InsideEVs posted an article saying that the Soul EV's 25 minute charge time is a 'misleading marketing tool'
Their claim is that since Kia says the vehicle can charge in 25 minutes using a 100kW CHAdeMO quick charger, and there are no 100kW CHAdeMOs in the real world yet, it is essentially false marketing. In addition, the Soul EV commercial shows a user plugging in a single-phase AC plug, not a CHAdeMO DC quick charge plug.
Thoughts? I think it may be slightly misleading, but the fact is that by the time the Soul EV hits the market, the CHAdeMO network will have expanded, and charger output rates will have increased too.
Their claim is that since Kia says the vehicle can charge in 25 minutes using a 100kW CHAdeMO quick charger, and there are no 100kW CHAdeMOs in the real world yet, it is essentially false marketing. In addition, the Soul EV commercial shows a user plugging in a single-phase AC plug, not a CHAdeMO DC quick charge plug.
Thoughts? I think it may be slightly misleading, but the fact is that by the time the Soul EV hits the market, the CHAdeMO network will have expanded, and charger output rates will have increased too.
