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Haha come that's funny as hell, what that's got to do with a car is beyond me
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Yeah it was funny, both haha and odd. Apparently Kia use these hamsters lot in their US adverts, but it was the first time I'd sen them!
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When it comes out I will go to the show room and ask for my sexy hamster
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What is it with the american love for "gas" - here's the spec and price for the soul but no mention of range just an insane MPG figure. What's that all about ?
http://ev.com/kia-soul-ev-price-mpge/
http://ev.com/kia-soul-ev-price-mpge/
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I would say if they give there standard seven year warranty they will sell a lot
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Battery: 27kWh, air-cooled, 200 watt-hour/kg battery.
So 135 KG battery, and better than half as much again energy density than Tesla posted for their liquid cooled battery here;
http://www.teslamotors.com/roadster/technology/battery
.So 135 KG battery, and better than half as much again energy density than Tesla posted for their liquid cooled battery here;
http://www.teslamotors.com/roadster/technology/battery
It looks like KIA will be rolling out 100Kw Chademo chargers as well. Presumably they would also work on other Chademo compatible cars like the Leaf, Outlander etc.
http://kia-buzz.com/new-charging-stations-for-soul-ev/
http://kia-buzz.com/new-charging-stations-for-soul-ev/
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Kia 7 year transferable warranty is why we have a Ceed XR ICE.
They fixed everything I snagged on each annual service for free so it worked just as advertised including replacement rear springs and even front and rear calipers at 6 years in!
Original auxiliary battery still cranks the diesel after a month of not being used whilst we use the Leaf.
Pretty impressed really after 6 years of totally reliable very cheap motoring. It is out of warranty now with 75K miles so will now get to use the warranty investment again for the forseable future.
They fixed everything I snagged on each annual service for free so it worked just as advertised including replacement rear springs and even front and rear calipers at 6 years in!
Original auxiliary battery still cranks the diesel after a month of not being used whilst we use the Leaf.
Pretty impressed really after 6 years of totally reliable very cheap motoring. It is out of warranty now with 75K miles so will now get to use the warranty investment again for the forseable future.
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A German motoring magazine just posted this range-off between a BMW i3 and Kia Soul EV. They wanted to see what range these cars would manage when driven roughly 1/3 motorway, 1/3 country lanes and 1/3 urban roads. The i3 managed 167km and the Soul managed 210km.
They said the i3 was the more exciting and sportier car, but the Soul was more comfortable.
They said the i3 was the more exciting and sportier car, but the Soul was more comfortable.
This test shows that the Soul can achieve 106 miles range at a constant 62mph (actual) - which is pretty good considering it's not exactly aerodynamic.
http://ecomento.com/2014/10/29/kia-soul-ev-impresses-in-highway-range-test/
http://ecomento.com/2014/10/29/kia-soul-ev-impresses-in-highway-range-test/
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It's not really much worse than the Leaf, and yet still manages much better highway range....
(I'm beginning to suspect the Leaf's drag published drag number is a lie...)
Remember though it's got a 27kwh battery Vs 24khw for the Leaf.
Yes - which is just over the 93 EPA range for the Soul EV.
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So... the Leaf must have about the same aero as the Soul.....?
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