With more and more competition arriving this year and early next, Kia/Hyundai are at risk of the Niro and Kona being massively overtaken with regards to charging speeds and also the price of the car to start with.
The majority of the cars with which the Niro is competing have a minimum of 100kW charging rate and most have more at between 125 and 135kW. And charging curves that are also often better, so it's not just about the raw throughput.
There are more models that are priced more keenly, even accounting for the quality of build and level of technology.
So was wondering what the thought here might be as to whether Kia will do anything about this.
They could adjust, via software, the charging rate. As the 400V system is perfectly capable of more.
As owners, in a few years time, we may be left with a dinosaur. Overtaken by models like the Ford Explorer, we'll be sitting on an asset that no one will want for part exchange etc.
As the component shortages continue to ease, and more manufacturing comes online, this will only get worse.
The majority of the cars with which the Niro is competing have a minimum of 100kW charging rate and most have more at between 125 and 135kW. And charging curves that are also often better, so it's not just about the raw throughput.
There are more models that are priced more keenly, even accounting for the quality of build and level of technology.
So was wondering what the thought here might be as to whether Kia will do anything about this.
They could adjust, via software, the charging rate. As the 400V system is perfectly capable of more.
As owners, in a few years time, we may be left with a dinosaur. Overtaken by models like the Ford Explorer, we'll be sitting on an asset that no one will want for part exchange etc.
As the component shortages continue to ease, and more manufacturing comes online, this will only get worse.