Check out this video on charging the Kia EV6 at a public charging station.
Kyle is back with another DCFC deep dive, this time with the new Kia EV6 with the ~77kWh ~800v battery pack!
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The higher charging rate is a great thing, this will help folks doing long trips to get back on the road faster (10 - 80%). Even if you drive it hard, you will still get pretty good range out of it. Once these hit the road here and start getting more attention, I think the sales will be good. Now we need to have more charging points built out as I believe more people will need them. Even if you live in an apartment building, spending 20 minutes to get 200+ miles of range will be good for most people's weekly commute. Going for the longer range version will net you up to 300 miles, that is even better.
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I watched his youtube channel and was impressed with the charging rate and how quickly the EV6 charges. As he notes the EV6 is a charging beast and as of right now I think out of all the EVs out their for sale or future sales will be the one to beat. However, being a USA buyer we do not have any charging stations that I know of that can handle that type of charging speed. I could be wrong but I think Tesla charging stations are the max and think they only do 300V on their V3 network. So when the EV6 comes to USA we will be limited on the speed here as we do not have the chargers for the super fast charging like in Europe.
Many ElectrifyAmerica chargers do handle 350KW charging and they are continuing to build them out and add them. I have at least 4 of them already on my route between SoCal and Phoenix if needed (if I need to go into work that is - they definitely would be needed for the length of the drive).
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True, I'm in the PHX area as well and had to use those on my trip out to Cali. The ones in El Centro were typically slow, the 150kWh units, so I go to the 350 units and those are at least 100 - 120kWh, not max charge but sufficient to get me over the mountain into San Diego. On the way back, they were a couple down and the 350 units were really slow, so I got sufficient to get me to Yuma, then got 95% charge to get to Dateland with charge to spare, in case those had issues, to lessen the tine to charge there. I'm not sure who the next nationwide build out is going to be done by but we need more stations when the EVs sales start to rramp up to avoid lines of folks waiting to charge on those travel holidays.
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For reference, in Europe the 350KW chargers are majority under the Ionity and Fastned brands. IIRC they started rolling them out in 2017. My local Fastned station in England opened April 2019.
Is that the Echo building in the Background?For reference, in Europe the 350KW chargers are majority under the Ionity and Fastned brands. IIRC they started rolling them out in 2017. My local Fastned station in England opened April 2019.
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Tis! The charging station took over part of the paid carpark just down the road that was used for the Fusion restaurant on the ground floor.
I have used that charging station once or twice when it was free
.I currently have a PHEV, but am in the process of ordering (via lease) a GT-S in matte steel grey, pleased my current lease in to Mid March!
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AWD GT-Line in white on order for me. The PCP was actually cheaper for me than the lease, oddly enough! Order from the new-ish dealership on Wessigton Way?I have used that charging station once or twice when it was free
I currently have a PHEV, but am in the process of ordering (via lease) a GT-S in matte steel grey, pleased my current lease in to Mid March!
I looked at PCP etc, but lease (via salary sacrifce) could not be touched for price!
I went to the unveiling at Wessington Way.
Reading some comments today suggesting the AWD (I have ordered GT-S AWD) may not be arriving until March
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I think you mean GT Line S, the full fledged GT isn't available at this time.
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LOL, in the KIA line, there are official names, the GT typically denotes the sportier version, with a more powerful engine and performance upgrade, the GT-Line is the version with an appearance package and no more power. In the UK there is a Stinger GT-S version for 2022 however, there was a GT-Line and a GT-S prior. The EV6 will have a GT specific version and I suspect the UK will get a GT-S, the US also had a GTS version and will probably have another in the EV6 GT.
Those of us that have been around KIA for sometime are aware of the standard abbreviations, mixing them up gets a bit confusing for those not in the know. Had a guy come on the Stinger forum to complain that the 19" Michelins all season tires on his GT2 AWD were crap, argued for about a week on it when we explained the Michelins were summer only. He finally went into his garage to check after someone asked him to confirm, he had the 18" setup with Bridgestone all season tires. He heard some place that all Stinger GT's came with 19" summer tires, got the car in the color he wanted but didn't confirm the wheel/tire setup.
The point here is there are folks coming on the forums for information and when we are not posting correct information, others without the knowledge will take the incorrect info as fact.
Those of us that have been around KIA for sometime are aware of the standard abbreviations, mixing them up gets a bit confusing for those not in the know. Had a guy come on the Stinger forum to complain that the 19" Michelins all season tires on his GT2 AWD were crap, argued for about a week on it when we explained the Michelins were summer only. He finally went into his garage to check after someone asked him to confirm, he had the 18" setup with Bridgestone all season tires. He heard some place that all Stinger GT's came with 19" summer tires, got the car in the color he wanted but didn't confirm the wheel/tire setup.
The point here is there are folks coming on the forums for information and when we are not posting correct information, others without the knowledge will take the incorrect info as fact.
In the UK there are 4 models: EV6 Air, EV6 GT-Line, EV6 GT-Line S, and the EV6 GT.
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We know a GT version is coming however, as far as to the number of trim under that model, we can’t sat for sure how many they will be. With the Stinger in the US, we had GT/GT1 and GT2, later we got a GT-S. For 2022, they cut it down to GT1 and GT2. If I remember correctly, you guys had the GT and GT-S before now (2022) having just the GTS.
They typically have multiple trims in each model to split up the option packages, I don’t see that changing with the EV6 GT however, we will have to wait a bit for the official launch and on sale info to know for sure.
They typically have multiple trims in each model to split up the option packages, I don’t see that changing with the EV6 GT however, we will have to wait a bit for the official launch and on sale info to know for sure.
You're spot on Waynerm002!
I'm expecting THREE trim levels to be available as normal fare. The base EV6, the GT-Line, and the GT. The bottom two trims will offer at least one feature package to supplement standard features and obviously the AWD variant in the mix. The First Edition's are just a one time issuance and won't be available after their gone.
I also do NOT expect a wide variety of setups like you get in other models like Sportage, Seltos, or Sorento. It's just too low of a volume model to try to manufacture to small preferences like that.
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Lol, it’s all about the sales. You can tell from other market releases, they will be doing the same thing with the EVs. It’s not really a KIA thing but what the NADA folks want here. The luxury side might have done things slightly different (speaking Genesis here) when they launched, with options packages being the differentiator. Now you can get different trims in the model line.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get the car loaded at each trim level? For the US market, EV6 LX- loaded for it trim line, no options, EV6 EX same as well as the EV6 GT. We have been used to these level and then have to pop for option packages, as the base trim is missing them. This eliminates the ‘starting from’ terminology and the car you see is how you get it equipped, with out hearing “ oh, you will have to get this package if you want that. Like Tesla, some of those features are already on the car but can be activated for a price later if you choose to have it and not needing to trade in later to get it. Just an idea.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get the car loaded at each trim level? For the US market, EV6 LX- loaded for it trim line, no options, EV6 EX same as well as the EV6 GT. We have been used to these level and then have to pop for option packages, as the base trim is missing them. This eliminates the ‘starting from’ terminology and the car you see is how you get it equipped, with out hearing “ oh, you will have to get this package if you want that. Like Tesla, some of those features are already on the car but can be activated for a price later if you choose to have it and not needing to trade in later to get it. Just an idea.
Funny enough, that's how it is with Niro EV. EX or Premium. Besides adding the heat pump for cold climates, that's it.
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