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Thanks. My preference would be an SL with as many miles. I actually live in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), so I'd like to get one closer to home (Wa or Or State) so I could pick it up with my own trailer. Before the CAD became so weak vs the USD, I used to import a lot of cars into Canada. I...

Thanks for that. Yeah, I wouldn't buy one without a 6.6kWh charger, and the first thing I'd do is hook up a 240v EVSE to the dryer outlet in our garage. I've been doing the math, and I rarely drive 86 kilometers in a day - much less 86 miles. That said, I'm sure there will be days that I'll...

HOA's are supposed to look out for the community, but in my experience, they do their best to divide it. Off topic, our HOA hired groundskeepers that clearly burned most of the grassy areas with too much fertilizer - but instead chose blame pet owners, so they imposed a ban on dog walking in...

It's kind of funny that my next car may be the car one of you turn in at the end of your lease. I'd love to pick up a low mileage 2013 that, four or five years from now, has an upgrade path to one of the new 30kWh (or larger) battery packs.

That's something I don't bother worrying about...big repair bills can happen regardless of the car you drive, it's just one of those variables we can't control. From the little research I've done so far, and from owner's experiences, EV's tend to be very reliable - which makes sense because of...

I drive a Jetta TDI now, and with a little hypermiling, I'm already getting about 40MPG combined. I've had zero issues with it and it costs very little to operate. http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/jetta/2012/oilerlord/200092 I bought the car used in 2013. In the last three years and...

This is the reality that makes me think twice before buying any EV. As I'm sure the OP will attest, it's difficult to "trust the tech" when after less than a year of ownership & 19,000 miles, your effective range has dropped by 15% or more. There are so many owner reviews that report how...

I suppose all Kia Soul EV owners are by definition - early adopters, much like the folks that took a leap of faith with the 2011 Leaf. I read some of the OP's comments on the Soul EV board; it looks like he's a little less enamored with the car after 19,000 miles as it appears that his Soul EV...

Thanks for your reply. A little background: My case is an oddball...I installed the PV without subsidies (I'm from Alberta, Canada, and our government doesn't offer them). That said, a lot of the project was DIY, and I was able to get the cost per watt to CDN $2.17 (approx USD$1.60) by...

Hi, Resurrecting this thread...just wondering if the OP is still loving his Soul EV. We installed a 9.2 kW solar system a few months ago, and I plan to use an EV as a way to store (and use) excess generated power instead of merely selling it back to the grid. It's all fine and good that...