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4.4K views 11 replies 5 participants last post by  dc30307  
#1 ·
DIdn't see this video posted elsewhere here and I found it interesting in lieu of the chargegate discussions and even the way you can't start a charging session with the car on. The bottom line is after the first few minutes of charging it is likely hurting charging speeds to have the HVAC on. This seems to be a "whoops" on KIA's part.

Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 battery overheating explained - YouTube
 
#2 ·
Yes, thanks for finding and posting this! Bjorn's videos testing the winter range (not very high), headlights (also some concerns), and charging of the EV6 are very important...they are all at the link below. It is clear that Kia/Hyundai do not have everything worked out in the best way for managing the battery temperature during charging. We have to hope this can be fixed via a software update, although Bjorn's short-term method may solve this problem for now. Keep in mind that Bjorn's winter range test showed that the EV6 has somewhat low winter range in cold weather relative to other EVs, something I have posted about elsewhere. We don't know why at this point, but maybe it is related to battery temperature management too somehow...

Bjorn Nyland videos testing the EV6: