to drive! And it’s interior minimalist design is so functional! It’s all on the screen!
This is your niche Johnny, looking forward to the next one.
I love Jonny’s way of testing/presenting cars! Calm and informative - it really makes for a good watch. Thank you guys for the work you put into these videos! Keep them coming! 👍💪😉
I grit my teeth every time I click on a car review, prepared as ever to attempt separation of useful information from its brash packaging.
This video was a pleasure to watch. Your delivery is first class. Informative without a hint of self-promotion. Thanks very much, I've subscribed.
The attention to musicality of matching the clap in the music to the door closing sound at the end there is the kind of editing i appreciate.
Grade A content as always lads.
I really love the designs of Kia and Hyundai at the moment. The Korean car industry has really matured and it's great to see them being competitive with their electric offerings.
Fully Charged = E-TopGear
Great show , very well done. & highly entertaining
I'm a multiple new car dealership owner . racer &
all around auto enthusiast.
Who's owned & drove and sold many high performance & exotic cars that have HUGE carbon footprints.
But i absolutely love this show , the presenter &
The production of FullyCharged all around.
I'm currently designing
a. Fully Electric. Solor powerd motorhome
at the moment.
Think about traveling
across Continents
comfortably In your
Zero emissions home on wheels & not having to depend on fossil fuels
or an internal combustion engine .
I absolutely love the sound
the torque. and the feeling etc. of an I.C.Engine !
But i love mother earth
even more .
And want my children & grandchildren to enjoy it's
spender also .
Thanks Fully Charged !
So lower your footprint! Start selling elec cars!
If u really love mother earth u wouldnt have any kids. We already hv 7.5 billion ppl on the planet... most scientists agree 2 billion is the carrying cap of humans... with respect to all other sentient beings. We are way over carrying capacity.... besides latest ipcc report says we only hv 10 yrs to stop runaway climate chaos!! Meaning if we dont All change our lifestyles your kids are fkd! I already decided Not to hv kids.
Just sold a Prius .
If that counts ?
@@frankfitzpatrick5300 good job... it all counts. Regardless of the past... we all need to work together to change the future. For example... one simple thing we can all do. If everyone planted just 10 trees. Imagine 7.5billion x10 trees could quickly reduce co2 in the air. Trees give shade, sequester carbon, give oxygen, prevents erosion, filters water, gives fruit, and in a group create a microclimate which produces rain!!
@@frankfitzpatrick5300 obviously we need to reduce our impact as much as possible... like reducing our consumption. Just buying less crap overall reduces manufacturing and use of fossil fuels. Its a whole system youtube.. the story of stuff...
e niro will be my first brand new car i will bought! german 27 years . Greets from Berlin!
I drove one of these Niro EVs yesterday for about an hour and the lasting impression is one of quality, comfort, smoothness and silence. I have driven the Leaf, Zoe and Ionic and can honestly say that the Niro is better than them all, by a significant margin. Good size vehicle - not at all small and mean; quality cabin with driver controls and technology; a real pleasure to drive.
I have driven many luxury cars in my life and the Niro EV beats them all, without a shadow of doubt. I drove the top of the range big battery car, it costs 46,000€ here in France minus 6000€ gov. grant minus 2500 scrappage diesel car scheme so would cost me net approx 37,000€ or roughly £32,000. Need to do my sums..............................
There are not many videos on RUclips that can hold my attention for 20 minutes. GJ.
This isn't 20 minutes mate
@@makatron Yeah you are right, I lost interest at 19:59 :D
@@RickLomas exactly mate, lucky us it wasn't 20 mins
I can see this and the Kona overtaking the new Leaf very quickly. They both are really game-changing cars, and unless constricted by some other factor, I would not look at a Leaf having seen these two.
You will have to compare those to the next Leaf refresh to really say but they dont target the same population, the leaf looks so much better for example.
There will be a significant waitinglist on the eNiro, Kona Electric and probably the new Soul Electric. The Leaf wins in availability and slightly more storage than the Kona. I would also think Nissan is a bit ahead in autonomous systems, see the old video from Fully Charged on how aware it was of its surroundings, but we have yet to see if Nissan will use this advantage in their next Leaf e-plus model.
