I Took A 2022 KIA EV6 On A Road Trip And Made Some Bad Assumptions
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- Опубликовано: 30 окт 2022
- The KIA EV6 is a fantastic EV with a decent range and quick charging tech. So I decided to take it on my vacation, a place that's not quite ready for EVs
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Well, you don't charge to 100% at a HPC. A good practice is to leave HPC somewhere arount 80%, and then proceed with your trip. If you're using a HPC going to 100%, this might get expensive (if you're paying by the minute connected) and possibly annoys other people. Another good advice to new EV drivers, never start your trip with going to a HPC. If you must, enable (if possible) preheat.
The max I ever go on an HPC is 90% and only if the next charging station is too far away.
We have this exact EV6 and carry a 120 v and 33/50 amp portable cables. Also a Tesla adaptor for destination chargers.
I’ve driven from Kalamazoo, Mi to the Wisconsin Dells, & also to Bucks County, Pa. I always preplan charging stops, & yes, those can change. I’ve never “waited in line for hours” to charge my EV6. There’s a paradigm shift when one owns an EV. Either that, or misinformation takes over.
Thanks for serious and reasonable owners. We live in Europe and make usually not more than 500 km a day! So we seldomly charge HPC and look for nice hotels with 11 kWh Wallboxes. We enjoy a new way of organize round trips and mix that with business meetings if necessary. P.S. Didn’t you got advice on HPC charging just to 80%? Navigation here shows all available chargers and how much that are free at the time. If needed we put just preference and we get full 240 kWh even at 16° Centigrades, so we try not to precondition battery if not needed! If you don’t like new philosophies go back to an ICE and pollute your environment, the next generations will thank you. After 54 years driving fast ‚premium‘ cars the Kia EV6 AWD is the best I ever had and the next will probably be the GT, because I go to real race tracks in Germany and France! Already the present car compares very well with similar Model Y but handling is better on narrow curvy mountain roads and I had some BMW M-Sport. So after all complaining that it is not as easy as going to a gas station, you should not want to be part of a pioneering market that is in full development and has to learn and also unlearn. I am only 72 years old but like to change things, that also once was my task as European Marketing Executive for automotive industry at 3M.
folks, never juyst jump in an EV and say im going to drive 3 hours or more and not plan your charging stops. A Better Route Planner is a great app to use to plan charging.
Plug Share is crowd sourced so not dependent on funneling you to a specific brand charger and shows all chargers so always use that first to plan a trip or if you can't find a charger near you.
Pay the $135 bucks and get a Level 1 charger to keep in the car...
Great real world review! We currently own an e-Golf which is absolutely fantastic but the shorter range and limited charging options make it strictly a commuter vehicle. EVs excel at serving their owners when they home charge, but present more challenges on trips. If buyers go in eyes wide open there are some great options out there.
I hate the corruption and inconvenience associated with EVs, but it’s much easier to swallow all that when you consider how sexy the EV6 is.
So your lack of planning pans a road trip because you made a reckless assumption? You don’t jump from an airplane and then check for a parachute while complaining an elevator would be a better way down. Ultimately, I’m glad you saw the EV6 for what it actually is, an excellent foray into the ev space. They are clearly not for everyone.
This guy must be trying to inject some drama into his video, as it is hard to believe he is actually that naive (or foolish). And yes you can skydive without a parachute, and it will be very exciting, but it will not end well.
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So after over a hundred years of motoring we are now expected to plan routes around charging points, drive less miles before refuelling, and drive with one hand on the seat belt release in case of a thermal runaway? When even the very best EV needs a charge from full, my diesel still has over a hundred miles of range left. Sounds like progress to me.
And if you can’t charge at home, you need to detour after a hard day at work and a long commute, and sit in your car, in the cold for another hour before getting home? Sounds like progress to me.
So we are expected to spend £20,000 extra initially to purchase, then pay almost as much per mile as diesel for public charging, then lose a massive amount on depreciation 3 years later? Sounds like progress to me!!!!!!
I just found out that the car nav can search the closest ev station as well and if you enable battery precondition, it will do it only when using the car nav system, as android auto is not integrated
Host: "...that's roughly about 3,500 miles free of charge."
Me: Phrasing.
And not to mention, that's in NJ. Imagine trying to do the same thing in the middle of the country. Could have become a serious concern of running out of power in the middle of nowhere since with the closest station 100+ miles away
Always look at the chargers on the map before you leave IMO. Plug share lists many. There are just many chargers out there that take few minutes to find when planning. It is only tough if you make it that way for most people in the US. I do not have my EV but I already planned the trip from Dallas to MN. It will not be a problem.
My EV6 came with two cables in New Zealand. One was a 240v wall charger and the other was a CCS2 to CCS2 in case you came across an untethered charger. The adapter you found was actually the V2L (Vehicle to Load) adapter which allows you to plug AC devices into your car. It was NOT a charging adapter. :-) You obviously never charge anywhere but Public DC chargers if you didn't know the AC charger was missing. Interesting that this is the first time you've noticed. 99% of my charging is at home using the AC charger.
When I go on a road trip I always make sure I have everything I need in the vehicle and this includes a tire pump, first aid kit, emergency blanket and snow traction pads. I keep them in my car at all times. Knowing the limited charging situations vs ICE gas stations I would have thought you would have checked your cable situation and even the charging situation at your destination before you left. Its certainly not a ding against the EV6, it is just a question of preparedness. Like checking oil levels on your ICE car.
I have an Outlander PHEV 2023 because I want to use electric on my local trips but when I drive 160 miles to our house in the hills, where its is colder and has more snow, I didn't want to be faced with running out of battery when stuck in a traffic jam at 1500 ft.
all EV owners know, never leave a road trip without using ABRP! or Plugshare.
Mine came with a 110 plug, but I don't think they were supposed to give it to me. I already had one at home that came with my electric motorcycle.
Can you obtain the cable for the Kia through a Hyundai dealership since it’s not available through the Kia catalog?
And why didn't you just charge at the 50kW charger where you were rather than drive an hour each way to the big one?? Even on 1 50kW charger it would have bene much quicker.???
In hindsight that may be, but some of those chargers in town was at a hotel valet, and it was taken up by guests. And the other one has been out of commission for who knows how long.
Are you an anti EV blogger?? Just look at the comments and the disinformation you are giving to the ignorant!
I've had an ev6 for a few months and since I travel from Orlando to Tampa, and Orlando to St Augustine, it can do the round trips with plenty of room to spare. Haven't needed to even use a fast charger with a level 2 charger at home, although every 40 or so miles from my area there is an Electrify America charging station.
If you live away from fast chargers, level 2 charging overnight is all you'll ever need, with the exception being frequent road trips. And honestly, it doesn't make sense to be in the market for an ev6 but NOT have a level 2 charger at home.
you're completed right. The worst nightmare from owning an Ev is to be out there chasing stations to charge once you're on the road without planning your route and not knowing where to go. Level 2 at home is the only way to have an Ev and find the best t result to conserve your battery.
Where did u get you Level 2 from?
The blind spot camera is mostly a gimmick, not hard to adjust your mirrors to mitigate the blind spot and you have regular blind spot warning icons too, I found it meaningless and actually slightly distracting,...BUT that was literally one of the few downsides at all with this car, the other being how the regen affects light accelerator feel too, not just off-throttle, so instead when I get mine, I will use Auto and also grab additional regen manually with the left paddle, which feels like engine braking on an ICE car with paddle shifters, love it!
Got the same exact EV6 and been charging at that EA station in Denville. What a coincidence.
There are still pockets of the United States where gas stations are spread out, and you have to plan that out. Having traveled from Chicago to the Florida Pan Handle, you have way more gaps than in rural areas than urban areas. Not surprising that you'd have to plan this out, but sucks they didn't give you a cable...
