steveo
100 kW
I aquired my 2016 Kia Soul Ev Titanium Late last year, she has been sleeping through the winter months.. but she will be on the road really soon :lol:
I will add photos of mine soon.. thought i had em on my phone.. but here is one identical to mine.. love it so far .. other then the app to controller climate control and some other features not available in Canada :? .
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"Kia has implemented a very interesting attempt to work around these kinds of issues. The cabin air, which, as I discussed previously, is heated or cooled using a heat pump, possibly using heat from the motor, is also pumped through the battery pack. Since the battery works best when it’s the same temperature that humans tend to prefer (about 70 degrees Fahrenheit), it works out that if it’s hot outside, the A/C is running so the battery is being cooled. Likewise, if it’s cold outside, the heat is on so the battery is warmed up. As a result, the Soul EV is probably a better candidate for long distance drives and will likely perform better in the winter, as well."
"Kia decided to take this a little farther. Since the electronics of the car are generating some heat, the heat pump in the Kia Soul EV is able to use both the air and the electronics as a source of heat. As a result, in the winter the Kia Soul EV will be more efficient than a Nissan LEAF."
-Steveo
I will add photos of mine soon.. thought i had em on my phone.. but here is one identical to mine.. love it so far .. other then the app to controller climate control and some other features not available in Canada :? .
Use this website to re-size your images or reduce quality!
http://www.imageoptimizer.net/Home.aspx
some interesting info i found on this article
"Kia has implemented a very interesting attempt to work around these kinds of issues. The cabin air, which, as I discussed previously, is heated or cooled using a heat pump, possibly using heat from the motor, is also pumped through the battery pack. Since the battery works best when it’s the same temperature that humans tend to prefer (about 70 degrees Fahrenheit), it works out that if it’s hot outside, the A/C is running so the battery is being cooled. Likewise, if it’s cold outside, the heat is on so the battery is warmed up. As a result, the Soul EV is probably a better candidate for long distance drives and will likely perform better in the winter, as well."
"Kia decided to take this a little farther. Since the electronics of the car are generating some heat, the heat pump in the Kia Soul EV is able to use both the air and the electronics as a source of heat. As a result, in the winter the Kia Soul EV will be more efficient than a Nissan LEAF."
-Steveo