It couldn’t overtake the Nissan Leaf because they’re not planning on making anywhere near the amount required to meet demand.
I agree that the Kona and Niro are potentially game changers, but the key issue here is availability. Sadly there is a very long waiting time for the Kona and I suspect the same will apply for the Niro. The Kona is a little smaller than I would have preferred and the Niro looks a better size, but the Kona is an excellent drive and I think the Ioniq, the Kona and Niro leave the leaf in the dust on the really important aspects of drive train efficiency and battery management. On a motorway speed run in cold weather I managed 4.1 miles/KWH and on local driving I get between 5 and 5.6 miles/KWH in the Kona.
davidarf and also the are refusing to bring the Niro to Australia, and either cancelled or postponed the launch of the Kona Ev in Australia. Very sad, very disappointing.
Came back to this video today as 2020 models are coming off lease and 2 just showed up on my radar. Very tempting.
Nice to see more smaller cars like this,, more people on average incomes might be able to get EV's soon
It's couple grand cheaper than the Tesla model 3 !
It's a cool car but i think it's expensive compared to the competitors
@@Mazen_2016 What competitors? Who else has 64 kWh batteries in cross-overs?
It's still £36,000. That's almost Model 3 price, which is from an arguably premium brand. Way too expensive for a Kia.
Small car?
@@theta2170 What price do you think a similarly specced Model 3 will be in the UK...?
Jonny, you’re bringing a level of journalism to the EV forum that’s sadly lacking in the mainstream media. You talk sense and explain tech that we can all understand. Keep doing what you’re doing. Kind regards.
Thanks, always nice to see your videos...
Great channel with *great content!*
Fully Charged is the best car show I've ever watched. Something about the calm enjoyment really speaks to me. 10/10 bar none Keep up the OUTSTANDING work guys!
Thank you Rufus, we all appreciate your kind words.
I'm glad you mentioned the headlights/halogen bulbs Jonny, it seems like a real missed opportunity for a lot of manufacturers to push for LED lighting across their EV range, and maybe persuade other manufacturers to do similar across their regular fuel ranges too. Still baffles me that you could buy a Passat 10+ years ago which had LED brake lights as standard, and yet many brand new cars (even some expensive ones from BMW) still use regular bulbs.
Chris West major disappointment, halogen sucks big time. I currently drive a 2012 Chevy Volt and love it, except for those crappy halogen lights.
looks like the ex premium has LED headlights. www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/2019-kia-niro-ev-pictures/9/
I tested it out last Friday on eCar Expo in Gothenburg. Really a grate experience. I drove it right after i tested the BMW i3 an I would say it felt quite similar. Maybe the BMW was a bit more quiet. I only had it for 10 minutes but this is my favorit "affordable" EV this far. The Kona is a little bit too small and the e-nero is on the borderline to fit our family comfortably. Im changing from my VW Golf to an EV in 2020 so it will be interesting to see what else is out on the market by then.
I really enjoy your show and I am considering supporting you as a Patreon.
i can't wait for the e-Nero to come to Canada even though i wont be buying one any time soon as im only 15 but i am currently saving up for a used 2012 Nissan leaf or 2014 spark ev
I endorse your passion. don't let anything stop you from saving. Good EV driving. + You will be able to make some money selling electric back to the grid in Canada at peak demand (Soooon)
i recently got my first taste of ev driving its a Chinese Honda e grom electric motorcycle it only get 20 km of range but getting it was what really got me into ev's
@@JonasOnAutos It pretty much every rider that rides a electric bike falls in love with them. Which surprise me because I always thought of motorcyclists being the most into then noise size of things.
what a great outlook you have !!!!!!!!!!!! well done
the big push for me to get into ev's was the fact i was going to be paying 300 dollars a month just to have insurance (as a new driver )not including gas so the idea of not only spending $300 a month just for the right to drive a car but also spending a $1.40 a liter on gas seemed insane. i was able to work out that if i got a ford focus ev or first gen chevy volt sure i would be spending upwards of $6000 to $9000 on a car but the lack of maintenance and the fact i wont be paying insane gas prices allows it to even out and when i pass the 3 year mark the car will have paid for itself and will start technically making me money as i wont have taken a big hit on depreciation.