Amazon would same day you a charging cable for about $70. Problem solved.
My Lord... Your lack of planning and fore thought on charging is the problem.
You could have charged at a L2 charger overnight and saved yourself 3 hours and an extra 60-70miles range.
Better off skipping the 120V charger anyway. If someone really wants one they are under $150 on amazon. Or get an adjustable amp 120-240V charger and a few adapters. Plug in a 50A outlet for an RV site and set it upto 32 or 40A, maybe a 24A from a 30A dryer outlet if you are at someone house when a garage you can pull into. If you are stuck and can only get a 120V outlet set it down to 12 or 14.
so you did not plan and bring a cable....
I think most people in the comments sort of misunderstood the point of this video. If anything, it's actually a very good video for new EV owners or soon to be. Not even just about the car, but simply about "know hows" of owning an EV.
The only downside I would say is that this made the impression to some that the EV6 may not be soo good when it actually is a pretty good vehicle as mentioned at the end of the video.
Thank you for getting the point of the video, and also watching it thoroughly. Most people don’t watch completely thru to get the whole message (which is totally fine), but they end up getting a different idea.
oh yeah. I have driven two big road trips since I got my ev6 in July. I use A Better Route Planner app to see the charging stations on my way and I use Google Maps to direct me to the next charger by address. The ABRP sent me to a brand new station in Riverside that wasn't even open yet I had 19 miles left on my charge and made it to another charging station 7 land miles away. It worked out, but he's riight, there's no gaurantee. Just make sure there are chargers on your rout and at your destination. ALSO, if you are traveling in the winter, you won't get as many miles out of every charge as you are used to in the summer. It can be disconcerting too be 20 miiles away from your charger and see you only have 35 miiles of charge left and those are dropping faster than your land miles are accumlatinig.
Normally you go to a destination and then it’s fine to use a level 2 charger overnight instead of going to a DC fast charger.
He spent $30 dollars and wasn't ready? What would he have done if he had to pay for gas, or a meal?
also thank you at 10:00 FACTS! I love my EV and ICE Cars! but the speed and convenience of ICE cars is still viable today! love my Volvo XC40 for road trips
Lack of cable is an issue in America (and maybe other countries)…..Car comes with charge cable in U.K. and orders placed before (I think) June 2022 also come with a mains (240v In U.K.) charger.
My EV6 in Canada also came with a L1 charger included
Hi unfortunately you have made the mistake that the device that you showed is not a charging adapter but the V2L (vehicle2Load) adapter, which allows you to charge 110/220v devices from the car. The cars in Europe does come with type 2 cable to plug in to a non tethered public chargers. I.e. 22/50/100kw etc that do not have a cable attached. When you buy the car Kia dealers usually make you aware of this and for £200-£300 you can buy a 110/220v charger. Kia use to supply these, but as they are in general not used often, they decided to not supply these anymore. Cost saving I guess? However for people who own them it is not usually a problem. However I think rental companies should include it. If I understand correctly most manufacturers do not supply them as standard anymore?🤔. Great review though and glad you really liked the car 👍👍
Well I'm sure you didn't forget to pack a phone charger for your trip, so the same thought should also go for your EV.
The road trip segment feels over hyped. I use A Better Route Planner to set my route including charger stops in 60 seconds or less and I don't fret about it.
I can’t imagine willingly spending $60k on not only a Kia but an electric Kia lol.
New Jersey is the only state where you are not allowed to pump your own gas so the residents are barely capable of charging an ev.
You did your charging completely wrong. You wasted time. You could have easily charged on the 50 and the speed of the car charging would have saved you time. And the L2v is not an adaptor it gives power from the car.
All EV drivers know you need to plan your drive. It’s certainly a early hard lesson. Clearly not one that occasional users are aware of!
Great video. As a non-EV owner I appreciate the education. Personally, I prefer the looks of the closely related Ionic 5, but that’s not the point.
