I don't mind paying a few hundred bucks for a lithium 12V accessory battery if it's one less thing I have to worry about down the road. I will purchase one of those battery boosters though to have with me just in case. In fact, the main reason I bought an EV was not for the other many benefits (such...

Ah, yes, I've seen those and that does make a lot of sense. I figured you meant like if I suspected the 12V battery was not up to snuff (but before an actual failure) I could put this on, etc. But this makes more sense. And once the vehicle is started the 12V isn't needed anyway so I could at least ...

The main reason I would want to swap it out is I have been stranded way too many times in my life (ICE cars) with a dead battery, and lithiums last far longer and have those other advantages. With a lithium accessory battery the charge stays at or near 12V until it reaches about 10% remaining capaci...

No worries on the temperature issue. According to the website: " Temperature Tolerant 2.5X more efficient operation at low temperatures. Safely operational up to 149°F (65°C )" The only issue I have is whether or not the vehicle's built-in charger will charge it correctly. I believe so, ba...

I know this is an old topic, but I recently bought my first EV, a used low mileage 2016 Kia Soul EV+, and I would like to replace the 12V accessory/aux battery with a lithium equivalent such as this one: https://www.ecodirect.com/RELiON-RB20-12-Volt-20AH-Lithium-Battery-p/relion-rb20.htm?gclid=CjwKC...

Thanks! I'll check it out!

Russell

Where do I go to get that SD card?

I saw a video on YouTube of a guy who replaced his 12 lead acid accessory battery for his Fiat 500e electric vehicle and he's not had any issues for at least 2 years. I would like to do this too with my 2016 Kia Soul EV+. Does anyone have any experience with this and if so, what battery did they use...

That's pretty much what my strategy is going to be too. There are a few free charge stations near my house I discovered, most level 2 but a few of them level 1 (which I would not use unless I was desperate).

Russell

Thanks for the info, notfred. I'm not Fred either! Anyway, yeah I do seem to remember seeing this on a YouTube video (about canceling the ChaDeMo charge via the interface on the charge station) and it makes sense since that's a LARGE amount of energy going through that cable at that time. And I was ...