Experience with replacement batteries

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bgarr33434

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Does anyone have experience with getting a replacement battery from Kia? I just got my 2015 Soul EV back and the range showing is 150 miles. The dealer told me it’s not unusual for a new battery to start there, but it levels out as you use the car. Just wondering what kind of leveling others have seen, and how quickly.
 
6 months into replacement of 2015 battery. 80% charge indicates 98 mile range. Not sure why the range is so much better now given that the range when new was 92 EPA miles.
 
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Got my new battery today. It certainly seems better than the original. Initial guess is about 10% better.
It has 96 cells, the same size and layout as the original.
But they are labelled as MY18 cells.

The assumption I make is that the MY18 cells must have a different chemistry that is more energy dense.



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