I think the issue with a DIY swap is the bleeding of the coolant system afterwards. I don't think anyone knows the codes to trigger the water pump, and without proper bleeding then the air bubbles could cause electronics both in the OBC and the power control to overheat and burn out.

You are low on refrigerant. The question is where has it gone? I've had both the expansion valve and the condenser replaced on my 2016 over the past few years. Heads up that if you take it to somewhere other than the dealer, the AC compressor is high voltage and uses a different oil that can take th...

Here's a thread about adding a trailer hitch to the Soul EV viewtopic.php?p=12542

I recently swapped to Nokian One tyres https://www.nokiantires.com/all-season-tires/nokian-tyres-one/ at the recommendation of my local tyre shop. It's only been a few weeks and I haven't driven much, but overall I'm very happy with them, nice and quiet and a smooth ride over rough pavement. They ar...

I found the actual procedure on the NHTSA website https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2022/R ... 1-2809.pdf

If there is hardware damage then they replace the control unit. If not you get a software update to make sure that even if damage occurs then the airbags will go off in a crash.

I don't have any recommendations, but you don't need a powerful one. In an ICE car a jump start has to be able to turn over the engine, which requires lots of power. With an EV a jump start only needs to turn on the main relay. Once the main relay is on them the DCDC converter will provide the 12V p...

The OBC only takes a single phase at up to 240V. Note that this can be centre tapped, in North America it is 120-0-120 to give 240V. It will charge at up to 7kW if fed with 32A from the EVSE.

I think you have a bad 12V battery, and taking a 12V car battery down to 3V will kill it if it wasn't dead before. I'm surprised it's passing a load test, although I believe some modern testers don't actually put the battery under load and instead a doing some form of digital analysis. IanL is right...

AWD has more driveshafts to rotate and more universal joints on those driveshafts, that gives a small inefficiency. There are 2 parts to handling in the snow and other slippery conditions. Firstly, can you get traction - this is directly related to where the weight is in the vehicle. A heavy ICE, ge...

Here in Canada we never had UVO. Entertainment including Android Auto and Apple CarPlay works. Charge timers and preheat times both work.