I took my 2016 ev into the dealer. They did several recall updates and software updates. When I left the dealer I was getting around 100 mile range at 100% charge. Each day that went by the range kept dropping. I'm now back down to 65 mile. I'm back at the dealer. I'm guessing from reading...
this morning I got into the car and all electrical systems were dead. No screen. no radio. and the car wouldn't start. the car is 10 months old.
so I called the tow truck to bring it to the dealer.
tow truck guy put a battery jumper on the 12v car battery and the car came to life. and worked.
so...
when I bought the car new I was getting on average 4.4 miles per kw. over time it slowly dropped to around 3.9.
The car seemed to drive just fine with no noticeable pulling or anything. So I had no reason to do an alignment. I happen to get a flat the other day and decided to have the mechanic...
went to the dealer and was surprised to find out about 3 recalls. With my other cars I've been sent letters.
1) added a pin to the steering wheel
2) did something to a back seatbelt
3) and dc converter upgrade
This has happened to me every time at a public charger.
My car is off. Plug in the charger. Car charges. all good. But if I stop the charger before the car is done charging then
charge plug lock will not unlock. You can press the open charge compartment button on the dash, turn the car on off...
here's the setup. I'm buying in CA. My deal is all negotiated. (fyi, I had a better time getting a root canal.)
I'm now with the finance guy. Ready to sign the paper work. And he says something like:
do you want to buy the power protect program?
What's that?
Well, the kia lease doesn't allow...
this is an ev-plus
$34,111 for the car
$15,400 residual value
$349 per month
$0 drive-off
36 months
12,000 miles/year
monthly payment includes sales tax, registration & fees and lease acquisition fee.