Nice review...you got right to the point . I live in lower southwest Michigan area and there are currently no charging stations in my town. I will not even consider an EV purchase u till the EV infrastructure improves.
Do you not have a way to plug in at home? If not I would wait also.
You wild man! I think this is a GREAT experiment, and here's why: EVs are currently proliferating faster than the charging network to support them due to rapidly increasing customer demand. There will inevitably be those who foray into the unknown without fully understanding the destination's charging options. How deep of poo will they be in...? Well, I think this video answers that question nicely. Excellent work as always!
Lane centering should be banned. I had it in a rental. It misread lane markings in a construction zone and tried to turn me into a concrete Jersey barrier. Terrifying. All the cintrols being grouped in the touch screen is an ergonomic nightmare. No thanks. I will stick with technology that works.
Looking at the price to recharge, I will stick with my gas engines. My newly retired 1990 Volvo 240 would have used considerably less money plus it had 20 cubic feet more cargo space. Winter would make the differenxe in range and cost evrn more significantly in favour of the old Volvo. Or even the 20 year old Toyota I drive now.
You pronounced Sportage incorrectly.
Vegan leather ……….. used to be called plastic
I am very unimpressed by the naivety of the presenter. A total lack of planning and depleting your battery with a heavy right foot on the accelerator will lead to worries and stress about recharging. Not checking you even have a fast charging cable is ridiculous. Your comments are bound to put off non-EV drivers from trying them. What a disservice to help others convert to a cleaner form of driving.
Great for to and from work commuting, but not much else. Most people are better off in plug in hybrids or just regular hybrids. Maybe hybrids with solar roofs in the future.
This is why pure EVs are not ready for the masses.
Because they are to dumb to plan ahead?
@@gregkramer5588 -- I think you missed the point of the video. The charging network is TOTAL SHIT.
@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow It is not. Only if you are dumb is it a big problem. Of course there is plenty of room for improvement and it improves every month. The guy in the video seemed to be completely ignorant about planning his trip.
As an example, I looked in to driving from Dallas TX to central MN. I found chargers in Durant, Muskogee and Vineta OK. Another 4 places in Missouri a couple in Iowa and a couple in MN on my path. Seems pretty easy to me. 1000 miles, I would need to stop 4 times and I have a dozen choices.
@@gregkramer5588 -- Except they are broke, their are lines, they are slow, and can be out of the way, depending on your trip. Worse of all you're going to spend hours sitting in your car waiting for it to charge -- and that's if everything goes RIGHT. What do you think is going to happen on a big holiday travel weekend? You'll be in line for 4 hours with everyone else who planned their trip to use those chargers, too. Pure EVs are great for daily activities and 90+ percent of travel, but NOT road trips.
@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow Yes, they may be broke, there may be lines but this is the exception. The plug share app shows if they are in use or broken. Car charges in 20 minutes why would I be sitting for hours? By the time I grab a snack and use the bathroom it is usually charged if it is a 350, an extra 10 minutes if it is a 150. (EV6)
I hate to say it but this guy is not very bright. He has a great EV, and doesn't know what he is doing, but he, like most rocks, make assumptions.
No No No, just because you are doing a road trip doesn't mean you should top off the battery, that's the WRONG thing to do. Everything you said was WRONG. Just because you are given free Electricity America again doesn't mean you should waste time at the charger and take longer than you should. You really should lean about EV etiquette before posting on RUclips
electric is not the future
Not until the infrastructure is vastly improved and battery technology greatly increases.
Vegan leather! really. So plastic. Enviromental vandals.
WTH? do you think making it from plants is the same as plastic?
Kia says EV6 upholstery is made from recycled plastic bottles; this is a good thing.
@@omelborpon3159 for sure!
KIA.... nah im GOOD! lol KIA has such a bad rep
Sounds like a "you" problem and a "where you live" problem than a KIA EV6 specific issue when it comes to not finding charging stations. This is the compromise for becoming an EV owner.