+Janne Myllya, Well, there will probably be no shortage of pee in that cold weather ! Just don't do it with the port open, or your eyes might light up!
Whenever the charge port on my Kia E-Niro seems to be stuck I press unlock on my remote key and the charge port is unlocked. It always works even in slushy freezing weather....The same should work on the Soul, same electronics, mechanics and software. I have now made 64400 km with my E-Niro and never had a problem. I live in Stockholm, Sweden, by the way...
We need to start the “Society for automotive charge port placement”. A research and advocacy group who will make recommendations, and name and shame car markers who put their charge ports in stupid places. This freeze-prone charge port is not smart. Honorable mention to Mercedes e-Vito who managed to put their charge port in the dumbest and most inconvenient position possible on a van!
Like many others, Mercedes decided to ignore the need for a convenient port location (that people will need to use almost daily) and stick with the same place where the fuel cap was. VW even said that they left it on the passenger side near the back because "Drivers already know where the fuel port is, so that will make it easy for them to remember where to plug". They really think we are stupid like that?
@@alejandromeneses7735 Passenger side near the back would be a big improvement on the e-Vito. Mercedes put it right in the middle, so you need a super long cable no matter how you park it. The only worse place to put a charge port would be on the roof!
@@Reason077 True... I forgot you RHD guys. To me, either right in front of the driver door (unless you have a monster bonnet like Bjorn once endured) or at the back is perfect. Indeed, it should not be too difficult to have it on the driver side for LHD or RHD depending on the market, right?
@@alejandromeneses7735 In Tesla's case they would have to design different charge port parts for LHD and RHD vehicles, and it would probably effect placement of the charger hardware within the vehicle and maybe even the design of the battery pack. So, probably more difficult than it seems!
Some times I whish my i3 had a front charge port just for everyday ease of use. But considering how annoying it will be to deal with snow and ice the side is probably better overall.
@@mjk8019 for sure it's a problem that can be engineered away. And since Japan gets a fair amount of snow I'm sure it's been considered. But if you forget to consider it you are more likely to run into problems with a front placement compared to side.
Wish Tesla M3 sr+ & Soul were the same price in UK, Tesla that means l wish you were cheaper! M3 is about 17% more expensive & attracts luxury vehicle tax. My Soul is being delivered this month, very excited.
Took the soul over the M3, it is a very comfortable car and sits higher as well. The m3 in Canada cost nearly 10k more. If the soul has the glass roof it would be perfect especially with no bar in the front. But then you get more noise with less insulation. There is no free lunch I guess. The have stock with the souls here in BC. If they shaped the back like a Porsche, while keeping the front, Kia would make a killing. I think you bought an awesome car.
I got the Soul EV 2020 64KWH here in Canada BC. 99% of the time can charge at 45kw even in -10C. I picked the soul because of the room and no need to sit "down" into the car. More comfortable than the M3 as well and about 10k cheaper than the base model 3 Sr+ with more effective range. Heating is also very efficient on this car when I compared with other tesla owners. It's generally cooler here in BC so even idling doesn't use up much at all because of the heat pump. If the shaped the back like a porshe it would be an awesome looking car. Front is great and led lamps in the front is great for visibility. Not sure that was shown in the previous videos but it's worth a mention. Lighting to the side of the vehicle is excellent and is great for driving safely.
We test drove the 2015 Soul last summer. My wife liked it the best if 6 evs we drove that day. I know the drive train and battery are shared with Hyundai. Good stuff. How is ride and noise level. Does it feel like decent quality for the price paid? Very curious to see your summer range
Love the Robert Llewellyn impression :-) 14:20 As for the charge port, our eNero has been doing that as the hinge has dried up with the rain and road crap. I now use the Kia key fob (a flat, thin, metal tag) to gently prise it open it by a few mm, to get a finger around it. Front mounted charge port ? Bad idea. What happens when the flap is mashed in a low speed shunt ? If it won't stay shut, you can not start the car!
There is a latch release cable under the hood.(in the Niro at least) It should pop open enough to grab it. You have to be able to open the frozen hood...
My biggest issue with the e-Niro, sharing a similar charge location I constantly fight with the charging door in poor weather. Wet weather will essentially jam it in place requiring a little love tapping on the hinged end to pop open.
