I recently purchased a Kia Soul EV Luxury in Canada and I absolutely love the car. In fact, I managed to convince a buddy of mine to buy one as well and we both drive the same car now. One thing that we noticed is that our driving habits, outside conditions, etc affect range. For example, my friends car started off with 154km range on full charge and recently he was only getting about 134km on full charge. This is causing him some anxiety. Having said this, we figured out that if we manage to drive in eco mode such that we get eco level 8 the range increases. My question is this, is the readout the actual range or is it more of a guideline based on recorded driving habits? For example, if I went around the city peeling from every light/stop sign and doing my best to drive as inefficiently as possible I imagine my range would suffer greatly [lets say 120km for argument sake] but if after all that I decided to drive down a mountain in B mode would I only be able to go for 120km??? I imagine the readout doesn't have anything to do with the actual range. Can anyone confirm? Would the car restrict you to the readout range in some way or would I basically be able to keep on driving until the battery is actually depleted?
Hopefully I explained what my concern is adequately.
Hopefully I explained what my concern is adequately.