Recent content by ricardar

Yep, reduction gear oil lubricates the gears and (in some EV motors) also helps aid in cooling. The oil tends to stay way cleaner because you don't have combustion, but under severe usage (again, in some motors) the rotors/stators can get hot enough to start breaking down certain types of oils...

Bummer that he was out of them (I could have sworn he told me he still had another one after mine was replaced), but hopefully he gets more in stock soon. I borrowed my in-law's Highlander for a couple days over the weekend while I was waiting to take my in Monday morning and Ill admit I've...

Briefly Ford Focus electric, and Volt. Went with the Soul EV as it has the highest (then) range as well as the heat pump/heated steering wheel/ventilated seats (my wife likes the comfort features) and it allowed me to do my full round trip commute charging only at work. Parking at work was...

Might be a little early to start asking this, but I am curious if anyone has started hitting the end of their leases and can weigh in on whether Kia is willing to deal (similar to how Nissan is desperate to stem the tide of depreciated leafs..). I got a 3 year 45k mile lease Feb of 2015 so I...

New OBC. After celebrating my wonderful photos from last time, I could not shoot a decent photo this time around. Guess I shot off my mouth too soon :lol: Though looks like it isn't the latest version...

KEVIN GRAYBEHL. Tell him Ricardo sent you, he has the parts in stock. Says he hasn't had a single car come back twice for the OBC issue.. *fingers crossed*

Thanks for the help!

No kidding! My local kia dealership has been really pro-ev and were one of the earliest to get them (i got my 2015 in February of that year). Apparently when any other Souls in the east/northeast bay have issues they get brought into this dealership because other dealers don't want to work on...

I got pictures of it, it had the date of 20140730 on it, build location Daewoo Elec. My dealer was able to get it swapped out this morning and I've got a new one! (Need to take some pictures of the new OBC). I'll be keeping a very close eye on the behavior of this one and see if it is...

Interesting discussion here. My daily commute was ~84 miles round trip and although I could charge both at work and at home, I was lazy and charged only at work. Typically would arrive with ~18% SOC and 20-25 miles remaining on GOM. 100% charge every day on L2. This was first 26k miles or...

Hi everyone, new member posting because it looks like my '15 might be suffering from a failed OBC as well. When connecting to L2 charger it randomly alternates between refusing to charge, charging at only 3.3kw or L1 speeds and both L2/L1 will start blinking for ~30 seconds or so then flash...