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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

JejuSoul ... My OBC is also labeled: 'Daewoo Electronics Components Co Ltd.' ... 'Date: 20141021' ... 'Lot: 14102MC'. The label is actually peeling off/not stuck to the front of the OBC (at the location shown in your picture) very well ??? Edit: My other sticker (at the location on the side)...

I think the error I had was "check electric vehicle system". I don't know if this is related but a week or so before My OBC failure this happened to the display screen: (a strange multi-colored bar of what I'm calling 'electronic noise' on the right side). :?: -- Has anyone else seen...

Using regen 'in place of' brakes as much as possible in city driving works for me. On the highway I've found 62 mph maximum is optimal for range in general. -- On the highway going down a hill I will allow the car to 'coast' increasing speed (well above 62 mph) by depressing the accelerator...

You could just place a frizbee over the round section of the dash where the charging lights flash. -- Hey!.. KIA could market a Hamster Frizbee/EV charging light cover. :P

There are three settings for regen on the Soul EV (the least regen being the first) .. 1) shifter in "D" with eco mode off. 2) shifter in "D" with eco mode on. 3) shifter in "B" The Eco mode is controlled by the button on the center console next to the drivers seat. Placing the shifter...