Now I see what you commented about Etron which being thirsty but charges really fast so on the long trip is much more convenient than pure efficiency with very slow charge of new generation of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. Obviously the best combination is fast charging and high efficiency of Model 3. Model Y will add practicality to the mix. Norway due to the lack of highway system and use of conventional 2 lane roads makes possible to really enjoy winter gorgeous landscape of the mountains in that fabulous corner of the world.
Hyundais and Kias should have 120 kW peak charging rate. This would be a bit less than 2C charge rate which the batteries can handle with liquid cooling. Kind of dissapointing see all those evs with decent sized batteries (50 kWh and up) having supbar charging speed.
@@madgaming3172 Agree Renault Zoe is a fantastic vehicle My 2013 Renault Zoe (22kWh) charges at 43kW AC 😍 ... The brand new 50kWh Zoes charge at 50kW DC 😐 More than double the battery size, only slightly faster charging... 1C only...
@@madgaming3172 Tesla model s and x both with 100kw batteries severely cut charging rates when over 50%. Smaller batteries cant handle the heat of fast charging and they have a smaller safe zone of rapid charging . Model 3 has better cooling system than even the s,x. Rivian may be able to rival the cooling system of the 3. Porsche , etron uses a good cooling system and adds a large top and bottom buffer to protect the battery. Thus they can fast charge near 100 %. They can always use over the air updates to release more of the battery for usage if they find their batteries are holding up good
The horse trailer guy at 3:30 had very likely no horses inside, with horses you usually keep the back curtain open regardless how cold it is - you put blankets on the horses and still provide a good airflow
I've seen quite a few people put a foam list on the inside of the charging ports of the e-soul and the kona to prevent this from happening in the winter. Strange that the manufacturers wouldn't do that by default if they want to keep the ports in the front.
Your channel is brilliant and the tests really are a great gauge for EVs. I really struggled to watch, as the following distances are really short, even in dry conditions, in my opinion. A key objective is to see more ahead, so focus on that, then ability to stop will be better too. I struggle also because you are distracted too. Just as I was writing this, the incident occurred! Well, if they had more space, your test would have gone ahead! Nonetheless keep up your efforts in the channel, love the humour too! Stay safe!
07:48 actually..., there is! You have first to open the engine compartment and then there is a leaver in the centre, in front of the engine which you can use in order to open the charging port
Something similar happened to me with my fuel trap on my civic, there was a hidden cable in the trunk to unlock the flap, maybe there is something similar under the hood?
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you could have peed on the charging port to melt the ice :-D
Currently have this as a loaner as my B250e is in the shop getting a new motor. It's a good car but the main drawbacks for me is the turning circle, too boxy, tiny trunk space and way to many buttons and sounds. Range is fantastic compared to my Mercedes though 😅
The LEAF has the charging port in the front, but does not suffer from that issue. I would have thought Hyundai would have fixed it as the previous versions of their cars had the same issue. Did they not supply them with a gasket at some point?
One would think that as they do Winter Tests, they would have encountered such problems as the Charge Port getting jammed/iced-up..why not have come up with a solution...so too for the Radar getting blocked.....why then do the Winter Test at all?
I dont think you mentioned it in this video, but I cannot stop calling the charging on the tesla "After burner" lol. Now all I need to do is find a way to get one....Hi from Canada
Have you comparison table of Winter range between this, Kia e-Niro, Hyundai Kona EV, and even Renault Zoe ZE50, Hyundai iONIQ EV's old and New one and difference of range and charing speed between them and offcourse prices?
@@JohnDoe-vx3z it's really a no brainer for colder climates. I find it strange tesla and other manufacturers don't have heated radars for colder climates
Tesla Model 3 is much more expansive over here in the Netherlands than the Soul 64. Especially when you are leasing is in a private or business construction. Would love to drive the M3, but do enjoy the cheaper alternative.
The charge port was behaving like that, but that should NEVER be an issue when the car is unlocked. You could see right afterwards that he directly entered the car without unlocking anything. So I don't think it was an issue with the car being locked.
Did you experience any traction problems? There is a German review of the new e-Soul in winter and once it got stuck on a snowy surface, the wheels were just spinning, but the car didn't move a bit.
