I have been considering purchasing a Kona EV, until I read the T&C's relating to the warranty for the battery.

https://dmassets.hyundai.com/is/content/hyundaiautoeverstage/5_year_warranty-terms-and-conditionspdf

This bit:

'From time to time, we may release software updates that offer new features and

improvements for your vehicle. This includes updates that protect and improve battery

longevity. Any noticeable changes to the performance of the battery due to these software

updates are not covered under this warranty.'

My view is that they should not be allowed to include this clause, which I interpret as saying 'if we brick your car there is nothing you can do about it'. If this was not very likely to be an issue then I don't think it would be included in the warranty.

Purchased a new level 2 grizzl-e charger in 2021. Never used it, and now the city is paying to provide and install a different charger. So I've got this unused Classic NEMA 14-50 sitting in its box.

Any specific places to offer this up outside of craigslist or ebay?

I don't think this is talked about enough, but my #1 perk I didn't think about when I got my EV was never pumping gas at the station anymore.

It was always such a hassle as someone who hated doing the whole process. Gas stations are always out of the way, smell bad, germy handles, have such high cost variables depending on where you go, you have to wait even longer just to pump at Costco, it was just a mess. I'd always be late because of the need to get gas or have anxiety for whatever range I could go if I had an appointment.

Being cold in Michigan winters made me never want to go do it either. The anxiety of pumping at a shady place is also gone. The relief of just plugging my EV in my own garage is fantastic! I hate gas stations and honestly never want to go back unless they have some undeniably great food.

I've read a lot of posts of people renting EVs and EV owners discouraging renting an EV. With all of that in mind, I'll present my situation, which is perhaps unique, and hopefully you can give me some advice.

I don't own a car. I live in a city with good public transportation. But, I'll be renting a car in December at the airport in Hartford, CT. I'll be driving about 70 miles away to stay with my family for a couple weeks. I use the rentals as a means to get around; grocery shopping, going to the gym etc. The longest distances I'll drive are likely to and from the airport.

I see at Hertz the the small SUV EV (like Chevy Bolt) is the cheapest option. I'm very tempted to try it. There are several L2 charging stations in the town where I'll be staying and there are a couple L3 charging spots about 10-15 minute drive from where I'll be staying. I'll have lots of free time and I usually swing by the mall or do some work in a café for an hour or so anyway when I'm visiting family. So, finding the time to charge wouldn't necessarily be as big of a nuisance as it is for some who rent EVs.

That said, I have some concerns:

1. It will be in New England in the middle of winter. There well could be below freezing temperatures or snow storms. The car would be sitting outside at night with no access to a charger. Would this be a problem?
2. Am I being overly optimistic about the charging situation? How much time realistically would I need to charge the car, say, after the 70 mile drive from the airport so that it had enough power to be ready for some local errands the next day?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Don’t do it to yourself it’s not worth it. I regret this decision daily. At first I lived in a small town and I thought well maybe the charging network just hasn’t reached out here yet. Now I live in a big city and there’s still barely any good options to charge reliably. Unless your apartment complex offers a good charging option just don’t do it.

It’s not worth the hassle. I’m constantly waiting in a line just to charge, then I wait while I charge, so for me charging at a fast charger ends up being like a 2 hour affair I have to plan for at least two times a week. This brings up the next set of advice if you’re still dead set on public charging opt for the long range version of whatever EV you want to buy so you charge less often.

TLDR: Don’t buy a EV if you plan on public charging only.

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Hi, I’ve owned/leased multiple BEV and PHEV/EREV vehicles over the years, including my beloved 2011 Volt. It’s interesting to me there has been a recent renewed interest in PHEV and EREV designs.

Something I find interesting is no one is really talking about power recovery turbines used with IC engines. These are also called Turbo-Compound engines. Basically there is a lot of wasted energy in the exhaust of an ICE. Instead of using this energy to spin a turbo charger (Turbo Supercharger) which increases intake boost pressure, the power recovery turbine using the exhaust energy to spin a Blowdown Turbine which is attached to a generator which generates electricity which can be put back into the battery. I would like to see new PHEV designs using this

I really dig the design of the EV6, but not so much the EV9. However, I’m impressed that Kia continues to produce EVs at more affordable prices. How are they able to do this while maintaining quality? And why aren’t more manufacturers following their approach?

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Howdy everyone, I'm currently a renter in a one car garage townhouse and really want to take advantage of some electric car deals happening in my area. My laundry room is right next to the garage with a 20amp wall outlet that could be easily swapped over to 240V. The problem being, of course, that I can't feed the power cord into the garage without leaving the door open. Has anyone found a solution to problems like this? I might be able to get away with the 120V outlet in the garage, but I'd feel a lot better if I could pull 240V power from the laundry room.

Any more details about this?

It was shown on here https://youtu.be/v-yQXPD2xdY?si=eDNJFiE2yO6f6hAP 12:45 time stamp

But the camera didn't go close enough to read the texts / labels

I'm wondering if anybody in this group lives in Maryland and uses the Time of Use rates with BGE. I guess specifically, I'm wondering if somebody with BGE charged their EV at home BEFORE signing up for time of use and then adopted TOU. Re: what's the actual savings?

New EV owner here - I live in QC and salt on the roads during the winder is a thing. For my previous vehicles I usually wash the undercarriage every ~10 days or so during the winter and I use Star Brite Salt Off and a pressure washer with an undercarriage head (https://www.amazon.ca/Mingle-Pressure-Washer-Undercarriage-Cleaner/dp/B07K22DGRY)

Just wondering if it is safe to do that for the EV? (Kona Electric)

Thanks

I’d like to calculate the running average miles/kWh for the last, say, 3 miles. With Car Scanner, I can read the remaining HV battery capacity and the distance traveled at any given time. But I don’t know how to store PID readings and use them in formulas.

Any ideas?

This is for an Ioniq 5, not that it matters.

My partner connected to a Xeal charging station and now gets a notification every time someone's car connects to this charger. How can we fix this? Ticket to Xeal support?