Excellent episode, informed, well reasoned, gives information on what to look for and some comparison observations, for when I go out and hunt up my EV shortly; just as soon as Australia gets with the program and brings stock here.!!!!!
More of these types of episode please.
Consider it done! :)
The kona and this car are going to be better than the leaf
If can buy one mate! 2k per year is a compliance vehicle ps I've owned five kias and love the brand but kia isn't serious about bevs. Cheers
@@FancyaBevMate Hyundai managed to get more batteries and are doubling production - but only to around 5,000 a month :(
@@Chilukar all the big manufacturers need to pull the gun and start building their own battery factories.
@@DavidKnowles0 pull the trigger... Yes indeed
@@FancyaBevMate Australian perspective, Nissan Australia imported under 600 superseded 24 kWh Leafs. Only allowed 12 dealers in the whole country to sell them. Installed no public chargers, not even slow chargers. Didn't advertise it. (A friend got a sales job with them and after a week of product training at head office had never heard of the Leaf) Supplied a charge cord that didn't fit a household socket and then had the cheek to charge double what they sold it for in every other market. Now they're needing new batteries, and people are being charged 38000 (about 15000 pounds) for a replacement.
Mr Smith's reviews just get better and better. Top work.
It's good that all manufacturers are not targeting the same market. The Koreans are doing functional (if a little bland) mid price EV's with good equipment and range. Audi have a really well specc'd SUV. Jaguar have a AWD hot hatch (It's really not an SUV...) in the I-Pace for people who want performance. People who buy ttaditional SUV's and fast cars don't care too much about efficiency and I don't think they are going to start now just because the propulsion system has changed. I have personally placed an order for an I-Pace because for me to leave turbo'd cars, I need an EV that excities me, and the Jag does that in spades. There is a market for all kinds of different EV's. Let's enjoy them, whatever you choose!
While the iPace may not be what everyone thinks of as an SUV, it is at least 4WD. There are few 4WD options in the EV market, and for this of us who want/need the security of 4WD, the iPace is definitely a great car. For me, its the nicest EV on the market, the only downside is the lack of a SuperCharger type network that is reliable and available.
I like the pace of your commentary -- you don't bombard me with more facts than I can handle at once.
Great show as always, no mater the small errors. Still the best of the best!
No MATTER the small errors? Nice irony.
@@jdavison8551 make your own if this is not good enough...
Salil Sawarim no, you missed the point. I was pointing out that someone who complained of errors in the video, himself made an error by mis spelling in his comment.
“Matter” has 2 “t” s.
There was no criticism by me of the video ( which is excellent). Ok?
@J Davison Does that make it a double irony, with two critical people both making their own mistakes :-)
@@jdavison8551 why do you even bother with fools on the internet to explain simple stuff to them?
I just stumbled upon your channel. Great stuff - both presenters are some of the best automotive presenters I have seen recently.
Great report Jonny and some nice camera work to boot.
As always I enjoyd this video. Great sound, great pictures, and Johnny has such a nice voice. I do wonder why you can´t get it with LED headlights in the Uk though. I drive the PHEV Niro myself, and its a great car for both short and long trips. The biggest issue, will probaly be if they can deliver enough cars.
Great review! But why do you use LED backlights but not in the front? That seems just a bit silly. Keep up the good work though! I really enjoy the show!
Johnny, I've owned the Leaf and now the Kia Soul EV. The Soul is a pretty good car, but my biggest problem with it is that it needs to be plugged in if you want to turn on climate from the app, whereas the Leaf doesn't need to be plugged in. I would love for the Soul not to have to be plugged in to start climate, since I park in a subway parking garage, and I would like to get that sucker heated or cooled when I'm a couple stops away. I tell my friends that the Leaf treats you like an adult, whilst the Soul EV treats you like a kid.
When reviewing new cars, can you please check this feature? In particular, I would like to know if the e-Niro and Kona both need to be plugged in to turn on climate from the app, or not. Not plugged in is good, plugged in is .
Great review. Lifting the engine cover was a good laugh.
Isaac Blomfield And invalidated the warranty?
Lifts plastic engine cover to reveal... another engine cover.
@@Reason077
With a Hyundai label, so proved a point and worth doing?