The charging port sometimes gets stuck for me as well. No icing though. What helps is to lock and unlock the vehicle. I guess it's some sort of mechanical issue.
I don't think the charge port was frozen - if after unlocking the car you don't open the port within a certain time the port locks again. you have to lock and unlock the car with the key fob and the charge port should open. Same with Kona. No idea why they designed it like that tbh
Ben Pragt . Oh we CAN still not get it in Denmark. KIA Denmark says it not will be possible to install it in models already sold in Europe. How did you get it?
@@leifjohannsen1662 It comes as standard with the new e-soul. For the older models, I think (but I am not sure) that we can buy a separate connected-car module with a subscription.
@@benpragt9737 Thanks for your information. I really need the app when we are charging on public chargers and hope KIA has thought about that. It's a must if not to be sitting in the car or come back to a failed charging.
Not really. I've had two Leafs, current generation and the one previous. I haven't had the lid get frozen shut just due to weather while driving. I have had it freeze and not pop up when I press the open button on the new one when it's been really cold when I've gone through a car wash and I haven't opened it up and dried it before leaving the station, but it's not hard to open in those cases - just press the open button on the key and pull the lid before the latch locks again. I've had both freeze shut when parked outside overnight in freezing rain, but, you know, if you have a centimetre of ice all over the car, it doesn't really matter where the port is. You can't even open the driver's door in those circumstances anyway.
What probably happened with the stuck charge port was that it was locked. This same thing has happend with my Kia E-Niro. When you went in to got the plastic bag with warm water you propably locked the car. When you got back you unlocked the car with the remote key and at the same time the charge port unlocked. It had nothing to do with the the port being frozen shut
Jepp...sometimes I need to unlock one more time with the remote to unlock the charge port in front of my e-Soul. You also have to use your whole palm, and lay it across the whole "door", and use a lot of force when there is slush everywhere that is halfway blocking it. @Bjørn Nyland you can't use lady fingers to push this charge door :p
Didn't know, that in bad weather conditions radar (ACC) is not working for most of the cars, except WAG's. Charge port dosn't open, imagine women operating this KIA :D
@@bjornnyland I would like to see someone fill in all panel gaps with a clear or color matching silicone. Then slice the silicone in the middle of the gap at an angle so the door, trunk, frunk, charging door can be opened. This will eliminate wind noise, and water intrusion. And with matching color silicone. Make panel gaps mostly invisible.
Hi I like your way of testing cars I am from India Here ev car market is slowly Growing it's a big market Can you test india made TATA Nexon which is on sale here if you are able to do so it would of great help
It seems they designed the charge port so that you need to pee on it during the winter.
and then the pee refreezes and goes to melt in your garage... LMAO
+Janne Myllya, Well, there will probably be no shortage of pee in that cold weather ! Just don't do it with the port open, or your eyes might light up!
@@coniow I was thinking I just skip owning this kind of model here in arctic conditions.
No no no, it needs a power wash at every charge, this way you are forced to keep your car clean. Clever. Or not ? ;-)
Whenever the charge port on my Kia E-Niro seems to be stuck I press unlock on my remote key and the charge port is unlocked. It always works even in slushy freezing weather....The same should work on the Soul, same electronics, mechanics and software. I have now made 64400 km with my E-Niro and never had a problem. I live in Stockholm, Sweden, by the way...
I was gonna say this too, just seemed like the chargeport was locked.
For sure Bjorn talked too much before he tried to open the port so it was locked again, a simple press on the key would save his time !! :)
Bjorn is a Tesla owner for many years now, he doesn't know what is a key anymore (just kidding) ;-)
I have experienced the same i my e-soul. It was simply locked.
Love the geilo test.
JLO approves!
We need to start the “Society for automotive charge port placement”. A research and advocacy group who will make recommendations, and name and shame car markers who put their charge ports in stupid places. This freeze-prone charge port is not smart. Honorable mention to Mercedes e-Vito who managed to put their charge port in the dumbest and most inconvenient position possible on a van!
Like many others, Mercedes decided to ignore the need for a convenient port location (that people will need to use almost daily) and stick with the same place where the fuel cap was. VW even said that they left it on the passenger side near the back because "Drivers already know where the fuel port is, so that will make it easy for them to remember where to plug". They really think we are stupid like that?
