Kia Canada has provided some dealers in Ontario with info on the 2020 Soul EV.
The 39.2 kWh version of the e-Soul will cost $42,500 CDN.
64 kWh version if $51,500 according to Brampton Kia in Ontario.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EArbN0X-Fo
They like the cabin space - John Curtis, who is the reviewer in the video above, is 6ft 4in as he mentioned, and has no trouble at all being comfortable in it….
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8rtaedoVjUg
Obviously not an experienced EV guy (he calls it an electric fuel tank), but on the other hand it's a great perspective on what the average non-EV knowing, ICE driver thinks of it.
According to the Automobile Association of Canada "Canadian Car of the Year" week-long tests, the Soul EV is the best new city car introduced in 2014 in Canada.
Thanks for posting!
Here's a few of the images:
This is the first close-up I've seen of the electric vehicle's wheels - they look a little goofy, but sort of cool at the same time!
Overall they really liked it:
FoxNews has an article that talks about how Kia has to come over perceptions shaped by the performance of vehicles, sold 20 years ago.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/09/28/kia-rolls-out-soul-ev-electric-car-in-bid-to-change-image-in-us/
Correct, we cannot even order the Soul EV yet in North America... excited to see you have a delivery date!
I will love to see how people like the Soul Electric in real-world conditions!
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the reply - it'll be very interesting to see if the difference the 'driver only' ventilation makes is even measurable... 1 mile, maybe 2 more? Only time will tell...