I have owned the Hybrid for nearly a year, I love it. It will be a long time before I could use the all electric where I live in Western Canada as the infrastructure is way behind Europe.
안녕하세요! haha i haven't been back to my country for like 10 years and I always see you guys in Korea.
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Finally, an EV that's roomier and affordable. Keep'em coming!
Robert De Niro called, he wants his surname back.
Love your reviews Jonny, so well considered and paced. Thank you.
The good news is that price of EV starts to drop and more people can afford it
No they are not because now we have a shortage in battery cells and now the battery manufacturers can dictate the price....manufacturers aren't really keen on selling EVs anyway. If you look in which states they sell those cars in the US ( forced by law ) you see what i mean.
@@Enforcer_WJDE they sell lot of ice cars in usa becauce that cheap gazoline...
@@dot7107 If some US states didn't have the ZEV program running they would be selling even more ICEs because they aren't required to sell EVs. And yes....gas is too cheap.
@@Enforcer_WJDE several years back, I read an article which talked about the subsidies the US gov't gives to petroleum producers. One statistic stuck in my head: if paying for the environmental impact of burning gasoline was added to the price, the true price of a gallon of gas would increase by almost $4.00.
Something else to consider is that as we shift away from ICE to EV, we need to set up different funding mechanisms to maintain roads. The gas tax is insufficient already, and it's going to get worse.
@@Dirtyboxer1 Maintenance is a problem governments have to face one day.
I live in Germany. Not even half the vehicle and fuel taxes are used for road maintenance and EVs are exempt from taxes for a 10 years which i find unfair because they also use up the road. I would have it that every citizen has to pay a road tax because everyone uses the roads.
Spot on report Johnny, very very well made and vastly underrated. I truly believe your channel will grow in the future because of the Quality! Keep up the good work! Thumbs up from the Netherlands😄
Thank you for the support Wouter!
Great work Johnny, another great review. When I look at the £32k is not “affordable” comments, I think we have to be objective, compared with other full EVs with a similar range, Tesla / jag, this less than half the price! The model 3 is called affordable and that is not going to be cheaper than 40k!
Comparing it with other cars that I can't afford does not make it affordable. £32k is 1/3 more than I would ever pay for a car and near 2x what my current diesel car cost. I can buy a hell of a lot of diesel for £16k !
I have the Niro Hybrid for last 2 yrs great build quality, would like to go fully electric but price tag prevents this, love this channel thanks
Amazing car for the price, on a slightly different note was thinking, would good to see a episode were they review a electric car after a 100,000 miles to see what typical maintenance was required compared to a petrol or diesel car and what the savings are!
That has been done on several websites with Tesla’s that have done over 200k and
I drove two for total of five years. Zero maintenance. Zero gas.
Finally a touchscreen in 2018 that is built in to the dash & not just stuck in the middle of the dash like an after thought.
Amp-hour? You mean kWh?
zapfanzapfan I made a mistake - yes KwH. Sorry!
@MichaelKingsfordGray judging by your name you went to Eton. We weren't all so lucky.
MichaelKingsfordGray - tedious NERD!!!!.........zzzzzzzzz.....
@MichaelKingsfordGray Go and have a cup of tea and a little lie down.
@CARPERVERT That's ok, we all make mistakes. Looks like a nice competent car. Any info on tow hitch and trailer weight?
I cannot wait to test drive this when it is available in Perth. I've already fallen in love with it and I want this to be my first foray into EV's....
My dream for a long time has been to own a Tesla, but given the pricing in OZ, it's a pipedream at best...
I've been a Kia fan and owner from as far back as the first iteration of the Rio and have had nothing but Kia's since, with my current being a 2015 Optima Platinum....love the car, love the warranty...only thing more I could want is it being electric....and now I might get my wish sooner than I thought possible!
Looks like another great car you can't actually buy !
On sale in UK from April. Though it's the starting price of over £36,000 that worries me. That's still pretty unaffordable.
Good luck actually buying. The Hyundai Kona sister car is on months and months of backorder. I'm not Tesla fanboy, but Tesla's vertically integrated battery factory is going to be a difference-maker between Tesla and the rest of the industry. Kia/Hyundai have built a nice car, but they will never be able to deliver enough batteries to sell more than a handful of them.