@@alejandromeneses7735 Passenger side near the back would be a big improvement on the e-Vito. Mercedes put it right in the middle, so you need a super long cable no matter how you park it. The only worse place to put a charge port would be on the roof!
@@alejandromeneses7735 (in RHD countries, Tesla's charge port is on the rear passenger side, and I find that to be a pretty good spot)
@@Reason077 True... I forgot you RHD guys. To me, either right in front of the driver door (unless you have a monster bonnet like Bjorn once endured) or at the back is perfect. Indeed, it should not be too difficult to have it on the driver side for LHD or RHD depending on the market, right?
@@alejandromeneses7735 In Tesla's case they would have to design different charge port parts for LHD and RHD vehicles, and it would probably effect placement of the charger hardware within the vehicle and maybe even the design of the battery pack. So, probably more difficult than it seems!
1/2 Norwegian + 1/2 German + 1/2 Thai + 1/2 Chinese = 2 Bjørns
Ah, there is an unknown brother somewhere. I always wondered, because you seem to work so much. So its just your twin brother?
Maths is normally his strong point, but I though that was hilarious too. I thought he might add another half in there and get to 2 and a half men.
14:06
Shaken not stirred? :)
Some times I whish my i3 had a front charge port just for everyday ease of use. But considering how annoying it will be to deal with snow and ice the side is probably better overall.
@@mjk8019 for sure it's a problem that can be engineered away. And since Japan gets a fair amount of snow I'm sure it's been considered. But if you forget to consider it you are more likely to run into problems with a front placement compared to side.
Wish Tesla M3 sr+ & Soul were the same price in UK, Tesla that means l wish you were cheaper! M3 is about 17% more expensive & attracts luxury vehicle tax. My Soul is being delivered this month, very excited.
Took the soul over the M3, it is a very comfortable car and sits higher as well. The m3 in Canada cost nearly 10k more. If the soul has the glass roof it would be perfect especially with no bar in the front. But then you get more noise with less insulation. There is no free lunch I guess. The have stock with the souls here in BC. If they shaped the back like a Porsche, while keeping the front, Kia would make a killing.
I think you bought an awesome car.
I got the Soul EV 2020 64KWH here in Canada BC. 99% of the time can charge at 45kw even in -10C. I picked the soul because of the room and no need to sit "down" into the car. More comfortable than the M3 as well and about 10k cheaper than the base model 3 Sr+ with more effective range. Heating is also very efficient on this car when I compared with other tesla owners. It's generally cooler here in BC so even idling doesn't use up much at all because of the heat pump.
If the shaped the back like a porshe it would be an awesome looking car. Front is great and led lamps in the front is great for visibility. Not sure that was shown in the previous videos but it's worth a mention. Lighting to the side of the vehicle is excellent and is great for driving safely.
We test drove the 2015 Soul last summer.
My wife liked it the best if 6 evs we drove that day.
I know the drive train and battery are shared with Hyundai. Good stuff.
How is ride and noise level.
Does it feel like decent quality for the price paid?
Very curious to see your summer range
Love the Robert Llewellyn impression :-) 14:20
As for the charge port, our eNero has been doing that as the hinge has dried up with the rain and road crap. I now use the Kia key fob (a flat, thin, metal tag) to gently prise it open it by a few mm, to get a finger around it.
Front mounted charge port ? Bad idea. What happens when the flap is mashed in a low speed shunt ? If it won't stay shut, you can not start the car!
I do like your humourous and practical vides!
no emergency open under the bonnet? Or maybe this is the Thailand Edition with all Winter features removed...
A ionic with 204 horsepower motor from the kona and the 64 battery pack would be great
Would be a dream, but impossible due to packaging restrictions.
Open the charge bay doors HAL ...
There is a latch release cable under the hood.(in the Niro at least) It should pop open enough to grab it. You have to be able to open the frozen hood...
Hey Bjørn... Wil you be doing a TM3 Geilo test? I know that it can make the trip but it would be Nice to have a benchmark for the other cars :)
Bjorn Peugeot 208-e please you have it there for sure.Thank you for your great work.
like frozen doors. a little windsheild washer fluid poured over will help melt and flush out slush.
