Kate and her wife recently sold their 2015 BMW i3 and replaced it with an equally old Kia Soul EV. Why? And how does this compliance car perform — and how well has it stood up — after six years on the road?
Presenter: Kate Walton-Elliott
Production: Transport Evolved
Graphics: Erin Carlie
Teeshirt: Rainy Day Records Olympia
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00:00 – Introduction & History of the Soul EV
01:30 – Not the 2020 Soul EV
02:40 – Kia’s EV shift
04:00 – The interior
05:38 – Power and Handling
06:34 – The Battery Pack
07:00 – The link to Kia’s newer EVs
08:10 – Rapid charging
08:56 – 2 Way power transfer
09:20 – Driving modes
10:04 – Heating
11:29 – Kia UVO
12:58 – Replacement Keys
14:07 – Why did we do this now?
15:27 – Other options we had
16:38 – Conclusions
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