We don't actually know that yet.
SK Group just invested 1.67 Bil into a battery production. Hopefully they will be helping Hyuandai Group ramp up production. Most notably SK Hynix is a legend at gigantic scale of NAND & DDR production. Cells should be easier for them.
@@alliejr don't they get their batteries from LG? Can't that company simply ramp up?
Excellent, review, Nice low key , no muzak or heavy metal background crap.....Thank you.. team. Merry Christmas.
Who makes the battery pack for Kia/Hyundai? Also, non LED lights are unacceptable.
It was LG chem, but I think they now have a second supplier too when LG Chem couldn't supply enough cells fast enough.
Actually, halogen lights are safer in rain & fog, because they produce less glare.
@SDD525 1995 of that is just because they are new and still consider a premium feature.
@Michael Ball: How do halogens produce less glare? Couldn't you do the same by tweaking the colour/brightness/beam shape of LED lights?
I don’t know about the UK, in NL however the top spec version has LED headlights.
Was initially looking to upgrade to Model 3 , but after this , my mind's made up to order this one when it's available in the UK . Once again Jonny great video .
£32,900
Affordable ?
UKHeliBob Yes. On payments (like how most people ‘buy’ cars now)
Like private flying now, in future only the rich will be able to afford to drive.....the plebs have no need of personal transport
Coal fired paradise
You have that backward.
Only the wealthy will be able to afford to run ICE vehicles. EVs are what the rest of us will use.
@@nicomarino96 Show me the Model 3 you can order today at that price!
@@TheLateBrakeShow No, affordable would be an EV this size, as they all appear to be, the same sort of price as a Focus, the Zoe being the same price range as the Clio, without the crazy battery hire. Affordable is not £30k+ for your average UK household, even on 'payments'.
Stinger and eNiro - perfect garage combination ;)
Real question is, can it tow? That's my biggest complain about almost every other ev..
@SDD525 do they share the same chassis? Or what do you base those numbers on? Phev's and EV's are for some reason very differently build at the back bumper area, therefore only the Tesla x and Renault Kangoo ze (that I know of) are approved for towing. The Riviera will be awesome when it goes into production, but I don't need that kind of towing capacity. 1,5/2 tons is more than adequate for my needs and I would guess also most people in the EU.
Something I’m also looking for. Having a house, I just need to tow a small trailer once in a while. 500 lbs at the very most, and rarely that much.
I have been banging on about these numbers. The world will tip and dramatically shift to a majority of electric vehicles as soon as there is a cheep relatively low tech 300mile range SUV and the same for a little sedan. So, way to go Kia for being the one to do it!
The Kia eNiro looks kind of mommie pick up the kids, family. The Hyundai Kona is more sporty let's go camping for the weekend.
Yet they’re both the same crossover rubbish. The power of marketing.
Matthew Mason it’s actually perfect for family if you don’t want suv or van and you live in US were you don’t have a lot of caravans. And it’s electric.
@@matthewmason8982 As much as I would love to run around in a Porsche 911 Carrera S4 it's not affordable and certainly not practical. Just blissfully selfish and satisfying.
Anti Petrolhead What? You appear to have made up a point to argue about. I’d never suggest a 911 instead of crossover 🤨
@@matthewmason8982 I know. Your good. I was just feeling Porsche at that moment when Johnnie said little car.
Thanks for the good show. I hope you guys will do more winter testing on EV;s so one can see how they fair in colder climates
Similar price to Prius plugin. Which would I get - The niro.
r998 i rather get the Kona, its €4000 cheaper than Niro (both top spec).
Sounds well researched.
Why would anyone want the Prius plug in when it only gets 25ev miles of driving, that Kia is definitely a good buy
Just a small note regarding suspensions - Torsion bar most of the time is an independent suspension.
Can you have a Towbar on it ?
man what a solid looking car, this is exactly what i want from an EV crossover, looking forward to its US launch and its maturation and sequels.
Ah, but does it have cooled seats like the Kona? Very important for Australia!
You heard about Australian release and pricing? I love my Ford Econetic becaise of how fuel efficient it is but this or the Kona could very well end up replacing it
Dean Churchman not even close to Oz release. Let's get Ioniq deliveries going, THEN Kona, then Niro...
