Thank you for the INFO. Much appreciated, however I have been driving my 2022 KIA EV6 AWD Wind with nearly 13Kmiles mostly driven in-state. However, I feel that dealers are likely already looking to protect themselves perhaps from complaints and possibly even lawsuits considering, I am getting nowhere near 255 Miles of range. From the last dealership software update I have seen a significant drop in range capability especially when using certified SuperCharging stations such as ElectrifyAmerica, many of which have dropped their ability to charge from 350KW charges to only seeing them averaging 50-90kWH while battery was under 80% battery capacity.
In all honesty, I have been checking various charging station brands around the Colorado area and power fluctuations are pretty considerable especially on hot summer days. I have noticed that I get much better battery charging capacity on my EV6 Wind when a charge during the LATE evenings on extremely HOT summer days, like after 10pm. Not sure if this is the reason, but I’ve been getting far better reliability in range when I go to EVgo or even High Power ChargePoint stations across the Rocky Mountain I-25 corridor. However, I have had to significantly change my driving habits in order to exceed 220-230 mile rang capacity, such as using AC for like 15-20minutes then circulating the air for 10minutes before it begins to blow warm air. I also have a lead foot so I have had to reduce my average driving speed from 80-85 mph to 65-75mph. In doing so I have noticed a significant reduction in range loss when I use ReGen Braking system at levels 1-2 all the time, but this is not ideal when you get tired and just let the Superb KIA Driving Assist kick in and do most of the work for you. I would like to see the KIA driving assist utilize the ReGen breaking with ability to change/set levels as you see fit based on terrain (something the genius software developers can fix, I’m sure). Typically I have only used ReGen Braking levels 3-4 when going downhill only, since it is the only time I have seen range miles added (usually just 1-3miles added if that), but must consider the amount of energy being currently used while moving. IMO, KIA engineers can benefit significantly if they change the ReGen breaking system all-together and help increase the range considerably because I give KIA current ReGen breaking system on the EV6 a D+ when compared to other automakers ReGen breaking systems, something I have also discussed with many EV owners while charging. It is obvious that if EVs are to become the growing trend, then the US Federal gov’t has to make solar cell efficiency increases exponentially if we are to avoid Power Grid failures in the future nationwide. Bridging the gap by adding solar cells to MoonRoof’s is now becoming a moral imperative that everyone should/must write their local Governor’s/politician’s about in order to make a significant change sooner rather then later. It is obvious that not all automakers are on board in doing this and dragging their feet to get more government incentives to do so, IMO.
For the past 4 months I have seen an average range capacity drop on my EV6 from 235 miles down to 200-210 on a full 100% charge. When I charged my EV6 to 100% which was only a few of times the first couple of months, I’ve never seen 255 mile range as advertised and have told dealerships about this, but many just throw their hands up and don’t have a clue as to why. Now I know that it is not good for your battery to charge fully at 100%, but I have found that I have had no choice after the last couple of KIA updates (May/Junes) I have seen my range fall well below market capacity of 200 miles or less…not cool. After only getting 1000 miles of free charging from ElectrifyAmerica, I got to the point that I have found their services to be unreliable for my charging needs, thus I have tuned-in, turned-on and dropped out in supporting their services and find that many KIA owners are getting screwed by local dealers when I here multiple white Hyundai EV owners (Ioniq5) have been offered 2 years of free charging from ElectrifyAmerica while minorities are not getting practically no deals for charging whatsoever.
Now going into the hottest month of the summer I am only getting 205-215 miles range or less, even worse mileage range when I use ElectrifyAmerica locations, which are the most convenient, unfortunately. While at charging stations I make an effort to talk to other EV owners and try to compare what they say in their ranges and many have also concluded they have seen a reduction in range usage when using ElectrifyAmerica SuperCharging stations. However, some EV owners of PoleStar, Porsche’s, Volkswagen, and Audis have not seen any significant changes in their range capacity whatsoever, but then again many of them are also taking advantage of the 2-yr free charging services that are provided by their dealerships and ElectrifyAmerica. Many supercharging stations for EA are out in the bright sunny day where there is little cloud cover and the I-25 RockyMountain corridor is ideal for solar power capabilities. Thus I am not sure why many of these locations do not use carports to install solar power that could help significantly in power loss when other EVs are charging. Solar-powered car ports at all charging stations can help greatly reduce the strain on the Electrical Grid and support Super-Charging stations for other users in addition to providing customers with shade, reduce charging times and the need to use the A/C system. Everything is relative when it comes to utilizing all these service needs on the Infrastructure.
It’s clear that ElectrifyAmerica is perhaps bleeding a large amount of money loss if they are only having German Engineers working on their SuperCharging Stations, while subbing contract jobs for basic maintenance to other electrical service providers. Hence, this is the reason why many of their 350kW charging stations have been down for most of the summer. I finally got fed-up contacting their customer support (which provides exceptional services) but have their hands-tied when it comes to servicing all their high-powered charging stations across the Rocky Mountain Region.
But I digress…LoL. Your thoughts???