My biggest issue with the e-Niro, sharing a similar charge location I constantly fight with the charging door in poor weather. Wet weather will essentially jam it in place requiring a little love tapping on the hinged end to pop open.
Björn. You have amazing content in youtube. Keep up the good work.
Now I see what you commented about Etron which being thirsty but charges really fast so on the long trip is much more convenient than pure efficiency with very slow charge of new generation of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. Obviously the best combination is fast charging and high efficiency of Model 3. Model Y will add practicality to the mix.
Norway due to the lack of highway system and use of conventional 2 lane roads makes possible to really enjoy winter gorgeous landscape of the mountains in that fabulous corner of the world.
Hyundais and Kias should have 120 kW peak charging rate. This would be a bit less than 2C charge rate which the batteries can handle with liquid cooling. Kind of dissapointing see all those evs with decent sized batteries (50 kWh and up) having supbar charging speed.
@@madgaming3172 Agree
Renault Zoe is a fantastic vehicle
My 2013 Renault Zoe (22kWh) charges at 43kW AC 😍 ... The brand new 50kWh Zoes charge at 50kW DC 😐
More than double the battery size, only slightly faster charging... 1C only...
@@madgaming3172
Tesla model s and x both with 100kw batteries severely cut charging rates when over 50%.
Smaller batteries cant handle the heat of fast charging and they have a smaller safe zone of rapid charging .
Model 3 has better cooling system than even the s,x.
Rivian may be able to rival the cooling system of the 3.
Porsche , etron uses a good cooling system and adds a large top and bottom buffer to protect the battery. Thus they can fast charge near 100 %.
They can always use over the air updates to release more of the battery for usage if they find their batteries are holding up good
EV Design guide: Active battery cooling, Charge port on side.....
14:12 That was a lot of halves 😂 👍
200% bjørn
The horse trailer guy at 3:30 had very likely no horses inside, with horses you usually keep the back curtain open regardless how cold it is - you put blankets on the horses and still provide a good airflow
Hitting the charge port is useless when it’s frozen, if you take both your thumbs and press firmly it is more effective.
I tried everything. Trust me.
I've seen quite a few people put a foam list on the inside of the charging ports of the e-soul and the kona to prevent this from happening in the winter. Strange that the manufacturers wouldn't do that by default if they want to keep the ports in the front.
Your channel is brilliant and the tests really are a great gauge for EVs. I really struggled to watch, as the following distances are really short, even in dry conditions, in my opinion. A key objective is to see more ahead, so focus on that, then ability to stop will be better too. I struggle also because you are distracted too. Just as I was writing this, the incident occurred! Well, if they had more space, your test would have gone ahead! Nonetheless keep up your efforts in the channel, love the humour too! Stay safe!
Sheeet, the charge port...
07:48 actually..., there is! You have first to open the engine compartment and then there is a leaver in the centre, in front of the engine which you can use in order to open the charging port
There's no engine in an EV.
I had heated radar even on Škoda Fabia!
Something similar happened to me with my fuel trap on my civic, there was a hidden cable in the trunk to unlock the flap, maybe there is something similar under the hood?
you could have peed on the charging port to melt the ice :-D
and get arrested for public indecency...
@@justjc51 no risk, no fun
Hmm - that could make the Darwin Awards.
I like how you randomly use german expressions :D
And I really mean that i like it! :D
So now You know why a chargeport in the front is a bad idea overall
Currently have this as a loaner as my B250e is in the shop getting a new motor. It's a good car but the main drawbacks for me is the turning circle, too boxy, tiny trunk space and way to many buttons and sounds. Range is fantastic compared to my Mercedes though 😅
I heard it had more rear headroom than the eniro and Kona.
loving the slow Danes without winter tires comment! So true.
The LEAF has the charging port in the front, but does not suffer from that issue. I would have thought Hyundai would have fixed it as the previous versions of their cars had the same issue. Did they not supply them with a gasket at some point?
Anti ice Sprayer should work too.
One would think that as they do Winter Tests, they would have encountered such problems as the Charge Port getting jammed/iced-up..why not have come up with a solution...so too for the Radar getting blocked.....why then do the Winter Test at all?
