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I've got an even longer wait story. I dropped into a Winnipeg Kia dealership today and asked when they'd be getting a Soul EV. The salesman just laughed and said, "Never, in our climate! Not an electric!" I pointed out the window at our 2013 LEAF, and said, "But they work just fine." He...

Well.....it's been three days since I went to talk to the dealership about "reserving" a Soul EV. The sales manager said that he would look into it and get back to me right away. I turns out not to be a problem since in the mean time my wife and I took a gas powered Soul out for a drive. I...

Thanks Guy. I'll head down to my local dealership today and try to do the same. :D Bill

I dropped into the local "Premium" dealership and talked with a sales rep that I'd spoken to previously about the Soul EV. He said that he has been following the EV model for me, and that they are scheduled to be arriving on the west coast (Vancouver) around the end of August. I mentioned that...

Also, the heat is recovered from the cooling system of the electric motor, which because of the high efficiencies of such motors, will only contribute a small amount to the heating load. Like I said, every little bit helps. From what I've read the battery pack uses fans and air for cooling. Bill

Hi Klaus, There is a button on the dash to select 'driver only' for heating and AC. How much energy will it save? Some. The HVAC system also automatically opens and closes the recirculate flaps to minimize the amount of air to be heated or cooled while keeping the humidity under control...

Nothing definite yet. I've read an article which states that the Soul EV will only be available in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia sometime this fall. They will also only be available through the "Premium" dealerships which also sell the new K900. There will only be 100 EV's...

Wow! I was just looking at the European web site and when I scrolled down to the 360 degree viewer, instead of the silver and white combination that used to be there they have black with red! It looks great! I hope they bring that to Canada. Here's the link...