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Okay, so some background first: I had a 2016 Kia Soul EV+ (it was totaled in an accident - no injuries) and had updated the Navigation/Map software which added Android Auto and Apple Carplay among other things. One thing I noticed was that the overall experience of using the software was getting...

My navigation unit is working fine, but I was wondering if anyone has had any luck installing an aftermarket unit for better UI performance. I've seen installation videos on YouTube for such a thing, but they are for the ICE version and so they have no battery info integration. Any ideas?

I have a couple of questions about the guess-o-meter. If I go into the history of my driving I see that the miles per kilowatt hour has actually gone up a tiny bit since I first got my vehicle yet my guess o meter has gone down because of a recent trip of about 90 miles. For a long time it was...

Thought this might come in handy for some people: https://www.ksoulev.com/kia_soul_ev_ps_ev_2015_2020_service_manual-2239.html It's an online service repair manual for 2015-2020 Kia Soul EVs. I stumbled upon it by accident. Hope someone finds it useful.

Hello everyone. I bought my Kia Soul EV+ used from California and had it shipped to my state (Florida). Great car and I love it. But! In California electric vehicles often (usually) have a sticker on them that allows them to drive in the "eco-friendly" lanes. We don't have those in Florida so I...

That is, as far as battery longevity goes, does only charging to 80% make a big difference? I know that charging to 100% is not actually charging to 100% because of the upper buffer, but am I wasting usable range by not just charging to 100%? Anybody know what Kia says about this? I didn't see...

When I go to the screen that allows you to set a charging schedule and whether you want to charge to 80% or 100%, if I select 80% and click "save" I always get a message that says "Settings were not saved. Try again later". Any ideas why this would be? In the meantime it's no big deal to...

I recently purchased a used 2016 Kia Soul EV+ in excellent condition and less than 18000 miles. Everything works great (and I love the car!) but I tried the "Energy Usage" screen for the first time today and it shows zeroes for everything. Anyone know why that might be? It's not super critical...

I recently bought a mint condition 2016 Kia Soul EV+ (even SMELLS brand new!) but it was missing one thing: The shelf that goes across the back (not the one that covers the lower storage area on the floor). I started looking online and people want $125 or more for that thing! Used! So, I was...

So with my old ICE car I kept a spare key in my wallet because it was small and that was possible. But with the Kia's Smart Key it's a little too big to do that. So, I had an idea: What if I kept the pull-out metal key of the spare Smart Key in my wallet and kept the rest of it inside the...

I saw a video on YouTube of a guy who replaced his 12 lead acid accessory battery for his Fiat 500e electric vehicle and he's not had any issues for at least 2 years. I would like to do this too with my 2016 Kia Soul EV+. Does anyone have any experience with this and if so, what battery did they...

Okay, so I've bought my 2016 Kia Soul EV+ and they will be shipping it out to me in the next day or two from a dealership on the other side of the country (long story). Anyway, so I have a dumb question: I know that when the charge level reaches a certain level (which can be set in the...

I heard that Kia is offering a way to update the system to natively support Android Auto and Apple Carplay for 2015-2019 Kia Soul EVs (and probably others too). Does anyone know how to do this? There's a tutorial on YouTube but that method no longer works apparently (plus it was for Canada and...

So I am going to buy a 2016 Soul EV+ soon (probably next week or two), but I was worried about getting service if I needed it because I live in a non-compliance state (Florida). I called around and it turns out I had nothing to worry about: Two Kia dealerships near me I contacted said that they...