Pretty impressive range for those conditions. I’m getting convinced now that the e-Niro will put many ‘superior’ EVs to shame, in terms of efficiency v cost!
A fascinating insight to extreme winter use and performance of the e-niro. Impressive performance. It's great to see the stunning scenery too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for showing realistic consumption during winter on a Kia eNiro. I get my new eNiro on thursday, and the week after I have to drive from Trondheim to Lillehammer, Norway, approx 330km. Timeconstrained, so I plan no charge stop. With similar conditions as you hav shown, it seems to be on the limit. Must be ECO driving and no heater :-). I probably should mount my 2kwh diesel heater before departure or put on warm socks.
I think if the weather is ok Trondheim to Lillehammer is not too difficult in the e-niro. Today in -5°C I done 40km and still had 91% battery left. Which gives a 420km range. But even if it looks to close for comfort, then spend 10 mins on the 50kw CCS charger at Ringebu or Hafjell and you will be good.
I drive eNiro too. Last time it was close in range (and also winter) I used AC on in automatic mode (heater sign was on) with 21,5 degrees the whole drive and for the last few kilometers I switched off AC/heater and there was ~30 Km more range. No freezing needed ;-)
Wow! nice! You have heat pump? the download of range with heat is big! The Niro is very eficient EV car :) I hope to have my ENiro soon and be able to enjoy driving without a thermal motor, although here in Spain we don't have such a cold climate as in Finland :)
So where does the exhaust from your diesel fossil fuel heater go? Hopefully not in car, carbon monoxide plus NOx is deadly. But why would you not drive with car heater as Bjorn does just over to the West of you in Norway. Is there not DC fast chargers maybe you need to tell the Finnish government about that, need to get on bandwagon like their Swedish & Norwegian counterparts are doing.
Hi Peter, thank you. The tyres are Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (studded). More info (in English) here: www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tyres/nokian-hakkapeliitta-9-suv/
What tires do you recommend? I tried going up a steep hill with chains and traction control kicked in. I slowed to zero, then backed down. I also completely skidded out with 1" of wet snow. I'm surprised you're doing 100 km/h.
Yeah, if you do big road trips in areas with no fast chargers, EV's are still for the diehards like me. Need battery technology to come on a bit so we have 500km range in winter. That'd be nice. I believe this EV does 500km (310 miles) in summer. So no range anxiety then.
Nice video. And lots of snow... brrrr.... I see you got the new purply firmware. Apart from the colour which you may or may not like (I don't) are there any noticeable improvements?
Thanks. This is my first e-niro since swapping the Jag I-Pace for it a couple months ago. So I don't know what was in earlier iterations of the Niro to compare. I'm not a fan of the purple colour scheme though. I think the infotainment is great in the e-niro, responsive and very functional, so it's just the aesthetics. I also love the screen, both size, quality and the angle. It makes it easy to look at for the driver on super long drives. So I'm really happy with it, but I do think of Prince everytime I look at the screen :)
Started the video at 1pm, so middle of the afternoon. But this was during polar night I think, where the sun doesn't rise for almost 2 months. We still get a few hours of daylight, but it always looks a bit like twilight.
Pretty impressive range for those conditions. I’m getting convinced now that the e-Niro will put many ‘superior’ EVs to shame, in terms of efficiency v cost!
A fascinating insight to extreme winter use and performance of the e-niro.
Impressive performance.
It's great to see the stunning scenery too.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for showing realistic consumption during winter on a Kia eNiro. I get my new eNiro on thursday, and the week after I have to drive from Trondheim to Lillehammer, Norway, approx 330km. Timeconstrained, so I plan no charge stop. With similar conditions as you hav shown, it seems to be on the limit. Must be ECO driving and no heater :-). I probably should mount my 2kwh diesel heater before departure or put on warm socks.
I think if the weather is ok Trondheim to Lillehammer is not too difficult in the e-niro. Today in -5°C I done 40km and still had 91% battery left. Which gives a 420km range. But even if it looks to close for comfort, then spend 10 mins on the 50kw CCS charger at Ringebu or Hafjell and you will be good.
I drive eNiro too. Last time it was close in range (and also winter) I used AC on in automatic mode (heater sign was on) with 21,5 degrees the whole drive and for the last few kilometers I switched off AC/heater and there was ~30 Km more range. No freezing needed ;-)
Whenever I see the people from Finland, I am just amazed by their fluent (American) English. Wow you made it.
Do you turn off regen braking? Just got an eniro and not sure what to do about regen while driving in snow. (Nokians fitted).
Firstly, you need to clean the car of snow for safety and secondly for consumption.
Hello- I had a flat on my tractor as well and I drive a Niro. We are living similar lives HA HA- I am up in Canada. Cheers!
Wow! nice! You have heat pump? the download of range with heat is big! The Niro is very eficient EV car :) I hope to have my ENiro soon and be able to enjoy driving without a thermal motor, although here in Spain we don't have such a cold climate as in Finland :)
-8° there is barely any advantage to PTC
So where does the exhaust from your diesel fossil fuel heater go? Hopefully not in car, carbon monoxide plus NOx is deadly. But why would you not drive with car heater as Bjorn does just over to the West of you in Norway. Is there not DC fast chargers maybe you need to tell the Finnish government about that, need to get on bandwagon like their Swedish & Norwegian counterparts are doing.
Tony - Thoroughly enjoyed your video, could you tell me what brand/type of tyres you have fitted to the car, thanks.
Hi Peter, thank you. The tyres are Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (studded). More info (in English) here: www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tyres/nokian-hakkapeliitta-9-suv/
What tires do you recommend? I tried going up a steep hill with chains and traction control kicked in. I slowed to zero, then backed down. I also completely skidded out with 1" of wet snow. I'm surprised you're doing 100 km/h.
Don’t think I could live with the range anxiety it would diesel for me I’m afraid.
Yeah, if you do big road trips in areas with no fast chargers, EV's are still for the diehards like me. Need battery technology to come on a bit so we have 500km range in winter. That'd be nice. I believe this EV does 500km (310 miles) in summer. So no range anxiety then.
@@FinlandTony Definitely. My Niro EV can run more than 520KM in the summer
@@FinlandTony Get a Tesla, they have more chargers. I know there are a lot in Telemark maybe they will bring some over to Finnland
Nice video. And lots of snow... brrrr....
I see you got the new purply firmware. Apart from the colour which you may or may not like (I don't) are there any noticeable improvements?
Thanks. This is my first e-niro since swapping the Jag I-Pace for it a couple months ago. So I don't know what was in earlier iterations of the Niro to compare. I'm not a fan of the purple colour scheme though. I think the infotainment is great in the e-niro, responsive and very functional, so it's just the aesthetics. I also love the screen, both size, quality and the angle. It makes it easy to look at for the driver on super long drives. So I'm really happy with it, but I do think of Prince everytime I look at the screen :)
mostly you get better connectivity with the uvo app with purple, and it opens up more options on the app as well
What time of the day were you filming? It looks dark
Started the video at 1pm, so middle of the afternoon. But this was during polar night I think, where the sun doesn't rise for almost 2 months. We still get a few hours of daylight, but it always looks a bit like twilight.
@@FinlandTony that's awesome but I would be so pale!
I wouldnt call 100km/hr in snow like that normal.