Recent content by AyeJay

It's October & my Soul EV lease ends next week. I'm sad to say goodbye but excited about continuing on the road of EV-ness.. I'll be defecting to the Chevy Bolt EV camp .. a 238 mile range, pretty spunky performance is just too compelling to resist. I test drove it again and was most...

Yes. The so-called 'guess-o-meter' is based upon how quickly you accelerate, highway speed, regenerative braking, etc. Limiting highway speed to 62 mph, keeping to the green bars only while accelerating, using B mode in city traffic will all help increase range. Selecting the miles/kWh...

Nice .. Apparently hamsters aren't the only critters that like the Soul EV. .. ;) ..

. Hi All, A Vehicle to Home power system is on the horizon & it looks like the time has come. Nissan and other makers are beginning to view electric cars not just as transportation, but as mobile energy-storage units that can provide emergency power and take stress off electrical grids...

thanks notfred, Indeed my understanding is that Level 3 QC does not use the OBC as level 1 or level 2 do. I called KIA consumer assistance center today and suggested that KIA take a car to this charger and when this anomaly occurs check the car's logs to see what's going on.. Perhaps some...

I would agree with JejuSoul that there must be some kind of software issue aboard the Soul EV which allows the SOC to believe false communication from a QC charging unit. ie: Any corrections of SOC data/Assessment of Charge which the car has received should not be delayed. I believe the first...

Hi Clammy, Yes. I have been having trouble with a local level 3 QC unit in my area. My car did exactly as you are describing... I arrived at the location of the ABB charger and experienced this problem more than once now. With 26% charge, I plugged in & received a charge to 84% (according...

I I test drove the Chevy Bolt in Northern California yesterday. Nice car with a nimble, solid feel to it. The strength of re-gen is comparable, (maybe slightly stronger when using the button on the back of the steering wheel) to Soul EV with slightly better acceleration. It's quite a bit...

I pre-ordered my Soul EV (received it during the first US shipment) and my lease is up in October of 2017. I haven't heard from my dealer, nor do I expect them to 'deal' on the $11,500 residual value at the end of my lease. I'll probably go the buyout route and sell the car to a friend when...

Hi Lisa, Here's how I did mine. -- I also asked for & received a new 'FasTrak Flex' toll tag with the 3 position switch on it. When the switch is in the third position & if I then remember to go thru the carpool toll gate I get a discount on bridge tolls & free travel on the few 'Express'...

Hi SoulEV2016, I see you have the traction control off, eco mode on & it looks like you are in 'B' mode (heavy re-gen) here too ... Does that change the acceleration of the car while in Reg, Eco and B mode? Hmmm ... :idea: -- Thanks for the pic. AJ

vanillagorilla.. You are indeed a "Rock Star" as all we EV pioneers are! .. :) -- IKEA certainly is on board with a 'clean air' vision. The local store here has a HUGE solar PV array on the roof AND an on-site 'BLOOM BOX' fuel cell electric generator system behind the store. Cheers .. AJ

;) .. Very nice Ptrs! .. I thought about putting racing strips on mine. Maybe after the lease expires & I own it. Thanks... AJ

mysoulev .. First you'll have to obtain the URL of an image by right clicking on it > then left clicking on 'copy image location' in the drop down menu. Then click on 'Post reply' at this forum > click 'Img' above > insert (Right click in the field of the post @ cursor between img's & then...

Thanks Gcochran, My Soul EV is the best car I've ever owned/leased. AJ