Mileage Variation with Full Charge

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maxcalvada

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Own a 2017 Kia Soul since this winter. It's great. Just curious - how come the mileage on a full charge varies a little? In the colder weather it's around 85-88 miles. Now that it's warmer, it varies from upper 80s to around 97 miles. Seems a little lower after charging in rainy weather, higher when charging in warm, clear weather. This is even the case with a charging station as well as my driveway(no garage at home).
 
The value you read on the GOM (GuessOMeter) is an estimate, based on the ambient temperature, and the actual performance of the car (miles per kWh) over a period of time. The performance is worse in cold weather, better in mild weather, It also depends on whether you use the heating and/or aircon, and how much. The GOM estimates how much climate control will be used, and you can see that on the Power Consumption display page (page 8 of the manual).
 
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