We always see cold weather testing in very cold frozen lake. Dry snow, no traffic/spray
you could spray the port with de-icer
Doesn’t the e soul have a battery heater like the new Kia e Niro 4
Good review. How do you get all the data about SoC on you phone?
I dont think you mentioned it in this video, but I cannot stop calling the charging on the tesla "After burner" lol. Now all I need to do is find a way to get one....Hi from Canada
Have you comparison table of Winter range between this, Kia e-Niro, Hyundai Kona EV, and even Renault Zoe ZE50, Hyundai iONIQ EV's old and New one and difference of range and charing speed between them and offcourse prices?
Au! whats up with the maxed out music volume in recent videos?
charging in DC does not damage the batteries?
The e-Golf has a heated radar imho.
John Doe didn’t björn also say that?
@@Santeri_M yes, I overheard that apparently. The heating works excellent btw, I never had any problems even in heavy snow.
@@JohnDoe-vx3z it's really a no brainer for colder climates. I find it strange tesla and other manufacturers don't have heated radars for colder climates
Tesla loses all cruise control when sensors iced over
Det hender at min hyundai kona sitt lade-lokk er låst, men samtidig er dørene er ulåst. Så må bare låse opp bilen med nøkkelen, så åpner lokket seg :)
Tesla Model 3 is much more expansive over here in the Netherlands than the Soul 64.
Especially when you are leasing is in a private or business construction. Would love to drive the M3, but do enjoy the cheaper alternative.
That looked like you needed the Key fob unlock to unlock the charge port. It doesn't give you long before it locks it
The charge port was behaving like that, but that should NEVER be an issue when the car is unlocked. You could see right afterwards that he directly entered the car without unlocking anything. So I don't think it was an issue with the car being locked.
I did several lock/unlock.
Charge port on my Optima would only be unlocked for a while and would then lock. I've also heard a 2nd press of the unlock button works.
Time to invest in a 12v hair dryer.
I think a Boring Not-A-Flamethrower should be appropriate.
Did you experience any traction problems? There is a German review of the new e-Soul in winter and once it got stuck on a snowy surface, the wheels were just spinning, but the car didn't move a bit.
Every car gets stuck with bad tires for the conditions. Even awd won't help on summer tires in the snow.
No problems. I drove over 20 cm of wet snow in the morning.
You need Nordic friction tires.
The charging port sometimes gets stuck for me as well. No icing though. What helps is to lock and unlock the vehicle. I guess it's some sort of mechanical issue.
How about keeping a small can of de icer in the car?
De-icer Bjorn?
I don't think the charge port was frozen - if after unlocking the car you don't open the port within a certain time the port locks again. you have to lock and unlock the car with the key fob and the charge port should open. Same with Kona. No idea why they designed it like that tbh
Bjorn, can you make a video on your thought about the Tesla model Y?
will it be more like a SUV? i.e. higher seating position than the Tesal Model 3?
There have been more pics out there of y next to 3.
The y is quite a bit taller.
It looks like an x
2 hours for 100%!? Thats so bad why???
The charging port locking mechanism must be lubricated with oil to remove the moisture.
Hi Bjorn, watched your videos for a long time and want to use your referral code in the UK, is this possible? Thanks David
Yes, it's possible.
Not all cars are designed for cold climates. ;)
Thanks for the Test!
Sometimes you speak german words. Thats very good, better than my norway!!!
Is the UVO-app now available for European Soul, e-Niro?
Yes i have the E-Soul with the app. in the Netherlands.
Ben Pragt . Oh we CAN still not get it in Denmark. KIA Denmark says it not will be possible to install it in models already sold in Europe. How did you get it?
@@leifjohannsen1662 It comes as standard with the new e-soul. For the older models, I think (but I am not sure) that we can buy a separate connected-car module with a subscription.
@@benpragt9737 Thanks for your information. I really need the app when we are charging on public chargers and hope KIA has thought about that. It's a must if not to be sitting in the car or come back to a failed charging.
The App seems much better then the Nissan App.
Does it shows where the Kia is?on map?
Leaf app this funktion in Germany not working since end 2019
Do all front chargers suck in winter?