Yes, just ordered mine with cooled seats. :)
A probable benefit of having the Halogen headlight is that driving through heavy falling snow like I did last weekend the snow melts (a bit...) on the headlights when turned on... Not having an ICE engine to warm up the front of the car can be a trouble... Not perfect, but I suspect LED lamps would not heat up much and that the headlights would be covered in snow and ice a lot sooner... Keep up the good work. Marty from COLD Quebec Canada.
I think you mean torsion beam, not torsion bar. Think Nissan LEAF rear suspension (torsion beam non independent rear suspension) versus VW beetle (torsion bar independent rear suspension).
Just like my mates Porsche 944 he raced at Snetterton all those years ago for 5th gear. I guess Johnny is jet lagged and just forgot, know that feeling travelling for work.
Another good Fully Charged review and a very realistic appraisal of the car. I'd agree with the review too - this is something of a 'game changer' car.
I would love an EV that looks like the future instead of the same as the obsolete internal combustion engine cars. When is an EV as futuristic as the Citroen DS and CX were in their day going to arrive?
Neil O'Brien Elec CX or DS would be mindblowingly pretty.
An electric Déesse would be fun if it had a hydropneumatic suspension like the old Déesses and had a traditional gauge cluster.
That car/brand HAS arrived: TESLA
Good review thanks, already got the plugin niro which is a fantastic car. Will definitely be getting one of these when it’s available. The good thing about these cars is the fact that with the warranty it means plugins and full EVs of good quality will be getting into the second hand market.
The only issue with those legacy manufacturers is that they are awful at software and it's not going to get updated/improved. When if you spend a bit more and get a Tesla, your car will be better 2-5 years after you bought it than the day you go it out the store.
There will be a limit to that. You only have to look at how phones lose support after a while because it's costly and they don't have the performance that the new features need.
Noob lade very good point
KIA and Hyundai actually do have a Software Update (via WiFi) button in the infotainment, so there is hope.
The problem is not to spend a "bit more", Tesla costs multiple times more.
In exchange for Tesla monitoring everything you do, being able to turn off your car if you fix it yourself, disable charging and generally nanny you even worse than Apple do. Not everyone wants that - they want to actually own their stuff, not be tracked everywhere, and generally be left alone after purchase. That's certainly what I want, so there is no way I'm buying a Tesla (except a dead one to use the batteries out of for some other project). Choose your poison carefully :-)
Hi Jonny Smith, thanks for your video. I'm maiting for my e-Niro order in december 18. Reception for june in my country France.
"Even has the word Hyundai written on it" Haha
This channel is criminally underrated
We appreciate the love Eric!
Can it be fitted with a towbar to pull a caravan? Essential information like this is missing from all your reviews.
Great to see more EV options available. But both the Niro and Kona are so similar to the Bolt.
It's clear the Bolt had the right idea back in 2017.
All good. Bring on the EVs!
I think those headlights were halogen because they create a little heat and that in turn will melt of ice and snow in colder climates. LED"s wont do that. Very thought full actually. Nice car. I like it.
good point!
You can spec the E-Niro in Sweden with LED, included in the advance+ pack
Maybe Halogen only for right hand drive markets?
Can't wait for this to come to the UK. My leaf lease is up in 2020 and either Niro or Kona will be my next EV.
I think confusing amp-hour with kWh in an EV promoting show is... a sin really. There should be penalty for Jonny... Any ideas youtube?
Make him write it out 100 times in the comments?
But no copy-pasting :)
Probably jet lag....
Penalty: no head shaving for 3 months 😁
Like always: a great Jonny, in a great fullycharcedshow episode for an even greater review !!! Grazie Jonny!!!
We love him too!
isn't it kw/h not ah in case of the niro/kona?
Lorenz Spenger I made a mistake - yes KwH. Sorry!
ONly the stupid BMW using that Amph.
why the heck do they use Amphour Who does that in the beginning Even mor confusing tha Kwh at least we know that. Never ever heard of Amph.
@@nicomarino96 right
@@PierreSimonsson it's not that stupid if you're really into electricity.
