mxp
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My concern is that the "70%" is not well defined. Does it mean 70% of the total number of visible capacity bars off the Soul EV's gauge? And, assuming in future, if Kia delivers "software updates" and alters their battery capacity meters, that 70% becomes a completely unreliable measure.
Having said that though, I think, in the long run, if you have lost 60% of capacity, it becomes very obvious and I don't think any kind of software patch can hide that. < cut >
I found some links to my earlier question about the battery:
http://articles.sae.org/12877/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://thekoreancarblog.com/2014/06/12/start-of-export-production-for-all-electric-kia-soul-ev/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Quoted from a later response "hill" replied that: so if I interpret this correctly, as long as the battery stays above 70% you are good to go as far as the dealer / manufacturer is concerned.... whether 30%+ degradation takes place at year 1 year 5 or year whichever. Here's to hoping there EV's don't have a real steep hyperbolic curve capacity degradation. it still beats the leaf battery capacity warranty hands down - regardless.
Having said that though, I think, in the long run, if you have lost 60% of capacity, it becomes very obvious and I don't think any kind of software patch can hide that. < cut >
I found some links to my earlier question about the battery:
http://articles.sae.org/12877/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://thekoreancarblog.com/2014/06/12/start-of-export-production-for-all-electric-kia-soul-ev/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Quoted from a later response "hill" replied that: so if I interpret this correctly, as long as the battery stays above 70% you are good to go as far as the dealer / manufacturer is concerned.... whether 30%+ degradation takes place at year 1 year 5 or year whichever. Here's to hoping there EV's don't have a real steep hyperbolic curve capacity degradation. it still beats the leaf battery capacity warranty hands down - regardless.
mtndrew1 said:Capacity loss warranty as defined by Kia in the owner's manual is 70% guaranteed at 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.
I have not looked in my book to see if the warranty is transferable or if it's just for the original owner.