No. Nissan leaf and renault zoe works just fine. They are done properly. Hyundai/kia is probably the worst case I've seen.
Never been a problem on my kona.. Lives in Drammen, NO. Cabin in Gol, NO.
In UK we've such a mild winter I haven't found out if this affects the MG ZE EV or not?
Did have any problems with the soul down to -10C. Driving 70kms a day, snow doesn't do much and just requires a firm touch to open.
Not really. I've had two Leafs, current generation and the one previous. I haven't had the lid get frozen shut just due to weather while driving. I have had it freeze and not pop up when I press the open button on the new one when it's been really cold when I've gone through a car wash and I haven't opened it up and dried it before leaving the station, but it's not hard to open in those cases - just press the open button on the key and pull the lid before the latch locks again. I've had both freeze shut when parked outside overnight in freezing rain, but, you know, if you have a centimetre of ice all over the car, it doesn't really matter where the port is. You can't even open the driver's door in those circumstances anyway.
What app do you use when showing voltage etc?
This is Car Scanner Elm Obd2
This guy is the shiiiiiiiiit. Best reviewer ever.
What probably happened with the stuck charge port was that it was locked. This same thing has happend with my Kia E-Niro. When you went in to got the plastic bag with warm water you propably locked the car. When you got back you unlocked the car with the remote key and at the same time the charge port unlocked. It had nothing to do with the the port being frozen shut
No, I clearly showed in the video that the car was not locked.
@@bjornnyland I understand, but it happens that my car is unlocked and I still have to press unlock on my remote key to unlock the charge port
I guess this is a SW bug
Jepp...sometimes I need to unlock one more time with the remote to unlock the charge port in front of my e-Soul. You also have to use your whole palm, and lay it across the whole "door", and use a lot of force when there is slush everywhere that is halfway blocking it. @Bjørn Nyland you can't use lady fingers to push this charge door :p
@@bjornnyland Press unlock one more time so you hear the 2 beeps and open with a firm touch. Works for me all the time.
4:18 Is it a EQC with problems?
App-control for HVAC is very useful for a cold country like norway, how anyone choose cars without this feature in norway is beyond me.
The app shows 170 kW max charge power???
yes, for regen.
Max regen is about 100 kW.
@@bjornnyland I already tested it with Torque Pro. It's more than 150 kW regen (using brake pedal). Ioniq 28 can do 98 kW.
@@DerBlauzahn So theoretically the fastest way to charge it is to tow it 4-wheels down... A shame the BMS won't let it charge at those rates. 😥
@@OrgChromer With towing, it would be overheat.
Was that a fart you done late in the video?! 🧐.
Kan du lage noen videoer med den nye peugeot e-208?
Interesting horse trailer.
Oh yeah slap it around. Bad Kia, why you treat us so cold?
Didn't know, that in bad weather conditions radar (ACC) is not working for most of the cars, except WAG's. Charge port dosn't open, imagine women operating this KIA :D
Tesla loses all use of cruise control when sensors are iced over
Next time just use any plastic card around the gap of the charge port. Gets the ice/snow out easily.
I already tried that and it didn't help.
@@bjornnyland I would like to see someone fill in all panel gaps with a clear or color matching silicone.
Then slice the silicone in the middle of the gap at an angle so the door, trunk, frunk, charging door can be opened.
This will eliminate wind noise, and water intrusion. And with matching color silicone. Make panel gaps mostly invisible.
What about **e-208** ..?
Superb video, keep going !!
@@jazdan223 Thanks for the info !
6:30 Frozen charge port. Poor design and poor placement.
horrible design....the front of my Tesla always freezes blocking sensors, this would be a nightmare...thank god i didn't get a Kona.
Hi
I like your way of testing cars
I am from India
Here ev car market is slowly
Growing it's a big market
Can you test india made
TATA Nexon which is on sale here if you are able to do so it would of great help
It's not a CRIME SCENE, it's called accident :)
You didn't get that joke, did you?
oooh! "gone wrong" and "failed"! must see 😂
I want an EV so bad... i’m done with my hybride.. but my wife wants a new bathroom..
Colgate ha ha..
Who the fuck buys an ev other than Tesla lol
Shtatus....haha
1st 😁
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