As a Tesla owner, I'm excited for this vehicle's debut around the world. This seems to be the jack-of-all-trades EV that many people will be able to appreciate and integrate into their existing lives with little fuss. Hopefully, the technology will trickle up to the Kia and Hyundai mid-size and full-size SUVs very soon.
i know you misspoke. but please promise never to say amp-hour again. it reminds me how dishonest bmw is, telling their customers the i3 has 60Ah instead of 22kWh which it is. sounds more but Ah is meaningless. can't even convert it to a unit of energy eg kWh without specifying voltage.
Your right, these are serious game changing cars. The Kona 64kw is the top of my list for my car change in spring. I do 800 miles a week. So 270 miles approx. for a £4 charge. Yes please !.
Those halogen headlights though. Really?!
If you Google images of the eNiro all the images show a different headlight setup. This one Johnny was driving may have been a pre-production non LED version. Hopefully it does have LED headlights in the production model.
An old fashioned bulb for my car would have cost 15 Francs in Switzerland. I ended up being charged over 600 CHF (£470) for one headlamp bulb (that was the correct dealer price). Old fashioned bulbs are wonderful.
500km range... no need to conserve battery by going without a heater like the old leaf days
My Renault Zoe have 400 km NEDC range and 300 km real range.
I never afraid of running out of electricity. I already drove from Germany to France and to Milan in Italy über the alps mountains. No problem at all...
@@eDriver it's over not ueber
Well ours arrived a week ago! Decided to order after watching the review. Will be at Fully Charged Live. If I see him will say thanks!
So where is the spare tyre if you have a puncture?
Phil Abrahams most modern cars don’t have a spare tyre. They usually come with a gel repair
@@snapperjw Yup you get to release a load of aerosol and chemicals into the tyre... which will escape then it's removed...
Kia/Hyundai keep putting other makers on notice. I love it. It only leads to better, more cost effective products across the board. I know this is an older post, but thanks for the review nonetheless.
I'd visited my dealer and put in a preemptive deposit to get my order in early.. now I'm disappointed in the headlamps, no ventilated seats either, no remote app (to precondition car on demand and check charging status). No towing. The Kona Premium SE is a better equipped car, shame Kia cheaped out.
Oh, great review, thanks Jonny. Excellent quality as ever!
I decided to cancel my order.. too much uncertainty about the features - Kia have been inconsistent in their announcements. Also, there's only one model, I wanted some higher spec features like the Kona. And Kia are unable to tell anyone whether the "telematics" module (for a smartphone app) will be retrofittable on this launch model.
In France, they have a much better choice of colours and trim.
Meanwhile there are rumours with some substance about an update coming in April-ish with a new infotainment, towing option in Norway and possible telematics module.
Loved the show, but just an FYI. You can have independent suspension using torsion bars as springs. Toyota did this on some of their vehicles for years.
Jonny, RockStar as always. E-Niro is a real game changing car. At 6'7" I fit very well in the eNiro. I don't fit in the Kona. Going to be a toss up between a 2020 Soul 64KwH or a E-Niro 64 kwh when my lease comes up in 2020.
Your ev car reports just keep getting better and better.
Thank you Ray.
@@fullychargedshow Whenever I have a discussion about EV's and the future of transport I always point the sceptics to your channel, then I don't hear the scepticism anymore.
Win win
e-Niro and Kona will definitely be the pioneers and soon the leaders of EVs in Europe within the next 3 years.
adding the SUV style and being more spacy, e-Niro has a point more.
For the Greek market.... firstly waiting for the "motivation" and the relevant infrastructure.
We have a '17 Kia Soul EV+ and love it. A couple of issues about charging. The dash mounted charging lights do us no good here in a hot climate (Arizona, USA), as we have a windshield shade in place when parked which blocks the view of the dash mounted charge lights. Secondly, the front mounted charge port is very convenient, but is also vulnerable. A slight fender bender on the front and the car can become un-chargeable - meaning un-drivable.
Thought the intro night shot in front of the small park w/statue and white lights was a nice shot... Nicely composed and well done after the jet lag!
Hugh Head The tiredness was strong in this one! Cheers
I love Jonny's reviews. Great attention to detail. A fellow car-nerd